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Modernized YouTube for Wii U

Writerseb · 2026-05-30T02:07:50+00:00

YouTube SR Wii U (Modernized YouTube) I'm excited to announce a mini-project I've been working on: YouTube SR Wii U! It's the familiar YouTube app, but with modern graphics. I not only updated the initial graphics displayed when you launch the app (The images are at the end of the post so you can see a preview of what I did.), but also several internal elements, such as the boot sound, etc. I'll let you discover the rest for yourself! This app is based on the latest version of YouTube for Wii U and is region-free, so it doesn't matter if you have a US, Japanese, or European console; it will all work. The app is packaged in WUP format, so you can install it like any other app or game using your preferred installer. Please leave any feedback in the comments of this post. (Note: You still need to use the GiveMiiYouTube plugin. This is a graphics update, so the code remains unchanged. I encourage you to read the README for the release on GitHub to understand everything.) GBATemp won't let me upload the file directly because it has a very low file size limit, so you'll have to go to GitHub to download it. I know it's something very simple, but I wanted to contribute to the community; for me, it's an achievement to be able to share it. Edit: Due to intellectual property reasons and to avoid future problems, I decided to remove this mod while I investigate the matter further, I will probably make the modified files available for download soon, so as not to distribute the complete application. You will need to have your Wii U modifiedI'll make a tutorial since you'll need to use FTPii to replace application files.

Thread starter Rock Band
Start date Feb 17, 2015
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Rock Band

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Feb 17, 2015

Hi all I'm fairly new to Wii U hacking and am trying to figure out the difference between wad and wud files, because I've obtained both through various methods. Can someone clarify?

The Real Jdbye

Le derg

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Feb 17, 2015

WUD files appear to be Wii U games, which aren't usable currently.
WADs are just WiiWare/VC that you use in Wii Mode (or sometimes other things, like IOS, system updates)

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Heran Bago

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Feb 17, 2015

Hah cool I hadn't heard of WUDs.

TotalInsanity4

GBAtemp Supreme Overlord

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Feb 17, 2015

A .wad is a packaged Wii system file, a .WUD file is a Wii U Disk image

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Rock Band

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Feb 17, 2015

Okay thanks, the reason I'm confused is because I'm extracting using DiscU which says it accepts a .wud but I tried it with a .wad and it worked just fine.

TotalInsanity4

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Feb 17, 2015

Rock Band said:
Okay thanks, the reason I'm confused is because I'm extracting using DiscU which says it accepts a .wud but I tried it with a .wad and it worked just fine.

Oh? I would expect that to work with CDecrypt, but DiscU is a surprise