I have a Wii U that I once soft modded back in 2018. I did the Haxchi hack and installed CFW to a DS game called "Brain Age". But then I left it on the shelf for 2 years. I don't remember if I did CBHC. I think very likely I did not. I did not hack the vWii on it.
Recently I wanted to play some Wii U games so took it out, and after I started it a couple times, it prompted about a new 5.5.3 update and I did it, since all the Wii U hack guides are on 5.5.3 now.
But now some strange thing happened, I lost the Brain Age icon from the Wii U menu, but I still have the Homebrew Channel icon. And it still works. I can go into Homebrew menu and launch WUPinstaller and App store. So technically I still can install and play native Wii U games I downloaded from Wii U USB Helper without doing any browser exploit. But my concern is I lost the Brain Age icon, so I don't know how to get to CFW. And I want to play some GameCube games on the gamepad, they require CFW according to their descriptions in Wii U USB Helper.
So in summary, my questions are:
Recently I wanted to play some Wii U games so took it out, and after I started it a couple times, it prompted about a new 5.5.3 update and I did it, since all the Wii U hack guides are on 5.5.3 now.
But now some strange thing happened, I lost the Brain Age icon from the Wii U menu, but I still have the Homebrew Channel icon. And it still works. I can go into Homebrew menu and launch WUPinstaller and App store. So technically I still can install and play native Wii U games I downloaded from Wii U USB Helper without doing any browser exploit. But my concern is I lost the Brain Age icon, so I don't know how to get to CFW. And I want to play some GameCube games on the gamepad, they require CFW according to their descriptions in Wii U USB Helper.
So in summary, my questions are:
- How do I get the Brain Age icon back? I went to eShop and it only shows that I have purchased the game. It does not show any download button.
- If somehow I get it back on my Wii U menu, do I have to go through the steps again to install Haxchi CFW?
- If I forget about this game and purchase another VC title, such as "Big Brain Academy" which is also $6.99, do I have to inject Haxchi CFW on that assuming I don't have CBHC? And can I install CBHC without worrying about bricking my Wii U?
- Is there any other simpler way to play GameCube games on the gamepad without all this hassle? I don't want to hack the vWii as it seem complex and I don't have a Wii mote. I only have my gamepad.
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