Hacking How can i play WiiWare on vWii?

[Fingi]

Hey,
So i am curious if i could play by any chanche WiiWare games on my vWii. I saw a few tutorials but they were all using a normal Wii. Do i just put the games to my games folder on my flash drive via USB Loader GX or how does this work?

 

[EmulateLife]

You have to find .wads (can't help you, google) and put them on your sd card and install them with a wad installer. It works the same way on vWii as Wii.

They will be installed as individual channels on your vWii.

 

[Fingi]

Ok so where do i put the .wads on my sd card? Just the root of the sd card? And what for a wad installer should i use? Could you recommend me one?
I heard that there is a high chance of bricking my vWii is that true?

 

[Ryccardo]

Ok so where do i put the .wads on my sd card?

Most wad managers allow any path to be used, but the de facto standard is a folder called "wads" in the root of the SD

And what for a wad installer should i use? Could you recommend me one?

Sure - "Some Yawmm Mod"

I heard that there is a high chance of bricking my vWii is that true?

Apart from the nonzero-but-if-it-happens-to-you-go-buy-a-lottery-ticket-now risk intrinsic in all flash writes (which happen in normal boot and usage of the console too), a good wad is a good wad and a bad wad is a bad wad, they don't spontaneously become bad in the installation process (ie "buyer" beware, when getting software from unknown sources)

In any case, while a Vwii doesn't support Priiloader (and its anti-bannerbrick value), you can always remove a bannerbricking title, or replace an overwritten critical system title, from the WiiU side via FTP

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

Just use WiiModLite to install WiiWare Wads.

 

[Fingi]

Just tried WiiModLite and it works perfectly fine.
Thank you

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

Just tried WiiModLite and it works perfectly fine.
Thank you

You're welcome. Also, if you use USBLoader GX, I have a custom forwarder for that.

 

[Fingi]

What do you mean? So that i can use USB Loader GX from my vWii menu? I alredy have USB Loader GX on my Menu.