Hacking Wii U Softmod capabilities?

[portugeek]

I just recently bought a Wii U and was looking into softmodding it. I'm confident I can softmod it without issue, but I'm not yet sure if I need to. I'm not completely familiar with all the things a softmodded Wii U "can" and "can't" do yet. I already own a softmodded Wii, and I use it mainly for emulators and Nintendont. Now that I've purchased a Wii U, I thought it would be nice to be able to play emulators and Nintendont via the Wii U Gamepad.

Is this something that's possible yet, or are emulators and Nintendont limited to vWii? Last I checked (about a year or more ago) Wii U softmodding was still very focused on the vWii, making everything limited to the TV screen with Wii compatible controllers.

Have these limitations changed?

Also, how about original Wii games? Can you play them on the GamePad, with the gamepad? Or are you limited to Wii remotes only?

 

[paulttt]

I just recently bought a Wii U and was looking into softmodding it. I'm confident I can softmod it without issue, but I'm not yet sure if I need to. I'm not completely familiar with all the things the Wii U "can" and "can't" do. I already have a softmodded Wii, and I use it mainly for emulators and Nintendont. Now the I own a Wii U, I thought it would be nice to be able to be able to play emulators and Nintendont via the Wii U Gamepad.

Would this be possible, or are emulators and Nintendont limited to vWii? Last I read (a year or more ago) was that anything that had to do with vWii, was limited to the TV screen and couldn't be viewed on the GamePad. Have things changed?

Also, how about original Wii games? Can you play them on the GamePad, with the gamepad? Or are you limited to Wii remotes only?

As far as I know, you still need to go through vwii to launch nintendont.

You can view this on the gamepad, but cant control with it. You'll need a compatible pad such as a GameCube pad with adaptor, pro controller or many of the HID pads.

 

[xtheman]

I just recently bought a Wii U and was looking into softmodding it. I'm confident I can softmod it without issue, but I'm not yet sure if I need to. I'm not completely familiar with all the things the Wii U "can" and "can't" do. I already have a softmodded Wii, and I use it mainly for emulators and Nintendont. Now the I own a Wii U, I thought it would be nice to be able to be able to play emulators and Nintendont via the Wii U Gamepad.

Would this be possible, or are emulators and Nintendont limited to vWii? Last I read (a year or more ago) was that anything that had to do with vWii, was limited to the TV screen and couldn't be viewed on the GamePad. Have things changed?

Also, how about original Wii games? Can you play them on the GamePad, with the gamepad? Or are you limited to Wii remotes only?

You can play some emulators in Wii U mode using retroarch (https://gbatemp.net/threads/retroarch-wiiu-wip.447670/)

You can play some wii games with a gamepad thru Wii VC (for wii u mode)


You can't use the gamepad in nintendont (yet)

 

[Kafluke]

You can play some emulators in Wii U mode using retroarch (https://gbatemp.net/threads/retroarch-wiiu-wip.447670/)

You can play some wii games with a gamepad thru Wii VC (for wii u mode)


You can't use the gamepad in nintendont (yet)

What do you mean you can't use gamepad in nintendont? I play super smash in Nintendont all the time with a gc controller.

 

[RealityNinja]

What do you mean you can't use gamepad in nintendont? I play super smash in Nintendont all the time with a gc controller.

You can't only use the gamepad in nintendon't. You need a wiimote, or others controllers.

 

[yusuo]

What do you mean you can't use gamepad in nintendont? I play super smash in Nintendont all the time with a gc controller.

Yea the game pad as in wii u game pad, the one with the screen

 

[Kafluke]

Yea the game pad as in wii u game pad, the one with the screen

Sorry. Brain fart. Saw gamepad and thought to myself gamecube

 

[portugeek]

Thank you guys for all the responses. I'll just keep using the Wii for now. I hope someday the scene will make it so that we can utilize the portability of the Wii U's Gamepad.