Help me build THE ULTIMATE WIIU!!

[rcpd]

Thank you. My 5TB will work. What powered hibs do you use? I have a saberent one i use for the switch

Mine are Belkin, but I'm almost positive you can't buy them anymore. They're very close to these ones here.

The desktop ones.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Toshiba? Okay. 64GB max? I wonder if my Wii LAN adapter will work.

Unlimiting the USB ports looks awesome. I ordered a powered USB Hub for the WiiU. I have been using one on the Switch for years. This looks better.

Wii LAN adapters are USB 1.1, not ideal for an "Ultimate Wii U"

I think for an ultimate mod an internal HDD/SSD would be key.
Bigger gamepad battery (there is plenty of space for a bigger lipo pouch)
Hardware power switch for the gamepad. The gamepad battery drains way too fast when turned off because it's never really off, this would solve that. Letting the gamepad battery drain constantly is also bad for the battery.
USB-C charging.
RGB
Case mods? Acrylic window or something.
Internal gamecube ports (someone has done it, although it's not the prettiest job: )
Just some ideas.

There is a way around the 300 title limit using multiple profiles each with a different set of 300 titles visible: https://gbatemp.net/threads/what-is...itle-limit-in-2020.569027/page-2#post-9118849

 

[darky2003]

i'm about to mod mine to , jus received my 256SD Samsung micro sd card with adapter so i can store my vWii wbf games on it. Also gonna use a 128gb sandisk USB thumbdrive for lager games. That should do it. Don't want another powered hdd connected to my console.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

i'm about to mod mine to , jus received my 256SD Samsung micro sd card with adapter so i can store my vWii wbf games on it. Also gonna use a 128gb sandisk USB thumbdrive for lager games. That should do it. Don't want another powered hdd connected to my console.

Flash drives don't work well with Wii or Wii U. They usually don't work at all with USB loaders/Wii games (you might get lucky and find one that works but it's more likely that it won't) and there are reports of them dying prematurely when used in Wii U mode.

 

[darky2003]

Flash drives don't work well with Wii or Wii U. They usually don't work at all with USB loaders/Wii games (you might get lucky and find one that works but it's more likely that it won't) and there are reports of them dying prematurely when used in Wii U mode.

i'm finaly done, succesfullly modded my wii! love it how all my wii games are stored on my sd and the wiiu games do work from my usb thumbstick (i'im using a microsd usb adapter with a scandisk 128Gb Microsdcard)

 

[V10lator]

Wii LAN adapters are USB 1.1, not ideal for an "Ultimate Wii U"

Source?
All I find says it's USB 2.0. Also the Wii and Wii U LAN Adapter have the exact same chipset inside (ASIX AX88772), so this would mean a Wii U LAN Adapter is USB 1.1, too, but that can't be as I'm reaching higher speeds than USB 1.1 can deliver. Lastly the datasheet of the ASIX AX88772 says this:

 • USB specification 1.0 and 1.1 and 2.0 compliant
 • Supports USB Full and High Speed modes with Bus power capability
 • High  performance  packet  transfer  rate  over  USB  bus  using  proprietary  burst  transfer  mechanism  (submitted for US patent application)

(Source: https://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/view/153087/ASIX/AX88772.html )

//EDIT: Also Wii U LAN Adapters don't exist. It's just the Wii LAN Adapter in a new box:

https://en-americas-support.nintend...how-to-connect-a-wii-lan-adapter-to-the-wii-u

 

[Ettino]

usb thumbstick

You won't be smiling when it's crap out on you.

 

[TheStonedModder]

You won't be smiling when it's crap out on you.

What cheap sticks are you all buying ?

I’ve been using a Kingston usb 3 drive for YEARS now

Heck even my “Duracell” one back from my OG Wii still works and that shit had constant game use

 

[Ettino]

What cheap sticks are you all buying ?

I had 2 Kingston and Sandisk died on me back in the days. But hey if it's still working for you that's great, but I moved to the actual hdd years ago.

 

[V10lator]

I’ve been using a Kingston usb 3 drive for YEARS now

I had 2 Kingston and Sandisk died on me back in the days.

From this and a ton of other data collected last years I'm slowly concluding that old (7 years plus) flash media definitely gets killed but modern one has a chance, depending on the FTL firmware.

Still trying to confirm this through, so take it with a grain of salt.

 

[TheStonedModder]

From this and a ton of other data collected last years I'm slowly concluding that old (7 years plus) flash media definitely gets killed but modern one has a chance, depending on the FTL firmware.

Still trying to confirm this through, so take it with a grain of salt.

Maybe I just got lucky but my Duracell one I got the same week galaxy 2 released (parents wouldn’t buy me games but a flash drive was fine for “school”)

So that’s def more than 7 years

I just think flash memory had improved a lot assuming you don’t get some bottom of the barrel trash

 

[Ettino]

I just think flash memory had improved a lot assuming you don’t get some bottom of the barrel trash

Some folks recommended high endurance both micro and normal sd card. I've only used them for my GoPro and other camera stuff but not the console, so YMMV. Plus consider how Wii U OS works, I would rather not deal with wasted time and data again. Like 50-60 hrs of BOTW just gone, it was painful.

 

[SDIO]

I think a ultimate Wii U would have at least the maximum internal storage supported by stock IOSU...

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with defuse and the right patch it should even go higher

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Ultimate would be 2TB, but I can't find a 2TB micro SD. Also the system is snappier without scfm, at least from my feeling

 

[Blythe93]

I just saw the Wii U internal storage upgrade thread and it really looks promising. Having bigger internal HDD without rendering one of your USB ports unusable is a really nice, highly desirable feature to be had. It eliminates the need for all those external HDDs you need to hook up in order to have your collection available at any time. Looking forward to see how it'll turn out. ^^

 

[jul16ares]

I think a ultimate Wii U would have at least the maximum internal storage supported by stock IOSU...

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with defuse and the right patch it should even go higher

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Ultimate would be 2TB, but I can't find a 2TB micro SD. Also the system is snappier without scfm, at least from my feeling

SD card are this reliable, on os afaik known for many disk access ?

 

[V10lator]

SD card are this reliable, on os afaik known for many disk access ?

San Disc Max Endurance cards are more reliable than the original eMMC. For others you'll have to look at the datasheet, search the website, ... Search for something like TBW (TerraBytes Writeable before failure).

 

[jul16ares]

@huma_dawii Thanks, i'll Just steal the pictures you sended me back:
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Also here's a bit more information (in german) : https://circuit-board.de/forum/inde...D-für-Wii-U-gesucht/?postID=786122#post786122

So up picture is for rear ports and down picture is for front ports ?

 

[SDIO]

I would rather just bridge the Power of the two Ports together. So you still have the OCP, but have 1A on one port availible, which is more than the USB3.0 Standard wants, so it should be enough to run a HDD off of that.

 

[jul16ares]

just bridge the Power of the two Ports together

How you do that exactly ? Does I bridge the two little dots together ? What wire size ?

 

[SDIO]

Just connect the two ceramic caps together instead of connecting them to the big pad nearh the polymer cap