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nintendo_wii [2022/03/01 10:37] – [Online] made some links 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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 Wiimmfi (I keep calling it WiiFML in my head) is the replacement for online features in games. 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 games. 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.
  
-//Mario Kart// and //Smash Bros.// are probably the most popular online Wii games (2021/22), but it works for //[[animal_crossing_city_folk|Animal Crossing]]//, //[[pro_evolution_soccer_2013|PES]]//, and other stuff too. +//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]]
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 +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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