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'''Wii U Region Change Guide'''
'''Wii U Region Change Guide'''


{{Info|text=This guide is not for changing the vWii region. If you want to change it, follow this guide:}}<tabber>
{{Info|text=This guide is not for changing the vWii region. If you want to change it, follow this guide: https://wiiu.hacks.guide/recover-vwii-ioses-channels.html}}<tabber>
Requirements
Requirements
</tabber>[https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-set-up-isfshax.642258/ Isfshax] this is a Requirement! Do not skip installing it!
</tabber>[https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-set-up-isfshax.642258/ Isfshax] this is a Requirement! Do not skip installing it!


 
[[wiiuguide:|aroma cfw]]
[[wiiuguide:aroma/nand-backup.html|otp.bin from your nand backup]]
[[wiiuguide:aroma/nand-backup.html|otp.bin from your nand backup]]


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'''[https://github.com/Xpl0itU/MLCRestorerDownloader/releases MLCRestorerDownloader]''' get the right version for your os '''('''Operating System''')''' from the Releases tab
'''[https://github.com/Xpl0itU/MLCRestorerDownloader MLCRestorerDownloader]''' get the right version for your os '''('''Operating System''')''' from the Releases tab.


'''[https://github.com/StroopwafelCFW/wafel_setup_mlc/releases wafel_setup_mlc]''' get the ipx file from the Releases tab
'''[https://github.com/StroopwafelCFW/wafel_setup_mlc/releases wafel_setup_mlc]''' get the ipx file.


'''[https://github.com/StroopwafelCFW/wafel_payloader/releases wafel_payloader]''' get the ipx file from the Releases tab
'''[https://github.com/StroopwafelCFW/wafel_payloader/releases wafel_payloader]''' get the ipx file.




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Create a folder called wafel_install on the root of the SD card
Create a folder called wafel_install on the root of the SD card


Place the two .ipx files in the wiiu/ios_plugins folder.
Place the two .ipx files in the wiiu/ios_plugins folder.<tabber>
 
Windows instructions
Windows instructions:
</tabber>Download 7-Zip if it is not already installed
 
Download 7-Zip if it is not already installed


Right-click the MLCRestorerDownloader zip file, select 7-Zip, and choose 'Extract to [file name]
Right-click the MLCRestorerDownloader zip file, select 7-Zip, and choose 'Extract to [file name]
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And select the Erase MLC option Than Delete scfm.img
And select the Erase MLC option Than Delete scfm.img
Rebuilding the MLC<tabber>
Rebuilding the MLC
</tabber>




Go back to the main menu.
Go back to the main menu.


And Select Patch sd and boot IOS slc.
And "Select Patch sd and boot IOS slc".


The light will start blinking blue. This indicates that the setup has started; wait for it to stop blinking and then turn it off.
The light will start blinking blue. This indicates that the setup has started wait for it to stop blinking and then turn it off.




Making sure that the setup went fine:
<tabber>Making sure that the setup went fine</tabber>




Reinsert the SD card into your computer, open the log file, and make sure that this error: FFFBFFEE doesn't exist
Reinsert the SD card into your computer, open the this log <code>wafel_setup_mlc.log</code>, and make sure that this error: FFFBFFEE doesn't exist in there 


You are done!
You are done!


To boot, turn the console on and select this option: Patch sd and boot IOS slc.
To boot, turn the console on and select this option: Patch sd and boot IOS slc.

Revision as of 07:58, 9 March 2026

Wii U Region Change Guide

Info icon This guide is not for changing the vWii region. If you want to change it, follow this guide: https://wiiu.hacks.guide/recover-vwii-ioses-channels.html

Isfshax this is a Requirement! Do not skip installing it!

aroma cfw otp.bin from your nand backup


MLCRestorerDownloader get the right version for your os (Operating System) from the Releases tab.

wafel_setup_mlc get the ipx file.

wafel_payloader get the ipx file.



Create a folder called wafel_install on the root of the SD card

Place the two .ipx files in the wiiu/ios_plugins folder.

Download 7-Zip if it is not already installed

Right-click the MLCRestorerDownloader zip file, select 7-Zip, and choose 'Extract to [file name]

Copy the otp.bin file to the newly created folder and open the MLCRestorerDownloader.exe

“Download MLC titles”

And now, choose the region you want to change to.

Wait for the process to finish, and when it finishes, open the output/MLC/[region you chose earlier] folder and copy the 52 folders to the wafel_install folder you created earlier.



Put the SD card into your console and power it on.

Your console should boot into minute. If it doesn't, reinstall isfshax.

Select the Backup and Restore option.

And select the Erase MLC option Than Delete scfm.img


Go back to the main menu.

And "Select Patch sd and boot IOS slc".

The light will start blinking blue. This indicates that the setup has started wait for it to stop blinking and then turn it off.



Reinsert the SD card into your computer, open the this log wafel_setup_mlc.log, and make sure that this error: FFFBFFEE doesn't exist in there

You are done!

To boot, turn the console on and select this option: Patch sd and boot IOS slc.