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title: "Nintendont"
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{% include toc title="Table of Contents" %}
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This is a quick start guide on how to use Nintendont, a popular loader for the Wii that's used to play GameCube games from a USB drive, SD card, or directly from your disc drive.
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### Requirements
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* A Wii
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* An SD card or USB drive
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* [Nintendont](https://oscwii.org/library/app/Nintendont)
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If your main operating system is Windows, [GameCube Backup Manager](https://github.com/AxionDrak/GameCube-Backup-Manager/releases) works the best.
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{: .notice--info}
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To play games, you are advised to use a large SD card or an external hard drive, flash drives are very sporadic in functionality. See [storage FAQ](faq).
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Make sure your storage device is formatted as FAT32. Do not format it to other file systems like NTFS, exFAT, or WBFS.
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### Instructions
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#### Downloading
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1. Download Nintendont and extract it to the root of your SD card or USB drive.
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1. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii, and launch Nintendont from the Homebrew Channel.
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#### Getting Started
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There is no "guide" to use Nintendont. This is intended to help you learn how to use it, by giving you a quick start. You should be able to figure out all the great features of Nintendont by using it.
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#### Key Features
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+ You can use a GameCube controller to play your games.
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+ You can use a Wiimote to play your games, but you will need to use a Classic Controller Pro or a Wii U Pro Controller to use all of the game's features.
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+ You can use a Wii U GameCube Controller adapter if your Wii does not have GameCube ports.
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+ You can use a USB keyboard to enter text in games that require it.
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+ You can use a fan-made patch to enable online play in some games.
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+ You can use USB Loader GX or WiiFlow to play GameCube games there.
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