This is the easiest solution for people who have limited networking knowledge, follow this tutorial: Block Nintendo Wii U Updates Easily With Alternate DNS Server then come back here and progress with this tutorial.īetter Way, however harder depending on your still level / equipment - Blocking updates on your own router: This is really important!! You must do this step and block your Wii U from updating, their is an easy way for if your home router is unable to block websites, however if your home router can block websites i'd suggest blocking access to Nintendo's update servers on your home router instead so you are not relying on anyone else to do so.Įasy Way - Blocking updates with TubeHax: If your unsure how to format a large SD card to Fat 32, follow this tutorial: Format SD Card to FAT32 on Windows 7,8 or 10 ģ.

It's presumed you already have a Wii U that is exploitable if your following this tutorial, at present all Wii U's can be hacked up to firmware 5.5.4 which is the latest firmware version.Ģ. A way to block the Wii U from accessing the internet, however remain on your home network.ġ.Wii U on one of the hackable firmwares listed above.

To get started you will need the following: Getting started setting up the homebrew channel on the Wii U: I've created a video that shows how your homebrew enabled Wii U will work once it s all setup:īelow is a step by step tutorial below that will easily allow you to exploit your Wii U. I have updated the tutorial to reflect this.Ĭurrently you can hack any Wii U on the latest firmware which is version 5.5.4 at the time of writing, a complete list of Wii U firmware versions supported by this tutorial are: Since i created this tutorial newer Wii U firmware versions have become hackable and the hack has become a lot more stable. September 2018 - Updated for Firmware 5.5.3.

Nothing has really changed with this firmware by all accounts. This is very easy to setup once you know how, you essentially need to copy some files to the SD card inside your Wii U, then visit a webpage that will exploit the Wii U for you via the web browser.

It's now possible hack the Wii U and setup a homebrew channel which is capable of loading Wii U homebrew applications and games from the SD card.

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