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layout: splash
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title: "Wii U Guide" #
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header:
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overlay_color: "#5e616c" #
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overlay_image: images/home-page-feature.jpg
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overlay_filter: 0.5
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cta_label: "Get Started" #
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cta_url: "get-started" #
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caption:
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excerpt: "A complete guide to Wii U custom firmware, <br /> from stock to Coldboot Haxchi.<br />"
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{% capture notice-home %}
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**This guide is for retail (consumer purchased; not from the Nintendo Developer Program) consoles _only_!**
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{% endcapture %}
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<div class="notice--danger">{{ notice-home | markdownify }}</div>
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**This guide needs *your* help to [translate](https://translate.wiiu.guide/) it to other languages!**
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{: .notice--success}
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**Read all of the introductory pages before proceeding.**
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{: .notice--warning}
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## What is Homebrew?
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[**Homebrew**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_homebrew_video_games) usually refers to software that is not authorized by Nintendo. It allows you to run homebrew games, tools like save editing and backup, and emulators for various older systems.
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Running homebrew on your console is 100% free using nothing but the system's browser.
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## What is Custom Firmware?
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**Custom Firmware** ("CFW") enables you to use more advanced hacks that userland homebrew can't easily do, in addition to anything homebrew can do.
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CFW can be easily set up on any console in any region on the latest version.
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## What does this guide install?
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This guide has the end goal of taking a completely unmodified Wii U from stock
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firmware to Coldboot Haxchi powered Mocha Custom Firmware. It utilizes homebrew as a stepping off point, but Custom Firmware is still the goal.
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## What can I do with Custom Firmware?
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+ Play all game discs and eShop games, regardless of region
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+ Backup, edit, and restore saves for many games
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+ Play games for older systems with various emulators, using RetroArch or other standalone emulators.
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+ Install homebrew titles to your system, and have them appear on your system menu
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+ Dump your discs to a format you can install, and play them without needing the disc
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+ Safely update to the latest system version without fear of losing access to homebrew
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## What do I need to know before starting?
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+ **Before beginning the guide, you must know the risks of Wii U hacking: EVERY time you modify your system, there is always the potential for an UNRECOVERABLE brick. They're rare, but still a possibility so make sure you follow ALL directions EXACTLY.**
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+ This guide will work on all Wii U devices in all regions on the latest version.
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+ If everything goes according to plan, you will lose no data and end up with everything that you started with (games, NNID, saves, etc will be preserved).
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+ Your SD card is recommended to be at least 16GB or 32GB to have enough space for dumping and installing games.
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+ Your SD card should be [MBR, not GPT](http://www.howtogeek.com/245610/).
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+ If you need to format a brand new SD card, you can use [`guiformat`](http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm) and set to an Allocation Unit Size of 32K. |