To prevent accidentally updating your Wii U firmware, go to System Settings->Internet->Automatic Software Downloads and set to No.
#HOW TO LOADLINE WII U GAMES INSTALL#
At this point the Brain Age game should be overwritten with the Haxchi exploit and your console is ready to install games. When its done you'll be at the home screen, restart the console. It will display a message, press A again. You'll see a DOS like black screen and it should display the Brain Age game you installed in step 1. You should now see the Homebrew Launcher menu after waiting for a moment.There is a chance you'll get stuck at a white screen, in this case hard reset the Wii U and try again. Open the web browser on the Wii U and visit: and make sure the detected firmware says 5.5.0 or 5.5.1 and select the Homebrew Launcher 1.4, or whatever version you downloaded in Part 1: Step 5.You'll need to buy and install Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! from the Nintendo eShop($7) or have a compatible game.Download the Homebrew Launcher: Github and copy the wiiu folder into the root of your SD card and finally put the SD card into your Wii U.Download the WiiU USB Helper Transfer Tool: Github and copy the res and wiiu folders into the root of your SD card.Open the haxchi folder on your SD card and overwrite everything inside the config.txt with:Ī=wiiu/apps/homebrew_launcher/homebrew_launcher.elfī=wiiu/apps/USB_TRANSFER/usb_helper_transfer_tool.elf.Download the latest version of Haxchi(Not CBHC): Github and copy the haxchi and wiiu folders into the root of your SD card.If you don't have the option to format to FAT32 on your PC, use this: fat32format Format SD card to FAT32 and do not give the SD card a name.
#HOW TO LOADLINE WII U GAMES UPDATE#
So on to the instructions, I'm not responsible for anything bad that happens, and never update your console past version 5.5.1 or you'll lose the ability to do this: I got a WD Elements 2TB and because the Wii U doesn't provide enough power from a single USB port, you'll need a Y cable.