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layout: splash
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title: "Wii Guide"
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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: "The complete guide to modding your Nintendo Wii."
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---
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The guide is also available in other languages! To change the language, please press the icon at top right and change your language.
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## What is "homebrew"?
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[**Homebrew**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_(video_games)) refers to unofficial software including games, utilities, emulators and others.
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Running homebrew on your Nintendo Wii is free using various exploits.
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## What can I do with homebrew?
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Here's a list of things you can do with it. While these aren't all the things you can do with homebrew, it should give you a starting point for things you can do. Our guide will help you easily get started.
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- Patch game disc contents (allowing you to load game modifications) using [Riivolution](http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/Riivolution).
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- Install themes to your Wii Menu using [MyMenuify](themes).
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- Install a USB Loader like [WiiFlow Lite](https://gbatemp.net/threads/wiiflow-lite.422685/) or [USB Loader GX](usbloadergx) to launch all your favorite titles from a USB storage device and more.
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- Back up your discs with [CleanRip](/dump-games) and installed games and titles with [YABDM](dump-wads)
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- Back up and restore your save files with [SaveGame Manager GX](https://wiidatabase.de/downloads/wii-tools/savegame-manager-gx-beta/)
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- Download new homebrew apps with the [Homebrew Browser](hbb)
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- Restore discontinued online services, such as [WiiConnect24](riiconnect24) & [Nintendo WFC services](wiimmfi).
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- Backup and restore copies of your Wii system memory (NAND) using [BootMii](http://bootmii.org).
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- Protect your Wii from bricks using [Priiloader](priiloader) and BootMii.
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- Turn your Wii into a media player with [WiiMC](http://www.wiimc.org/).
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Get started by [choosing your exploit](get-started)!
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## More Resources
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There are also few more good resources for Wii modding and troubleshooting that can help:
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- [ModMii](http://xflak.com/)
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- [WiiBrew](https://wiibrew.org/)
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- [WiiFlow Wiki](https://sites.google.com/site/wiiflowiki4/)
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- [Wii Hacking Explained - by Cyan](https://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-hacking-explained.501605/)
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...and of course, this site
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For modding a Wii U, there are some more options:
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- [The Definitive vWii Hacking Guide](https://gbatemp.net/threads/the-definitive-vwii-hacking-guide.425852/)
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- [NH Wii U Guide](https://wiiuguide.xyz)
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