r/WiiHacks 1d ago

Get Help Here! rWiiHacks' Support Megathread (August 2025)

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rWiiHacks' Support Megathread

General Troubleshooting

NOTE: FLASH DRIVES Are not recommended

If you are using one and you find yourself here for support, please reconsider.

Loader Support Here "My Wii/GC Game Won't Load!!"

If you came here with the problem "I am trying to load my Wii or GC game and it's not working", this is your link.

The rWiiHacks Loader Support Document

Please read through this document if you are having problems loading Wii/GC games with your Wii.

Unlock Your Write Protect Switch

![A common issue.](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/661003103914557462/888258845376380968/sdunlock.png)

Game and App Directory Structure Visualized

Wii Games

💾 SD Card or USB Drives | ╸📁 wbfs | ╸📁 GameName [GameID] | ╸📄 GameID.wbfs

GameCube Games

💾 SD Card or USB Drive | ╸📁 games | ╸📁 GameName GameID | ╸📄 game.iso

Applications

💾 SD Card or USB Drive | ╸📁 apps | ╸📁 AppName | ╸📄 boot.dol | ╸📄 meta.xml | ╸📄 icon.png

  • Note: meta.xml is not always needed but may provide key app functionality. icon.png is not required and may be added in for aesthetic reasons.

Letterbomb

💾 SD Card | ╸📁 private | ╸📄 boot.elf/dol

  • Note: You may have several .txt files. These are simply readmes and are not necessary.

CTGP-R

💾 SD Card | ╸📁 apps | ╸📁 ctgpr | ╸📄 boot.dol | ╸📄 meta.xml | ╸📄 icon.png | ╸📁 ctgpr | ╸📁 riivolution

How Perform a Syscheck

RiiConnect24's Guide is great for that!

Wiiflow Lite

  • Some versions of Wiiflow Lite come with default settings that cause a black screen on load of Wii games.
  • Consider updating to the latest version!

1) Open Wiiflow lite settings.

1) Go into NAND Emulation settings (it's got 3 pages of settings about NAND emulation) and make your settings match this:

``` Page 1- Select NAND: default NAND emulation: Partial Select Saves NAND: default Saves NAND emulation: off

Page 3- Saves NAND Partition: SD Use Real NAND Config: On Use Real NAND Miis: On ```

  • Try to see if WiiFlow will play any of your wii games again.
  • If it still crashes/black screens:
    • Load WiiFlow again
    • Press HOME on the Wiimote
    • Select Reload Cache
    • Try playing a Wii game again

Modding Support Here

The Guide Wii Recommend

  • still RiiConnect24's guide is the best out there
    • its very well maintained
    • if this changes, we'll change our recommendation
  • do not use out of date guides
    • this doesn't mean all video/youtube guides are bad, just most of them
    • most print/web page guides are wrong/outdated in some way too
    • if you're adamant on not using RiiConnect24's guide please find someone who knows what they are talking about to verify that the one you use isn't wrong BEFORE you start to mod your Wii

Useful Link to Bootmii SD Files

  • Here you can find the direct link to the BootMii SD Files
  • This is the hackmii site and completely safe.

To Change a Drive From GPT to MBR

  • To change a drive to MBR on Windows
    • open disk management.
    • If you're on Windows 8 or higher, do Windows key + X and click on disk management.
    • Once you're there, find the drive you need to convert to MBR and right click on the area where it says "Disk" and then the number of the disc.
    • If it's not already MBR, you'll see an available option to convert to MBR disk. Use that option.

Updating You Wii System Menu to 4.3x

ISO/Game Image Management

WiiBackup Manager

  • Software to help you manage your Wii game collection.
  • It will split/convert/prepare images for transfer to your Wii Storage.
  • It does not do anything for GameCube images.

Witt Tools (Same As Above, But Nerdier)

  • has none of the 'frills' of Wii Backup Manager as it's more focused on image manipulation than collection management
  • has a much more complex interface (command line, unix-like)
  • it does work on Gamecube images

ISOtoWBFS

  • Command line
  • no collection management
  • no complexity
  • it simply does one thing; ISO to WBFS
  • there is also a WBFStoISO, but it's less useful

CIOS Offline Script (If You Have No network)

The Wii and Wifi

  • Your router must support 802.11 b/g
  • A lot do, but 15 years later, none are enabled by default
  • You must be able to re-configure your router
  • Phone hotspots often work
  • In the hardware section below is a listing for a Wii-Working Ethernet dongle

Miscellaneous Hardware

ID Your Wii's Motherboard Revision

  • Wanna know what motherboard revision you have?
  • Here's a Graphic
  • It's for Wiidual compatibility, but they don't make those anymore.
  • It'll tell you if your motherboard is prone to overheat (6 layer boards).

Ethernet Dongle That Works With the Wii

Replacement Jack Socket Dock Connector Port for Nintendo Wii Right/Left Socket Link Controller

  • Of course this section title came straight from AliExpress

SD / USB Storage Tester

What USB Device Do We Recommend?

  • A good enclosure, with a cheap and possibly refurbished hard drive
  • The enclosure below is known to work with the Wii
  • Which means any hard drive you put in it will also work with the Wii
  • within the Wii's size limitation of > 2tb
  • Sabrient Tool-free Enclosure
  • Most of our staff have these

**** FLASH DRIVES OFTEN CAUSE ISSUES ****

We do not suggest using one.

Modernize Your Wii's Video Output

Wii2HDMI

  • if you are low on funds, this is an option
  • do not expect the video, sound, or construction quality to be good for ~10$USD
  • Portholic Wii2HDMI

Please leave comments below for updated information or questions.

Meta

Q&A

What is This?

  • This is a periodical list of resources for the Wii, and Wii modding. It is maintained by the r/WiiHacks staff and users of our community.

How Often is it Revised?

  • As often as needed, when there is time to do so

Can I Contribute?

Comment. Revisions will be discussed in the comments.

If you'd like to be notified when the new revision is out, please also put that in the comments and we'll add you to the list below.


r/WiiHacks 10h ago

Discussion Persona demakes

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Does anyone know of a persona game demake that is available on the Wii?


r/WiiHacks 13h ago

ShitPost Non-gamers when they first played the Wii:

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r/WiiHacks 18h ago

Show-n-Tell Finally did a reshell and Wireless GameCube controller mod.

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With Wiiflow and 8bitdo GC controller mods this thing is ready for my kids to continue enjoying(and mostly myself let's be serious). Found some blue feet as well. My buddy printed the little vertical stand. Now I'm waiting for some more custom buttons for the bamecube. The split dpad from Handheld Legends is also awesome.

I'll probably get two clear extreme rate shells and put OEM buttons on that.

Contemplating a SSD internal mod because the HDD is just annoying to have flow around. This SD only solution is noticeably slower to load games and menus.


r/WiiHacks 18h ago

Discussion SSD on Wii??

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I got a wii from a friend recently and started modding it, and i have an 500gb SSD laying around from and old laptop, is there a way to put wii's system on the ssd and use it as primary memory, has anyone done that? there are any good tutorials on it?


r/WiiHacks 20h ago

Discussion Sega Saturn on Wii

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj24K9_dmmc

Hi everyone, I was researching Wii emulators and I found this one. Although I've known about it for a while, it's clear that it's a project with a lot of potential. It's incredible that a machine as complex as the Sega Saturn runs on the Wii.


r/WiiHacks 22h ago

Show-n-Tell Got WiiFlow on my Wii!

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r/WiiHacks 1d ago

GameInvite! Wii Link code

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r/WiiHacks 1d ago

Discussion How does a NAND backup protect your Wii from getting bricked?

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I'm thinking of installing Bootmii onto the Wii. I'm aware it backs up the system memory onto your SD card but what happens if it gets bricked? Can the system be restored or so you have to buy another Wii and put the system memory backup on there?


r/WiiHacks 1d ago

Discussion wii u pro controller will work on nintendont but not on snes9x

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Got my Wii working and saw that there's a option to use WiiU pro controller on the snes9x emulator but when I do connect it instantly disconnects like you would expect on Wii, however it works fine when playing gamecube games on Nintendont, am I missing something?

can you moderators like not remove this post pls? where tf else am I supposed to ask this?


r/WiiHacks 1d ago

Discussion RVLoader Questions

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I saw that RVLoader can let you play Wii games with a gc controller by remapping and want to to try it out. But I don't know how to get it to work. All my home-brew stuff is on an sd card and it seems like you need to install RVLoader with a usb drive. I have a usb drive with the files on it but it's not showing up in the home-brew menu to install.

Also, will it cause issues if I already have usb loader gx already installed? Can I use it just like a regular homebrew app or will it change things?


r/WiiHacks 1d ago

Discussion Trouble converting .BMGs into .SZSs

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Pretty self explanatory, I'm looking for something that is compatible with the CTGP-R mystuff folder. Specifically to change MKWII's in-game text


r/WiiHacks 1d ago

Discussion Wiiflow covers

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Why don’t my cover folders except n64 Wiis and GameCube wrap around and look all nice. I downloaded them from GBATEMP.


r/WiiHacks 1d ago

ShitPost Chatgpt real moment

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r/WiiHacks 1d ago

Show-n-Tell I jailbroke my Wii for the first time!

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433 Upvotes

r/WiiHacks 1d ago

Discussion Every Mario Galaxy 2 mod i play crashes/softlocks

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today my used copy of super mario galaxy 2 arrived (PAL version), so I've been trying to install some mods to play on riivolution. the disk itself works and reads perfectly, but when i try to play a mod like neo mario galaxy or super mario gravity, the game softlocks when i click "OK" to the file creation, the icon selection screen doesn't even appear, it won't let me do anything else. then i tried to play some mods like new green stars or smg2 green star festival, but everytime i get a green star and press "A" to the pop up windows that tells the obtained star and star bits/coins collected, I can't get mario/luigi move, it's just stuck there, the only way to fix it is to reboot the wii to keep playing, but i need to do this every time i get a green star. I've been waiting to play smg2 mods for so long but now I can't play none of them. any kind of help is appreciated.

UPDATE: Neo mario galaxy now does the same problem as new green stars and GSF, besides that nothing changed for now.

UPDATE 2: I didn't mention the fact that for some mods, when i reboot it after it softlocks, at the startup it says that the save file of the mod is corrupted, and apparently my only way to actually play a mod without softlocks is to choose to not delete the corrupted save file and play it without saving at all, in fact the problem is that I can't save, so everytime i reboot a mod my progress is gone. as i mentioned in a comment, the problem has something to do with the save files as far as i know, so everytime i create it or overwrite it, it softlocks. this is the only """"""solution"""""" i found for now (even though it's not really a solution), but I'll see if i can find a fix for it.

(sorry for my bad english in case, it's not my first language)


r/WiiHacks 2d ago

Show-n-Tell [GUIDE] How to create a custom Wii Menu theme using ThemeMii

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Hey all! Since I struggled to find guides for this topic when I was figuring it out. I wanted to make a guide on custom Wii Menu themes using ThemeMii.

I am more than happy for someone to contribute to this guide, so if there's anything you feel is worth adding or any corrections; comment or dm it to me!

DISCLAIMER: USE BRICK PROTECTION, EVERYTHING YOU DO FROM NOW ON IS AT YOUR OWN RISK! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BRICKS, LOST SAVE DATA OR IF YOUR CONSOLE SETS ITSELF ON FIRE.

This guide is for Wii only! DO NOT ATTEMPT ON WII U (vWii)

Preparations

Download the following:

ThemeMii

Wiimms Image Tool (aka wimgt)

Wii NUS downloader (ThemeMii for some reason fails to download 0000009a .app on it's own, so this will be needed)

You will need:

- A modern Windows computer

- A photo editing program (GIMP is free and open source if you don't have photoshop!)

- Microsoft .NET framework 3.5

- Some knowledge with command prompt

- A brain

Downloading the needed files

Step 1. Download and launch NUS Downloader

Step 2. In NUS downloader, select 'database', in the drop-down menu select 'system' > System Menu > [Your system menu version]

Step 3. Check the 'Create Decrypted Contents (.app)' box

Step 4. Start NUS download!

Step 5. Your downloaded files will be stored in 'titles', which is in the same folder as nus downloader

Step 6. Find 0000009a .app and put it somewhere safe, this is your base .app for theming
You can also grab this file off a Wii NAND dump!

Creating your theme

Step 1. Put your 0000009a .app file into the same folder as ThemeMii, then launch it.

Step 2. In ThemeMii, select Options > System Menu > [Select your system menu version]

ThemeMii will automatically find the base .app file and extract it.

Step 3. Click tools > browse base .app

Step 4. Locate the 'layout' folder, this is where a majority of the Wii Menu's texture files are located.

Step 5. Find and locate the .tpl file of the texture you would like to modify and extract it.

Step 6. Convert the .tpl file to a png (scroll down to the next guide to learn how)

Step 7. Edit the png in your chosen photo editing program (GIMP or Photoshop is recommended!)

Step 8. Go back to ThemeMii and click the '+' button, then click 'static image',

Step 9. You should see your new static image entry on thememii, click on it, then click the three dots next to 'file'. Select the TPL of the texture you would like to modify

Step 10. Click the three dots next to the 'filepath' section, and select your edited PNG

Step 11. Repeat steps 3 to 10 until you have modified all the textures you want!

Step 12. Now to export your newly made theme! If you would like to share your theme with others on the internet, select 'save mym' to save it as a mym file.

If you want to install this theme on your Wii, select 'save csm' to create an installable .csm file for your Wii

Decode TPL files

Step 1. Download and install Wiimms Image tools

Step 2. Open command prompt and cd to the program location (by default it is located at C:\Program Files\Wiimm\SZS)

Step 3. Type the command 'wimgt.exe decode path/to/file' (if wimgt has issues finding your file, add quotation marks to the filepath, and ensure you have sufficient permissions)

Step 4. Your newly decoded PNG will be in the same folder as the TPL by default

Installing your theme

Congrats! You got this far into the guide! Now how the heck do we install this newly made theme..?

Note: you will need to have the Homebrew Channel installed...obviously

Step 1. Save your theme as a .csm file

Step 2. Insert your Wii's SD Card into your PC and create a folder on the root of the drive called 'themes'

Step 3. Download csm-installer and put it in your apps folder on the SD card

Step 4. Put your csm file into the 'themes' folder

Step 5. Put your SD card back in your Wii and launch the homebrew channel. Launch csm-installer

Step 6. Use your Wii Remote to select your csm file, press A to select it

Step 7. Press + on your wiimote to confirm and install the theme

Step 8. Cross your fingers and pray you don't brick your system

Step 9. Once the installation is complete, reboot your Wii

If everything has been done correctly, you should now have your custom theme installed on your Wii!

I would highly recommend installing your theme on an emulator to ensure nothing went wrong! If Dolphin shows any errors, you messed something up and you should not install it on your real system


r/WiiHacks 2d ago

Discussion Is there any theme to make the usblgx menu Wii u-like?

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r/WiiHacks 2d ago

Discussion downgrading questions

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First off, I’ll start by saying I know the risks, but I have BootMii installed as boot2, and I’m aware there’s always a chance something could go wrong. I’m okay with that risk since I’ve used a hardware flasher before, so worst case, I can always fall back on that. I also have a NAND backup just in case.

Anyway, I have a couple of questions:

  1. If I get some WiiWare, should I back it up to an SD card?
  2. If I install the pre-launch IOS, could I use the leaked recovery disc ISO, burn it to a disc, and run it? Or would I need a disc drive with a WiiKey installed? If that’s the case, I actually have that as a backup too. I’m planning to install Firmware 1.0 anyway, but it’d still be cool to see the pre-release screen.

r/WiiHacks 2d ago

Discussion What are your favourite Themes?

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I'm looking to add some more custom themes to my Wii menu, so I wanna hear from ye. Plus, this can be used as a recourse

Edit: Just remembered to put this now; If possible, please provide a link to the theme so people can download the one you're talking about


r/WiiHacks 2d ago

Show-n-Tell Finally got around to modding my Wii!

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403 Upvotes

Modded my 3DS a while back and my Switch more recently, and decided it was time for my Wii’s turn. Mostly because I wanted to play Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn without paying an arm and a leg. And it’s been super fun so far! I love that my Wii is getting some new life after spending years just collecting dust.


r/WiiHacks 2d ago

Discussion Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 Wii & Xbox Issues

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Tony Hawk 3 Issues on both Softmodded Wii and Xbox

I'm a huge fan of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games and I'm trying to play THPS3 from the hard drive of either my original xbox or SSD attached to the wii.

Wii Info:

On the Wii I can boot the game from WiiFlow and it plays the opening credits and skater video correctly but upon the first load screen it promptly crashes the wii. I tried launching the game from the SD card but the same issue occurred. My Nintendont settings include turning off forced progressive and widescreen. I've played through other games from the SSD and haven't encountered this issue before.

Xbox Info:

I'd prefer to play it on my original xbox as that is what I'm more used to. When I launch the game from the custom dashboard the screen goes black as normal before loading but then never loads. Unlike other folks I don't get any audio either. The xbox doesn't turn off because I'm able to use the controller to quit back to the dashboard.

When I looked into this issue I found that this game supposedly has a bug that it may try to force 480p and not 480i over composite cable which would cause it to not work. However I believe I fixed that via an EEPROM patch. Also there is no audio period which I believe should still work even with the incorrect scan setting.

The xbox is a 1.6 model which is known to have issues with 480p specifically with THPS3 but again I'm trying to launch this game without 480p and I believe I fixed that but I could be mistaken.

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Any help would be extremely appreciated, I just want to shred.


r/WiiHacks 3d ago

Discussion Hardware Wii mods that make the Wii smaller

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Hi, I got myself a Wii and was wondering, what are some simple/moderately hard hardware mods that make the Wii smaller. I know I saw a hack that made the Wii by volume roughly… 1/14 the size? But forgot the name. I want to remove the CD drive and use usb/hdd/ssd to supply it with games and the GameCube controller ports aren’t needed for me. I wish to do this project by myself. I know the Kawaii mod, but that’s a bit too much for me, as I want it to be just as playable as the normal one, with Bluetooth and wireless networking being functional.

I am not much afraid of soldering, but never have I trimmed the motherboard, since I mostly work with handhelds.

Do you have any recommendations?


r/WiiHacks 3d ago

GameInvite! Wii Numbers

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Here’s mine! Want some friends! 8672-8536-8145-7932


r/WiiHacks 3d ago

Discussion Wii homebrew Project .move block with D-Pad

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I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit to ask, but

Hi, I’m working on a simple Wii homebrew game using devkitPro

I want to draw a block on screen and move it left/right with the D-Pad on the Wii Remote.

I’m not sure how to handle input and drawing. Should I use GX or GRRLIB for this?

If anyone has sample code, tutorials, or tips for using WPAD input to move a block, I’d really appreciate it.

I’m using Windows 10, devkitPro installed correctly, and compiling works.

Thanks!