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nintendo_wii [2022/02/27 19:38] – novelty wiimotes, shells rjtnintendo_wii [2025/02/16 01:12] (current) – wit copy, yoke shell rjt
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   * There are pom-poms!   * There are pom-poms!
   * I found a pic of a boxing glove that doesn't even look real, let alone comfortable.   * I found a pic of a boxing glove that doesn't even look real, let alone comfortable.
-  * There's a 'airplane controller stand' that I'like. Not sure what games it'd work well with though.+  * There's a '[[https://videogameinterface.wiki/index.php?title=Airplane_Controller_Stand|airplane controller stand]]' that doesn't seem like it's actually designed with any games in mind.
  
 === Wii Balance Board === === Wii Balance Board ===
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   * https://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started   * https://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started
   * http://www.wiimc.org/about/ - Wii Media Centre. Wii struggles with video over 720p though, I believe.   * http://www.wiimc.org/about/ - Wii Media Centre. Wii struggles with video over 720p though, I believe.
 +  * https://github.com/abstrakraft/cwiid - another wiimote library
  
 ==== Online ==== ==== Online ====
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 It's a simple script you run that generates some files, that you then copy onto your SD card, and install via the Homebrew Channel/ It's a simple script you run that generates some files, that you then copy onto your SD card, and install via the Homebrew Channel/
  
-I also had to install the dependencies ''mono'' and ''xdelta3'' to get it to run.+NB: I also had to install the dependencies ''mono'' and ''xdelta3'' to get it to run.
  
   * https://wii.guide/riiconnect24   * https://wii.guide/riiconnect24
  
-=== Animal Crossing === +=== Wiimmfi === 
-It works for games too! There's a general patch that works for most stuff, but some particular games have their own patch, which does some extra stuff like change text in the game data.+Wiimmfi (I keep calling it WiiFML in my head) is the replacement for online features in gamesThere's a general patch that works for most stuff, but some particular games have their own patch, which does some extra stuff like change text in the game data
 + 
 +//Mario Kart// and //Smash Bros.// are probably the most popular online Wii games (2021/22), but it works for //[[animal_crossing_lets_go_to_the_city|Animal Crossing]]//, //[[pro_evolution_soccer_2013|PES]]//, and other stuff too
  
 == See Also == == See Also ==
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 ==== Tools ==== ==== Tools ====
 === Wit === === Wit ===
-You can easily convert an ISO to a WBFS file with the command-line tool Wit (or using a GUI frontend for it) using the copy command. Simply ''wit copy [filename].iso [filename].wbfs'' will do the job quickly!+You can easily convert an ISO to a WBFS file with the command-line tool Wit (or using a GUI frontend for it) using the copy command. Simply ''wit copy [filename].iso [filename].wbfs'' will do the job quickly! (future comment: I think .ISO files are supposed to work on Wiis though)
  
   * [[https://wit.wiimm.de/wit/cmd-copy.html]]   * [[https://wit.wiimm.de/wit/cmd-copy.html]]
 +
 +This script did a good job converting an .ISO to a .WBFS:
 +
 +  * https://gist.github.com/openback/1138763
 +
 +You can split .WBFS file that are too big to fit on a FAT32 disk:
 +
 +  * ''wit copy <nowiki>--</nowiki>split [input file] [output file]''
 +
 +=== NKit ===
 +
 +NKit is a format for compressing Gamecube and Wii games. Wii's can play GC games in this format, but not Wii games. [[Dolphin]] handles them fine. For converting .nkit.iso files to something a Wii can play:
 +
 +  * [[https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/NKit]]
 +
 +=== QWBFS Manager ===
 +
 +Linux/Mac/Windows GUI tool for managing WBFS files (file systems). Can convert between file formats. I can't get it to build.
 +
 +  * [[github>pasnox/qwbfsmanager]]
 +
 +=== Wii Backup Manager ===
 +
 +Powerful GUI tool for organising a Wii library. I think I've used it through [[Wine]] successfully in the past??
 +
 +  * https://wiibackupmanager.co.uk/
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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   * [[http://www.hardwarebook.info/Wii|Wii]] - Technical info. on Hardware Book, including [[http://www.hardwarebook.info/Wiimote_Expansion_Port|Wiimote pinout]].   * [[http://www.hardwarebook.info/Wii|Wii]] - Technical info. on Hardware Book, including [[http://www.hardwarebook.info/Wiimote_Expansion_Port|Wiimote pinout]].
  
-{{tag>console hardware Nintendo videogames wii}}+{{tag>videogame-console hardware Nintendo videogames wii}}
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