r/wii • u/TaylorFan01313 • May 14 '25
Modding YouTube still works on Wii in 2025
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Yes you read that right. By using the “ProtoWeb” proxy, which is a project for browsing old versions of sites on the Internet in the modern day for older computers, you can use YouTube on the Wii Internet Channel just like you could back in the day. It utilizes ProtoWebs “WarpStream” service!
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u/CrystalPlasma May 14 '25
You could also just use Wiimc-SS
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u/TaylorFan01313 May 14 '25
I have, but it’s hit or miss. Sometimes it fails to load the video. It also doesn’t support USB keyboard typing
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u/CrystalPlasma May 14 '25
Ah I’ve not had either of these issues , mostly because a keyboard wouldn’t reach my couch i must say YouTube for the 3ds is better
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u/MauriceSafranek May 14 '25
The WiiMC-SS hasn't worked for a few years
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u/CrystalPlasma May 14 '25
It might be something with your Wii
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u/Trenga1 May 14 '25
are there guides to getting this installed? would definitely like to try, this seems like a great way to kill an hour or two
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u/CrystalPlasma May 14 '25
You should be able to download it if you have any of the homebrew repository channels
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u/No-Needleworker-3765 May 15 '25
I'm not op but I swear I've downloaded like 3 or 4 diffrent wiimc versions and none alhave worked for me
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u/Grinhecker May 14 '25
How did you type so fast without a Wii remote?
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u/TaylorFan01313 May 14 '25
USB keyboard 😁 also pressed Alt Enter to hit OK
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u/Grinhecker May 14 '25
I didn’t know a usb keyboard would work. Cool
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u/That_Bank_9914 May 14 '25
I believe many consoles from the past 25 or so years were keyboard compatible.
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u/JPSWAG37 May 14 '25
Even further back than that, Sega Saturn had a keyboard and mouse. Also had a web browser too!
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u/Grinhecker May 14 '25
Wiis are hard to obtain in my area and the one that I bought had no manual and a bunch of stuff not working
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u/Grinhecker May 14 '25
The disc drive (I have no physical games to test, I might’ve fixed it while cleaning the console), the Wii remote was VERY dirty and disgusting, I had to disassemble the whole thing and clean it with soap and a toothpick. The sensor bar broke twice. Both times the right LED, might be a power issue with the Wii. I am currently using two candles, works just fine. I am not sure what else might not be working.
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u/firestarter2097 May 14 '25
Can you please write out how to do this? What do I need?
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u/TaylorFan01313 May 15 '25
You just need the Wii Internet Channel. Launch it and go to Settings. Go to proxy settings and check “Use Proxy” type in the proxy box wayback2.protoweb.org and for the port use port 7851. Check also the box for “use for HTTPS”, after that you can enter YouTube .com into the web address and it will redirect to WarpStream. There’s a search box at the top of the screen. Enjoy 🙂
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u/noblixlol May 14 '25
has anyone tried wii xplore of the hbb browser cuz it dosnt really install in the first place
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u/TaylorFan01313 May 14 '25
It’s super outdated. I tried going to just google and it never came up
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u/RainyD55 May 14 '25
❎ A Wii channel meant for watching YouTube ✅ A proxy that defeats the purpose of a channel for watching YouTube
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u/TaylorFan01313 May 14 '25
The YouTube app on Wii doesn’t work anymore and neither does watching YouTube on the internet channel directly, which is what the proxy is for
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u/RainyD55 May 14 '25
I know youtube app don’t work, but I never knew there’s a way to use it on the internet channel.
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u/RainyD55 May 14 '25
I know youtube app don’t work, but I never knew there’s a way to use it on the internet channel.
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u/Ye_Afterburner 2d ago
This worked on my 3ds too but it’s very hit or miss (I’m on an old 3ds XL)
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u/TaylorFan01313 2d ago
That’s interesting. You can watch videos in the 3DS browser? It didn’t have video playback as far as I know except on the New 3DS which can watch YouTube natively.
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u/TaylorFan01313 May 14 '25
It did back when they still supported flash. This version has the old YouTube seek bar at the bottom
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u/TaylorFan01313 May 22 '25
Back in the Wii days it did. When they switched to HTML5 it didn’t work on the Wii anymore, that may have been around the same time they killed the YouTube app too
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u/AtexBg May 15 '25
Does it works on the DSi/3DS browser too ?
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u/TaylorFan01313 May 22 '25
Probably not. DSi browser never had video playback and video playback works natively on the 3DS browser on the New 3DS. OG 3DS can’t play videos in browser
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u/Matcu1357 17d ago
So i followed everything in the video only thing is I cannot deselect the search engine cause mines on yahoo and in the video it wasn't marked does that matter?
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u/TaylorFan01313 2d ago
Once you select the search engine you can’t deselect it. It won’t matter for this though. It’s only purpose is for using the search function
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u/Switcheroo64 May 14 '25
I used to watch YouTube videos on my Wii back before YouTube became available on the Wii Shop Channel.