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How To: Move the disc channel on a homebrew hacked Wii
If you have a Homebrew hacked Wii, chances are you aren't using your disc channel as much as you used to. You can play back ups now, why use discs? This video will show you how to move the disc channel from its hallowed spot at the top-left of your Wii menu to somewhere more commensurate with its reduced importance on you hacked uberWii.
How To: Hack / install the homebrew channel on a Wii
Installing the Homebrew channel on your Wii is one of the smartest things that you can do as a Wii owner. It allows you to use the console for all sorts of things like playing ROMs, movies, and homebrew games on your Wii. This video wills how you how to do it on a Wii with firmware version 4.2. If you upgraded to 4.3, we apologize, but the hacker are still working on hacking those, so be patient.
How To: Capture console gameplay video with a TV card
If you want to have any kind of impact in the discussion of video games online (and that is one big and jaded discussion) it will behoove you to be able to capture images of the games you're playing, be they console or PC. It's easy for the PC, but many people have no idea how to capture screenshots or videos of their console gameplay that they can share later on their computer. This video is here to clear up that confusion, showing you how to install a PCI TV card in your PC that will allow ...
How To: Get eight touch green stars in Super Mario Galaxy 2
If you're having a difficult time trying to get some of the green stars in the hit Nintendo Wii game, Super Mario Galaxy, don't worry, help is on the way!
How To: Install a drivekey Wii modchip
If you're looking to do a bit of hacking for your Nintendo Wii, this video is what you need. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to install the drivekey modchip for the Nintendo Wii easily. This is easy to put in and will help with your gaming experience. But do remember once you've opened up your Nintendo Wii, the warranty might expire, so do so wisely.
How To: Install the sunkey lite wii modchip for a Wii
In this modding video, you'll be finding out how to install the Sunkey lite modchip for the Nintendo Wii. Once installed, this enables users to play backups of Wii games easily on the console. In order to do this, though, you would need to know how to open up a Nintendo Wii, so check out the other tutorials if needed. But if not, check out the video above, and enjoy!
How To: Run backup Wii games using USB Loader 1.5
The Wii is one of the most popular systems to mod because of the ease of doing so and the relative lack of high-quality games for it relative to its competitors. This video will show you how to run backup Wii games from an SD card using some basic free software. Get to modding!
How To: Sync a Nintendo Wiimote to your Wii
Michael Weisner guides us through syncing a Wiimote with a Wii. You will need a Nintendo Wii and Nintendo Wii remote to do this. First, you will need to open the front hatch door on the console and you will see a red button, don't press it yet. Now, look at the back of your Wiimote and remove the backing from the remote. Now, you should see a red button on the lower right hand side of the controller. Now, go back to your console and press the red button on that, then press the red button loca...
How To: Install ios249 on the Wii and play backup games
ios249 is a sweet little hack for the Wii that allows you to play backup burned copies of games on your console. Pirated games will work too, although we DO NOT condone piracy. This video will walk you through the whole rather elaborate process of installing it on a hacked Wii with the Homebrew channel. You will need to download a whole mess of free software:
Coming to a Wii Near You: Dance on Broadway
Written by JD Coverly of WonderHowTo World, LoadSave: Want to take a break from all that Red Dead redemption stuff? Well Ubisoft, the makers of the hit game Just Dance, is bringing you Dance on Broadway! The new game releases today, June 15th. Price: $39.99
How To: Make unlimited money in Lego Star Wars for the Wii
In video games, like life, having enough money to do everything you want to do is nearly impossible. Well, unless you are playing Lego Star Wars that is! This video will teach you how to make as much money as you could possibly need in Lego Star Wars by playing Level 4-1 with all of the score modifying enhancements. Never want for studs again, you Lego Star Wars stud!
How To: Reassemble a Nintendo Wii
Fixing your own electronical equipment can be difficult, but save you quite a bit of money. The bad thing is that once you've opened it up, putting it back together again, can be quite a hassle. Once you've opened it up, you're pretty much on your own. So in this tutorial, find out how to reassemble a Nintendo Wii. Good luck and remember that opening your Wii, may have voided your warranty. Enjoy!
How To: Replace a Nintendo Wii DVD drive
Replacing tech gear can be a bit challenging, especially when you have no idea of what you're doing. Sometimes opening things like video game consoles, mp3 players, etc. the warranties can easily be voided. In this tutorial, find out how to easily replace a Nintendo Wii DVD drive. But again, be aware that this may void your warranty and prevent you from getting it fixed from Nintendo themselves. Enjoy!
How To: Play downloaded or backup Wii games
For all you Nintendo Wii fans out there, this tutorial will show you how to softmod your Wii in order to play certain games. Those games are backups or downloaded Wii games that can be made using some tricks with your computer. Note: There is always a danger to damaging your device when trying to mod something, so be careful! Enjoy!
How To: Replace your Nintendo Wii sensor bar
Since the Nintendo Wii was first released, it has become one of the most popular gaming consoles in the video game industry. In terms of sales, the Wii has destroyed its competitors, the PS3 and Xbox 360. So there's no denying that the Wii is a pretty popular console. So in this tutorial, the great people at cnet, will show you how to replace your Wii sensor bar. It's really easy to do and will have you back in the game in no time. Enjoy!
How To: Burn Wii games
In this tutorial, learn how to bypass Nintendo's copyright protection and burn Wii games to share with your friends. This video will show you exactly what you need to know to outsmart the system and copy your games to another disc.
How To: Copy Wii games to an external hard drive
In this tutorial, learn how to copy an original Wii game to a USB or an external harddrive without using a computer.
How To: Connect to the Internet through your Nintendo Wii
Did you know that your Nintendo Wii can go online? If you haven't been using the Internet with your Wii, you are missing out on some of the system's coolest features. With an Internet connection, your console can surf the web, watch movies from places like Netflix, or connect with other players to compete online. In this tutorial, learn exactly how to connect your Nintendo Wii to the Internet and start using your system the way it was meant to be used.
How To: Back up and burn games for the Nintendo Wii
This video tutorial from noxad presents how to backup and burn games for Nintendo Wii game console.To setup game transfer from computer to your console you'll need any type of SD memory card. In this tutorial it's Lexor 1 GB SD card.Insert SD card into your computer card reader. Autoplay window will open, asking what action you want to perform. Select Open folder to view files.You can open SD card manually from My Computer window. (Start button-Computer).Make sure your SD card has folder name...
How To: Instant Netflix streaming on Wii
The Tanooki demonstrates how to instantly stream Netflix onto your Wii. You must have a Netflix account to use this feature. To stream instant Netflix on the Wii gaming system, first select your desired disc channel. The Netflix streaming option will open. Click the start button. The Wii will now connect to the Netflix server. Use your game controller to select your desired categories and controllers. When you select your desired video, you can then choose to play it from the beginning or res...
How To: Create a Mii on your Nintendo Wii system
Miis are tiny versions of you that live inside your video games. On the Nintendo Wii you can personalize all of your games and add a little bit of your personality and appearance to the screen. Check out this video tutorial, and learn how to create a Mini Mii on your console for gameplay.
How To: Connect to the Internet with your Nintendo Wii
This video tutorial shows how to connect to the Internet using the Wii video game system. The advantage of connecting to the Internet with your gaming system is to play games, such as Animal Crossing or Call of Duty, with other players. You can also get the Internet Channel which allows you to watch YouTube videos and do other tasks you would normally do on the internet. You will need a wireless router to do this. On the Wii home menu, click on Options, Wii Settings, and scroll once to the ri...
How To: Connect your Nintendo Wii to a wireless network
The video shows you how to connect the Nintendo Wii to an available wireless network. First, you have to turn the Wii on. When the menu screen appears, you then click on the "Wii button" in the bottom-left corner. Next, go to "Wii Settings". On the following screen, you have to use the blue arrow on the right to go to the second page of options and select "Internet". Go to "Connection Settings" and click on an "Open Connection". From here, go to "Select Wireless Connection" and then "Search f...
How To: Bowl a super power curve in Wii Bowling
Wii Bowling is probably one of the most played video games in the Wii Sports package bundled with the Nintendo Wii. But not everybody can play it well. There's always that one person that throws that humungous curve ball that barrels down the lane and destroys all ten pins with the bowling ball. Well, that could be you, after watching this brief video tutorial on how to bowl a super power curve in Wii Bowling. Try to master this, and if you succeed, you can master the game.
How To: Connect your Nintendo Wii to the Internet wirelessly
This is a video games tutorial where you will learn how to connect your Nintendo Wii to the Internet wirelessly. Select ‘Wii’ and then ‘Wii settings’ menu and choose ‘internet’ and ‘connection settings’. You have three settings to choose from. Choose any one and then select ‘wireless connection’ -> ‘Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connection’. Install the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector software on your PC and then insert the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector into your PC. Choose ‘next’ to continue. Use the regis...
How To: Connect a Nintendo Wii to your wireless Internet
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to connect a Nintendo Wii to the internet. Begin by going to your Wii menu and select Wii Options. Click on Wii settings and go to Wii System Settings 2. Select Internet and click on Connection Settings. Click on a connection and select Wireless Connection. Choose Search for Access Point and wait for it to finish. If found click OK and select the connection. Type in the router password and click OK. Wait for it to finish testing the connection and cli...
How To: Download and burn Wii games for Mac
mybigleftnut90 teaches you how to burn Wii backup games for Mac. After you get a backup game for the Wii, you need to make sure the DVD you'll be burning it too is DVD-R as these work best. Also make sure that the size of the backup game is not larger than the blank DVD you have. Right click on the image and click on "Open with-Disk utility." In the new program window, you click your image file name and click the button "Burn" at the top. Your speed should be 2x or 4x. Unclick verify burned d...
How To: Play Wii games off SD cards or USB drives
While the Wii may be one the most popular console today, many people may be unfamiliar with all the many uses and features of the system. In this step by step guide, learn how to utilize the SD cards or a USB drive with the Wii (which most people are not completely familiar with). It takes you through the installation process and where the SD card/USB drive will go on both the Wii and a desktop computer. When the process is complete, you won't have to use the disc every time you play the game...
How To: Watch Hulu, Netflix and more on a Wii
In this how-to video TechVW shows you how to watch Hulu, Netflix and more on a Wii home gaming system. He shows by using a web program called PlayOn that can be accessed through Wii Opera, you can connect to your computer to play videos streamed over the network. He goes on to show the different services offered and how to access each of them and a brief display of how they are used and what features they have.
How To: Make a Napoleon Dynamite Mii on Nintendo Wii
In this video we learn how to make a Mii on the Nintendo Wii console for the popular movie character Napoleon Dynamite. The first step is to select a male character for the Mii. The second step is to create the body of the Mii and make him about 20% on the skinny side. Next choose the hair/head style and choose the afro type on the third page. Next choose brown as the hair color. Next choose straight vertical lines for the eyes. Next choose big glasses for the eye glasses. The eyebrows should...
How To: Play Wii ISO's without burning disks (USB Flash Drive)
In this video the author shows how to play Wii ISO's without actually burning them do disks using the USB flash drive. A normal DVD disk's average capacity is 4.7 GB, but a normal Wii Play game takes about only .09 GB space. In a DVD we will be wasting a lot of space when you burn the games to it. Instead of DVD disks if you use a flash drive you can store huge number of games on a single drive and also use the USB drive as an other storage device. In this lengthy video the author shows how t...
How To: Connect a Wiimote to a PC
Most people own a Wii system, or at least have seen the infamous Wiimote that serves as the controller for the console. What most people have overlooked is that this handy piece of technology can be set to work on PC. Surf the web or scroll through photo albums without the need for a mouse as the narrator takes you through an easy to follow, visual guide how to install these programs on your computer. You can even use the remote just like a classic NES controller for emulators on your compute...
How To: Watch Hulu on the Wii
Both your Wii and your PC need to be connected to a router that has an internet connection. If you have a wireless router, the Wii can connect to it without any additional hardware. Instructions are provided with the Wii.
How To: Get the Wii Opera Browser / homebrew channel for free
Want to get the Wii Opera Browser for free? This will not work with a USB, only a SD-card. Steps according to corradostyler94 listed below.
How To: Build a cheap homemade DIY Nintendo Wii gun
Do you have a Nintendo Wii? Perhaps a Wii shooting video game? Well, this video tutorial will show you how you can build your very own Wii gun for about three dollars! This means you save about sixteen dollars total! This is a super cheap DIY Wii gun. There's nothing better that playing with your own homemade Wii gun!
How To: Create headless characters in LEGO Indiana Jones
Want to learn a cool glitch for the LEGO video game? Check out this video on how to create headless characters in LEGO Indiana Jones for Nintendo Wii. This is just for the Wii and may not work on other gaming consoles.
How To: Install a solderless mod chip in a Nintendo Wii
This two-part video tutorial from OzModChips show a detailed instructional on how to install a solderless mod chip in a Nintendo Wii. Solderless Wii modchips are popular for the Wii gaming console. The one installed in this video is specifically the d2pro mod chip.
How To: Install a Wii homebrew hack using the Twilight Hack
Hak5 isn't your ordinary tech show. It's hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Damn the warranties, it's time to Trust your Technolust. In this episode, see how to install a Wii homebrew hack using the Twilight Hack.
How To: Backup and load Wii games for the Dolphin Emulator
Hak5 isn't your ordinary tech show. It's hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Damn the warranties, it's time to Trust your Technolust. In this episode, see how to backup and load Wii games for the Dolphin Emulator.
How To: Backup Wii games to SD to play in HD
Hak5 isn't your ordinary tech show. It's hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Damn the warranties, it's time to Trust your Technolust. In this episode, see how to backup Wii games to SD to play in HD.