Wii U:Wii games

All these methods assume you have modded your vWii. If have you not, follow this guide here.

While of course simply loading your Wii disc from the Home Menu allows you to play Wii games, there are multiple ways to load backups of your Wii discs on your Wii U. You first must dump your Wii discs to get started.

Dumping Wii games

To dump your Wii games from your modded vWii follow this guide here.

Method I: USB Loaders

USB Loaders allow you to load backups of your Wii discs from an external drive via your Wii U's USB ports or SD card.

Pros: allows the removal of the de-flicker filter, automatic Wiimifi patches, USB accessories support, can be stored on the SD card.

Cons: no GamePad support, can't launch titles from the Wii U Main Menu, can NOT be stored on a Wii U formatted drive.

Instructions

The process for setting up USB loaders on vWii is identical to that of the Wii's. Please follow the Wii Hacks Guide linked below.

Method II: Virtual Console Injections

UWUVCI allows you to inject any Wii backup into a preexisting Virtual Console title, and install it to your Wii U's internal storage, or an external drive connected via the Wii U's USB ports.

Pros: has GamePad support by emulating various controller configurations, can be stored on a Wii U formatted drive, can be launched from the Wii U Main Menu.

Cons: no USB accesories support, can't be stored on the SD card, requires a VC title to have been purchased prior to the EShop closure.

Instructions

What you need

• A PC running Windows (VM's work, WINE does not).
• The latest release of UWUVCI AIO.
  • Ensure you also have the following installed:
    • .net Framework 4.8 .
    • .net Core 3.1 Desktop Runtime.
• The backup of the Wii game you wish to inject.