With the imminent closure of the #WiiU eShop, it's time to start thinking of ways to back up your games in case something happens to the Wii U (or even just for fun).

This video is meant to walk folks through the fairly easy process and hopefully make getting started with Wii U emulation a bit less intimidating overall.

Video and channel links

Patreon:   / gamexdata  
KoFi: https://kofi.com/gamexdata
eShop recommendations:    • Some Recommendations Before the Wii U...  
Steam Deck Dual Screen Setup:    • Setting Up Dual Screen Games on the S...  
Adding a Second Screen to a Steam Deck:    • Adding a Second Screen to a Steam Dec...  

Guides Mentioned in Video

Cemu Emulator: https://cemu.info/
Cemu Dumpling Guide: https://cemu.cfw.guide/usingdumpling...
Wii U Hacks: https://wiiu.hacks.guide/#/
3DS Hacks: https://3ds.hacks.guide/

Amazon Affiliate Links for Storage Options

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Ycable for hard drive: https://amzn.to/3kJYBRt
SanDisk USB Flash Drive (128 GB): https://amzn.to/3ZoC5fQ
SanDisk micro SD card (32 GB x2): https://amzn.to/3y2zexl

Disclaimer

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Notes

Gameplay footage is a mixture of ondevice footage from Cemu running on either a Steam Deck or a Windows desktop computer (Intel i7 11th gen, NVIDIA RTX 3060).

Chapters

00:00 Why should you backup your Wii U games?
00:37 Why eShop Closure
01:26 Why Hardware Failure
02:43 Why Because you can
03:27 How do you back up your games? [Requirements]
05:11 How Using Dumpling
08:53 Where can I play my backed up games? [Cemu]
09:50 Where Setting up Cemu
12:40 Final Recommendations
14:12 Outro