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Wii Themes

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This guide is intended to be the last you will ever need when it comes to theming on the Wii, not only providing instructions for the Wii Menu through MyMenuifyMod, but also with themes on WiiFlow Lite, USB Loader GX, and The Homebrew Channel. Additionally, forwarders are covered.

DO NOT CONTINUE WITH THIS GUIDE UNLESS YOU HAVE ADEQUATE BRICK PROTECTION, SPECIFICALLY BOOTMII AND PRIILOADER! {: .notice--danger}

MyMenuifyMod has built in safety features to prevent from installing bad or corrupt Wii Menu themes, please opt to use it as it is one of the safest methods of installing them. {: .notice--warning}

Do not use any other version of ThemeMii than the one linked here, as ThemeMii Mod allows you to make a theme for Wii Menu version 4.3, other versions may not. {: .notice--warning}

Wii Menu Themes

Only install themes on your Wii that have been formatted specifically for it, and its current region. Installing themes from the wrong region or version on your Wii will cause a brick. This tutorial will tell you how to create a .csm file that is safe to install. {: .notice--danger}

Wii Menu (vWii) Themes

WiiFlow Lite Themes

USB Loader GX Themes

Homebrew Channel Themes

Requirements

  • A modded Wii
  • An SD card or USB device
  • A Linux/Mac OS/Windows PC with an internet connection
  • A theme from WiiBrew

Instructions

  1. Download a theme .zip file from the website linked above. Example Theme
  2. Paste the .zip into the apps folder on your storage device where you load homebrew. Paste ZIP
  3. Extract the contents of the .zip into the apps folder, and delete the archive. Extract ZIP
  4. Reinsert the storage device into your Wii and enter the Homebrew Channel.
  5. The theme you just installed can be loaded in the same way that you access a standard app. Load Theme
  6. The theme should now be loaded, enjoy! Enjoy Theme

App Forwarders

Requirements

  • A Wii
  • An SD card or USB drive
  • A computer with Windows on it (or using Mono or Wine on Mac/Linux)
  • MyMenuify Mod
  • ThemeMii Mod

Theme Links

Below are some links to themes.

MAKE SURE YOU READ THE WARNINGS ABOVE BEFORE CONTINUING! {: .notice--danger}

Instructions

Section I - Finding a Theme

  • Find a theme you want to install. Some themes have YouTube videos to show what the theme looks like, but unfortunately some of the videos are no longer available.
  • Once you found one you like, click the download link corresponding to your Wii Menu version. It's very important to pick the correct version to avoid bricks.
  • You probably will pick the download link that says 4.X, that means the theme will work on version 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 of the Wii Menu.
  • Some themes have different links for different regions, so pick the one corresponding to your Wii's region.
  • There are other resources for Wii Menu themes, but they might be in csm form (ready to install on the Wii). If the csm doesn't match the version and region of your Wii Menu, try to convert it to mym with ThemeMii Mod, and then convert it back to csm with the instructions here using the version and region of your Wii Menu.
  • Once you downloaded the theme you want and double-checked you got the right one, extract the .zip file for ThemeMii Mod and open the application.

Section II - Building the Theme

  1. A dialog box will pop up telling you to only install themes if you have brick protection. If you installed Priiloader and/or BootMii (see the warning at the start of this guide), press OK.
  2. Go to Tools > Download Base App > Version of your Wii Menu > Region of your Wii Menu
  3. A dialog box will pop up asking you to enter in a value to create a key. Enter in what it says, it will create a key that will be used to decrypt the Wii Menu contents from Nintendo's servers.
  4. A file selection box will ask you where to save the .app file (that is the Wii Menu content file it downloaded). Save it to the directory where ThemeMii is in.
  5. Go to Options > Standard System Menu > Version of your Wii Menu > Region of your Wii Menu
  6. Go to File > Open, then browse for where your .mym file is.
  7. Press Create csm, then browse for a directory you want to save the theme in. Give it a moment to build the theme.
  8. A dialog box will pop up asking you if you want to save the .mym. Press No.

Section III - Installing the Theme

  1. Extract MyMenuifyMod.zip to your SD card or USB drive.
  2. Put the .csm file you saved in a folder called modthemes on your SD card or USB drive.
  3. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii.
  4. Launch MyMenuify Mod from the Homebrew Channel.
  5. After an introduction message, it will ask you what IOS you want to use in the app. If you have installed cIOS, use IOS249, or else use IOS58. If the former gives an Exception DSI occurred! error, press Reset on the Wii console, launch it again, then try IOS250. It might take a couple attempts to reload the IOS.
  6. Highlight the theme you want to install, then press A. Give it a moment to install the theme, then press any button to go to the Wii Menu. Hopefully, the theme installed correctly.

If you get an error saying "The system files are corrupted" or a black screen, don't panic as long as you installed Priiloader. Turn off your Wii, then hold down the RESET button down and turn on your Wii. You should be able to boot into the Priiloader menu, where you have some options to fix your Wii Menu. One of the options is to launch the Homebrew Channel, where you can launch MyMenuify Mod and press a button to download and install the original Wii Menu theme. {: .notice--info}

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