Homebrew Download Virtual C/Wiiware covers

[GordRyan]

Hello,

I was just wondering where I can download virtual console and wiiware boxcovers from.

I tired download the same way that gamecube/wii games are done, but more then half of them are missing.

I checked out Mastershoes cover thread but there is no VC/WW covers link.

Thanks.

 

[GamerSince83]

Probably the best place is here all Wii, WiiWare and GC....there's PAL, NTSC and JAP covers for ur liking

http://www.gametdb.com/

 

[Pawel]

Hello, I have a wii with emunand it does not display several covers, when it searches in gametdb and I put it in the folder with the covers, they still do not show,eg Nintendont, usb loader gx, retroarch

 

[Flame]

Hello, I have a wii with emunand it does not display several covers, when it searches in gametdb and I put it in the folder with the covers, they still do not show,eg Nintendont, usb loader gx, retroarch

did you name it the right way?

You have a couple ways to do this.

With WiiBackupManager on Windows you can connect it with your Wii Games Hard drive and there is an option to download boxart, covers, etc. It pulls the images from GameTDB (I highly suggest this as it does all the leg work for you)

Or you can go download the covers directly from GameTDB. https://www.gametdb.com/Wii/Downloads and https://www.gametdb.com/Main/FAQ has some good info about it. The GameTDB download link has some great alternatives for different platforms that can download covers for you as well.

The images are all PNG files and are already formatted in a way that WiiFlow and USBLoader can understand.

I suggest getting all of the covers from GameTDB as it's the source for Wii/GC Covers.

Then, it's simply finding the directory that WiiFlow is looking for covers and placing the files there. You can check where in WiiFlow Settings>Paths

If you decide to manually download covers, disc images, etc; keep in mind that you need to have the PNG files named the GAMEID of the game you want the cover to show for (EG You download a Mario Kart US Cover and disc image, each file HAS to be named RMCE01.png and placed in their respective directory)

 

[Pawel]

did you name it the right way?

Yes, thank you for the answer, the problem was the wrong cover names, I looked on GameTDB and the covers are displayed nicely