Guide-WiiU/docs/user-guide/vwii/finalizing-setup.md

vWii Modding Guide {docsify-ignore-all}

Finalizing Setup

Now that the required cIOSes and IOS80 patch have been applied, we are now going to finalize the setup.

Additional Homebrew Apps

• SaveGame Manager GX allows you to backup and restore your saves and Miis, especially saves that can't usually be copied.
• Nintendont is a virtual machine that allows you to play Gamecube games.
• The Open Shop Channel is an appstore where you can download more apps.

Additional Homebrew Apps - What You Need

• The latest release of SaveGame Manager GX
• The loader.dol, meta.xml and icon.png of Nintendont
• The Homebrew Browser.zip of the Open Shop Channel

Additional Homebrew Apps - Extracting Files to the SD Card

1. Extract and copy the contents of SaveGame_Manager_GX.zip to the root of the SD card.
2. Follow the instructions in the link for copying Nintendont.
3. Extract the contents of the homebrew_browser.zip to the root of the SD card.

USB Loaders

In order to play Wii games, you will need a USB loader. There are two popular loaders called WiiFlow Lite and USB Loader GX. Both can be found on this site.

Installing Priiloader

Yes, Priiloader now works on vWii! The guide for installing it can be found here.

!> Priiloader versions before 0.10.0 do not work with vWii. Priiloader versions before 0.8.2 will brick your vWii.