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46 tutorialsWiiWii:ModchipsWhile largely a lost art, between modern (and early) softmods providing adequate backup loading, many hardware revisions ultimately wi…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Motherboard InformationThe following information and images have been sourced from Shank's Wii Super Thread on Bitbuilt. RVL-001 Motherboards RVL-CPU-01 Desc…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Nintendon'tNintendon't (stylized "Nintendont" or "NINTENDONT") is a homebrew tool for the Nintendo Wii. Its main purpose is to load Nintendo Game…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Open Shop ChannelThe Open Shop Channel is a resurrection of the Homebrew Browser, a Homebrew repository for your Wii. This page will show you how to in…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Playing Game BackupsPlaying preserved copies of your games (or "backups") is a pretty simple process, and there are multiple ways to do so. The easiest an…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:PriiloaderConsole bricks are very rare but can still happen. Use at your own risk. It is recommended to use Bootmii to take a NAND backup before…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Recovery ModeRecovery Mode is a built-in recovery loader that the Wii can boot to under certain conditions. It was accessed by Nintendo technicians…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Region InformationThe Wii, a rather modular system in various other aspects, does not have a single concept of region either, as can be demonstrated (an…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Riiconnect24 and WiimmfiThe Wii’s online services have been shut down for years; at this point, the community has stepped in and revived WiiConnect24 and Nint…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:RiivolutionRiivolution is an on-the-fly game patcher for use with retail discs. It allows users to place content on their SD or USB devices, whic…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Run Fan in Connected Standby ModeAs the Wii runs fanlessly in WiiConnect24 Standby Connection "idle" mode (yellow LED), it becomes quite warm; while much less infamous…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:The Signing BugThe Signing Bug (Also known as the trucha bug) was a massive security hole in the early versions of IOS (and Boot1) that allowed softw…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:USB Loader GXUSB Loader GX Logo USB Loader GX allows you to play Wii and GameCube games from a USB storage device or an SD card, launch other homeb…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Video Output NotesTo get the highest quality video from an unmodified Wii, you can use component video cables as they'll support 240p, 480i and 480p (pr…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Virtual Console 240p Compatibility ListMany games released on the Wii Virtual Console can run in their native non-interlaced video mode. This is in fact the default (if the …Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Wii AVE HDMIThe ElectronAVE (previously known as the AVE-HDMI) is an internal upgrade for the Nintendo Wii, created by Electron Shepherd, that add…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Wii DualThe Wii Dual is an internal upgrade for the Nintendo Wii that adds a true digital-to-digital HDMI output via a Mini-HDMI jack. It also…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Wii HDMIPlaceholder page for some info: Github Repo (late models): https://github.com/Arthrimus/Wii-HDMI OSHPark (mainboard v0.4): https://osh…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Wii Mini cIOSThe Wii Mini being different in terms of hardware and also software requires that the way to install Custom IOS being different than t…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Wii Mini EthernetThe Wii Mini can take advantage of a USB to Ethernet adapter and Homebrew that allows the Mini to connect to the internet. Installatio…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:Wii SpeakWii Speak accessory for the Wii The Wii Speak was a microphone accessory developed by Nintendo for the Wii. This device allows users t…Updated Oct 9, 2026WiiWii:WiiFlow LiteThis application can easily be used for piracy. Its creators and contributors do not condone such actions. WiiFlow Lite is a homebrew …Updated Oct 9, 2026