Nintendo is unlikely to make a similar release soon, as the fix made some systems that a user had not modified useless also. Keep an eye on the updates for potential problems. The video game company has at least released one update that caused systems they suspected of having the Homebrew channel installed to become useless. The Homebrew channel does not break any United States laws, but Nintendo likes the channel slightly less than Microsoft likes Linux and OpenOffice. The free games that you downloaded for you Wii can be played from this menu. Place the SD card in the Wii and select the Homebrew channel. ĭelete the compressed folders and remove the SD card from the reader on your PC.Use Winzip, WinRar or a similar program to decompress the folders. Download the selections you want and move the compressed folders to the SD card. īrowse the games and software offered by the Homebrew website.
This is where you will place the free downloaded Wii games from the Homebrew channel.
Click yellow folder in Output dir: and choose any folder (i.e. Windows, Linux, Mac OS or an operating system capable of supporting the FAT 16 and FAT 32 File Systems. Click black folder in Gamecube ISO: and select your GameCube ISO file.To install the Homebrew channel and download Wii games for free you will need: Systems upgrading to the 4.2 Wii firmware version may find that the console becomes useless if they have the owner has the Homebrew channel installed. Nintendo has made several efforts to stop the system from working on your computer. The lack of a warranty will not be a problem for older Wii owners. These changes invalidate Nintendo’s warranty. Installing the Homebrew channel requires that the user make changes to the Wii’s firmware. wad in the folder named "wad" in the root of your SD card.The Homebrew channel offers many free Wii games that a user can download Some of the open source offerings rival commercial games.Guitar Fun lets users create their own Rockband and Guitar Hero style tracks. Highlight the Second Item in the list and press Aįollowing that the installation for previous versions of backup loader is the same as for 0.3.If you wish to install previous version of the Backup Loader you will need to install DVDx (this is included in the SD.rar file). Press A again to select the Backup Launcher 0.3 beta.wad.Highlight the 3rd item in the list and press A to run WAD Manager.There are many tutorials available online that guide you through this process step by step. To do this, you will need an SD card and a way to transfer files from your computer to the SD card. Highlight the top one and Press A to run it. Install the Homebrew Channel: The first step is to install the Homebrew Channel on your Wii console. If you wish to see the options for the loader than press and hold 1 after selecting start.Ī Nintendo Wii with The Homebrew Channel installed (use Zero's guide here)Īn SD Card (and a method to connect it to your PC) Once you have burnt the disc put it into your Wii, select the backup loader channel and select Start, the disc will then autoboot. You can use any burning program you prefer (I have had successful burns using ImgBurn (free download here). The Wii Backup Loader 0.3 will play both so just make sure the ISO is one of those file sizes.īurn the ISO to a DVD-R (+R's do work but are less successful) using a slow speed (2x-4x). There are two types of ISOs available of Wii games: Patched - 3.99GB Unpatched - 4.37GB If you see a new channel called Wii Backup Loader Channel then congratulations you have successfully set up your Wii to play backups without a modchip. Press the Home button on your Wii remote to return to the menu.Highlight the bottom item in the list and press A to run WAD Manager.Press A to reboot your Wii and follow steps 1-3 above again.When you see the Disclaimer press A to accept it.Highlight the top one and Press A to run it.
Insert the SD card into the Wii and remove any Gamecube memory cards that may be inserted.