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The '''Wii U''' is a console created by Nintendo in 2012.
 
The '''Wii U''' is a console created by Nintendo in 2012.
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''For more details about said format, please visit the [[BFRES]] page.''
 
''For more details about said format, please visit the [[BFRES]] page.''
  
BFRES files are a container format that can contain models, textures, and animations.
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BFRES is a container format that can contain models, textures, and animations.
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===BFLIM===
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A standard image file used in various Wii U games.
  
 
===BFSAR/BFSTM===
 
===BFSAR/BFSTM===
 
Standard audio files used in various games that can contain sounds or music.
 
Standard audio files used in various games that can contain sounds or music.
  
===BFLIM===
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===Manual.bfma===
A standard image file used in various Wii U games.
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A file that contains images and text for a game's manual.
  
===BFMA===
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===bootSound.btsnd===
A file that contains assets, such as images and text, for a game's manual.
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A file that contains a sound or song that plays when you start up a game.
  
===BTSND===
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===bootMovie.h246===
An audio file that contains the sound or song that plays when you start up a game.
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A movie clip that plays in the top-left corner when you start up a game.
  
 
==Suggested Emulators==
 
==Suggested Emulators==
 
===[http://gbatemp.net/threads/release-cemu-wii-u-emulator.399524/ Cemu]===
 
===[http://gbatemp.net/threads/release-cemu-wii-u-emulator.399524/ Cemu]===
Cemu is an in-progress Wii U emulator that can run commercial Wii U games, albeit with lag and many crashes.
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Cemu is a closed-source, in-progress Wii U emulator that can run commercial Wii U games. Some games boot up while others have lag and sometimes crash.
  
 
===[https://github.com/decaf-emu/decaf-emu Decaf]===
 
===[https://github.com/decaf-emu/decaf-emu Decaf]===

Revision as of 20:05, 19 July 2022

Wiiu.png

The Wii U is a console created by Nintendo in 2012.

It is the first Nintendo system to feature HD graphics. It also features extended display options with the introduction of a tablet-like controller with a second screen, similar to the Nintendo DS, but using the TV as the main screen instead.

Ripping Tools

DiscU

An extractor of the Wii U's disc image format, Wii U Disc Format (WUD).

CDecrypt

An extractor that extracts data from Nintendo Update Server (NUS) files.

Uwizard

A program that can decrypt and download NUS files, including decrypt disc images.

Common File Formats

BFRES

For more details about said format, please visit the BFRES page.

BFRES is a container format that can contain models, textures, and animations.

BFLIM

A standard image file used in various Wii U games.

BFSAR/BFSTM

Standard audio files used in various games that can contain sounds or music.

Manual.bfma

A file that contains images and text for a game's manual.

bootSound.btsnd

A file that contains a sound or song that plays when you start up a game.

bootMovie.h246

A movie clip that plays in the top-left corner when you start up a game.

Suggested Emulators

Cemu

Cemu is a closed-source, in-progress Wii U emulator that can run commercial Wii U games. Some games boot up while others have lag and sometimes crash.

Decaf

Decaf is an open-source, in-progress emulator for researching how the Wii U works.