How to Homebrew Your Wii U 5.5.3 for FREE

[@donemery3664]

To the techie watcher and applier of this video and it's contents : The merging of files for folder "wiiu" starting at 3:04 is automatic and intentional by the uploader. You won't be prompted to overwrite. I didn't know this and immediately thought the publisher had already made a mistake less than 4 minutes into the video. I was wrong. This is a very well made tutorial with a lot of very cool design behind his other multimedia accounts. I'm impressed Jack.

[@joehdah5395]

Nintendo doesent even care about the wii u at this point, there like "Yeah whatever do what you want" but on the switch its like "I know where you live, so you better not homebrew this system okay, ok."

[@JasonMeeks79]

Nintendo did care to remove the browser to stop exploites in an update.

[@Humbsnubs]

😂 tru

[@sharknjdmTV]

@@JasonMeeks79 wait the browser is gone?

[@zeroturn7091]

I just bought a system three days ago, and I still have the browser.

[@joehdah5395]

@@JasonMeeks79 Nope, they didn't

[@meowmaro]

It'd be funny if someday, some hacker will emulate nintendo switch games on the wii u.

[@RWS_]

It will probably be soooooo laggy

[@ZeranZeran]

Might be possible someday with downscaling or other tweaks. I wish :|

[@drsenseihugo]

Imagine breath of the wild switch version on wii u. Reverse porting lmao. Tbf I think if the games were made to run at 720p and with lower textures and anti-aliasing they would run just fine, especially in case of ports.

[@Kyass]

@@drsenseihugo Ummm BOTW is already on the wii u buddy

[@drsenseihugo]

@@Kyass Yes I know but the point was how funny it would be to get it working by reverse porting it.

[@namelessnpc6689]

currently at 7:00 and everything's running smoothly so far. I'm really excited

[@top10hype19]

@@BonniesLife when you put everything on your sd, you need to put it in your wii u and go to browser

[@franklittlefield6927]

@@top10hype19 did all of that. Still getting an error saying: FSGetMountSource failed. Please insert a FAT32 formatted sd card. So why does it need to be formatted at this point? If I format it again, I will have to reinstall everything back on the sd card ....

[@xxthermicxx]

I honestly cant tell if this is an actual human speaking or one of those text-to-speech bots.

[@smugsdeadchannellol6184]

Right?

[@ItzAlexTV]

I know he sounds so Annoying

[@mwmiddleton]

@@ItzAlexTV Did you come here to get his help? He prepared a nice tutorial for all of us, and you took extra time to disrespect him. Differences in people is what makes life interesting. I like his accent, and I believe a lot of others do to. If not, STFU and go somewhere else.

[@Schwarzorn]

Stostilla Games The world would be a better place if a grave misfortune befell you.

[@Schwarzorn]

It’s a very northern UK accent. Tho it’s a bit on the thick side. And possibly got an other accent added on...? But it’s definitely mainly northerner.

[@nickoates]

IF THE EXPLOIT ISN'T LAUNCHING HOMEBREW AFTER 10 ATTEMPTS- 1) Make sure your SD Card isn't over 32GB 2) Make sure your SD Card isn't named "wiiu" 3) Make sure your SD Card is formatted to FAT32

[@brunocardoso5942]

thanks

[@forzafan6924]

Any idea why on my 2nd console it doesn't load up everytime it freezes at exploit

[@calebbratcher4830]

I keep getting FSOpenFile Failed could you help

[@nickoates]

@@calebbratcher4830 That error means the Wii U isn't detecting the SD Card. Make sure it isn't locked (there's a switch on it), reinsert it, and try blowing on it.

[@GabrielPereira-wk2uj]

NickPDX I did everything that u said and it says “FSOpenFile failed”

[@TheGamingGuavaFruit]

My fav home brew channel

[@renamamiya9196]

Excellent tutorial. Far better than any other I've tried. You were to the point and explanatory for any issues. Thanks for all your effort.

[@zachariah74]

Thanks so much Jack, the older method stopped working for me and apparently a lot of other Wii U Homebrew users. Keep making this awesome content 👌

[@Koolist]

You’ve helped me quite a bit over the years with my wii u

[@AwkwardFigure_]

Tip! If you see red X's in the hombrew appstore turn off your wii u. Then take out your SD and look for a scroll thing! Make sure it is pointing to the inserting side and not the backside! If you were having issues this is why!! Just a tip! If someone can word this better greatly appreciated!

[@thepikazapper0522]

It’s so satisfying seeing the home brew launcher open up

[@TheVoidofNothing11]

Did you get the launcher on your home screen after you did it? Cause I didn't. I'm thinking of just using haxchi cold boot instead.

[@smitty1937]

That intro is golden af. "Hello everyone, my name's Jack Sorrell (don't wear it tf out, yoy know the damn drill now lezz get straight into the damn homebrewin vid nawatimsayin?)"

[@drewsof]

But first, let's shoot oot our patreon supporters

[@skyywafflegd]

I like his accent.

[@paulhoeksema7200]

You And Modern Vintage Gamer Are The Best Homebrew Channels

[@nathang4369]

how to get sd card to show up on homescreen like yours?

[@SpongeCAUTION]

Anyone Else get notifications whenever jack posts?

[@test-bh9su]

Man, the new version is so much better, thanks!

[@test-bh9su]

@@hiperhazz he is the dev lmao

[@simicolt]

where’s the proof where you actually did it lol

[@lifeadvicetate]

If you get the Error "fsgetmountsource" its because some dirt or dust got into the sd card slot on the WiiU try blowing into the slot before you insert the sd card

[@tucoratos8357]

Thx!!!

[@nicobresinski4310]

Your the best YTer for Homebrew & CFW Stuff, thanks for that

[@splooncraft]

IF THE HOMEBREW APPSTORE ISN'T DOWNLOADING ANY APPS: Reformat your SD card and follow the instructions again. The only thing you need to do differently is to NOT DOWNLOAD the ADDONS file. The addons file basically deleted the pictures in the appstore and does whatever to the homebrew launcher but the point is that you DO NOT NEED IT. For me, it completely rendered the appstore useless and made it so none of the apps would download. When you get the wii u file with the launcher and appstore and put the payload inside, you are basically done. DO NOT mess with the launcher or appstore files (don't drag anything from the addons file to the appstore or launcher) because that's what got us into this mess. This fixed my problem and now I can actually use the appstore for its intended purpose, downloading homebrew software. Please tell me if this fixed your issue! I love feedback and if it did fix your issue please comment that it did!

[@forzafan6924]

Any idea why mine is freezing sometimes at the exploit but my other Wiiu loads up just fine everytime

[@Jess.x]

Can it play online with it? And it can only be doing with sd card, not usb? Thank you

[@redroosteralexander]

Been holding off on this for awhile for this exploit. Thanks Jack!

[@ddub1253]

Sweet. I got one last month been just lazy on hacking it

[@S_YN10]

Every other time I tried to hack a Nintendo product it did not go well but this works perfectly, thanks bro.

[@LF5xu]

Now after successfully getting to the homebrew app, I'm jamming to it

[@noswishers8752]

ayyy i didn’t think it would work been tryna home brew my shit for a grip thanks 💯

[@Theglitchedgamer]

please do a video on how to get the homebrew icon on the wii u menu and how to load games in homebrew

[@streetcodes]

Mine goes to the blue screen with snowflake things but doesnt say anything. What should I do?

[@streetcodes]

Reinstalled on a different sd card and its working.

[@bloom7180]

Does your Wii U game pad games work with the console and u can play the games on the tv or no?

[@LoLingVo]

"Click the addons button--" presses left arrow "--And save it to your desktop" xD

[@NeekoLionheartMMA]

Hey Jack! I’m having a pretty big headache right now. My hombres channel (Haxchi, Brain Age) stopped working, so I deleted and went to download Brain Age again, but it will not allow me to download it from the Wii U shop, because I receive an error from still having the ticket on my console. Could you do a tutorial on how to find and delete the correct .tik file for a noob like me? I’d love you!

[@foxfoxfox4866]

@SubscribeToPewdiepie lmao

[@rikbeattie]

Hi Jack, Love your video tutorials but feel like you should do a monster how to on how to install and use each emulator and showcase how a game should look within the file structure for each emulator. For example I am so puzzled by this game I looked at online. Said it was a Loadiine Ready (inject) and looking at the image it shows it as a WiiU version. When downloading the file structure inside is totally different to what I have seen with other Loadiine games which is normally straight forward. I am guessing this may be something to do with the Inject next to Loadiine. Do you have any idea what to do with this type of Iso and if it is something that needs to be run on an emulator or in Loadiine?

[@NandoBoA]

Thanks a lot! For now it have a success rate of 100% :) Very nice those floppy disks on your desk

[@Michael37476]

5:27 "I don't know about you, but I like this updated website more then the older version" -Jack Sorrell 2019

[@vex1683]

Thanks bro you made my wii u useful again!

[@johndalton6535]

Right, I’ve installed Hombrew Launcher to my Wii U using Jack’s method. How do I then add Wii U and Wii Ware games?

[@johndalton6535]

I’m uninstalling Jack Sorrell’s useless Homebrew version and using a far more detailed step-by-step method from Reddit to mod my Wii U. Would recommend other novice users wanting to mod their consoles to not bother with Jack Sorrell’s videos. Won’t miss hearing his irritating voice either.

[@julien-6739]

@@johndalton6535 How do we install free games on wii U after his video ?

[@rigobertoramirez3027]

i really appreciate it. It was quite hard to find this

[@TYGoong]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@jaimetarkkanen3525]

Take a shot every time he says "SD Card"

[@joses902]

@LaurensPLX LOL

[@HUSTLER1346]

Yas sly did bus too drug to c.

[@mafiaz187]

Thanks I’m dead now

[@kelinjohnson7421]

i slerrp my wife and now i feel like fly old sup good night zzzzzz zzzzzzzz

[@joehdah5395]

Great video, easy to follow, and worked perfectly! :D

[@dugdimadome]

Has anyone got this to work by using a external hard drive?? (I know he said only a sd card will work but i dont have one of those)

[@ArmandoGore]

nathan hillier yes but you need a y cable for it to work.

[@youraveragedillon5958]

Yeah external hard drives work the same

[@jesuslara6972]

What size SD Card size is the minimum capacity to use for homebrewing the WiiU

[@rodrigopenna8508]

I used a 2 gb one and it worked

[@emiliopacheco4053]

@Cub In How do you download games? Is there a video somewhere or a link that you can direct me to?

[@carolinawest7001]

usenet services @@emiliopacheco4053

[@Higher_als_die_Polizei_erlaubt]

It works thx man, greetings from Germany

[@rawphoner4496]

weist du wie man mods mit sdcafiine installiert bei dieser homebrew version?

[@Higher_als_die_Polizei_erlaubt]

@@rawphoner4496 nope

[@portgasace4581]

Weist du wie ich die wiiu ausschalte? Ich drücke auf das wii Kontroller auf jede Taste aber funktioniert nicht. Was kann ich tun?

[@russellgroenewoud9199]

I am planning on doing this, but can this also work without WiFi?

[@mohamedyasen2012]

no It must have wifi to access internet explorer there is another paid way for not using internet

[@jsn593]

It’s been a while since I’ve use the Wii U, since I have 5.5.2 (cold boot with haxchi) and use the home brew more often to install custom injected games. Last home brew app on home menu I tried it didn’t load, I think I was on 5.5.1 at the time

[@tylersuchomel4185]

I keep getting a blank Homebrew launcher screen. What am I doing wrong?

[@scrabblepurse]

same here

[@swirlygrapes]

hey, i got this blank screen as well (just a blue screen with bubbles.) i ended up reformatting my SD card and reinstalling the files onto it and now the homebrew app store shows up. however, i get stuck on the loading screen :( :(

[@bluestarzero]

It's about time I subscribe to this HB genius.

[@foxfoxfox4866]

Dumb question but, ur SD card needs to be in your Wii u Everytime u go to the Homebrew launcher or only the first time?

[@Trendlesss]

First time.

[@enoche1974]

Thanks for walking through everything. I was wondering if you(or chat) could recommend the best games to download.

[@Cxrter]

How can I get home brew app icons on my wii you menu

[@adensmigovsky3788]

You just do I guess?

[@fnxn8879]

Does nintendont still work on this version i've tried to install it and its now popping up on my homebrew channel

[@priscillasanders7819]

I followed all instructions but there is no Homebrew channel on either the Wii Menu nor the Wii U menu so how do I go into the Homebrew channel?

[@lil_poob6262]

Can you make a update tutorial on how to homebrew switch on latest firmware plz

[@elkevmeister7765]

Awesome tutorial, will subscribe!

[@andrewdupuis1151]

thanks posting. I finely got anther WII U today because I sold it i was missing it i had last year and mod it

[@thepelicaninthecommentsect6743]

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[@vtownhog]

very straight forward. thanks

[@tim.balsiger]

It was so hard for me to understand you, but thx for the tutorial.

[@Mazza666]

Can we use microSD in adaptor? What microSD do u recommend?

[@joehdah5395]

can you make a tutorial on how to play wii u games off usb drive?

[@jasonvorhees6779]

THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH LIKE SERIOUSLY THIS IS THE BEST MADE HOMEBREWING TUTORIAL I HAVE EVER SEEN

[@molly-vy7li]

;__;

[@Riseagainst105]

Does this version of homebrew let you download and play wii, wii u, and or gamecube games? I'm looking for a modding software that lets me have all those plus emulators

[@artcarts]

No

[@lilzelda7406]

Yes

[@emiliopacheco4053]

@@lilzelda7406 How do you do that? Is there a link or video you can direct me to?

[@lilzelda7406]

Emilio Pacheco for games I download in a wup format then put on you’re sd card then go to you’re home brew channel if you haven’t got wupinstaller install to Homebrew channel then load wup installer then install the game to either nand or usb and that’s it it will install like a legit game on you’re home menu and you don’t have to have Homebrew active to play them once installed as for emulators and that just install to ur Homebrew channel and install them in there

[@emiliopacheco4053]

@@lilzelda7406 Thanks. And is there any precautions/warning I should know about before doing this?

[@MrSQLifeMrQ]

You're an amazing guy!! Thanks so much!!! So easy to do and follow. Much appreciated

[@skiez7430]

you sound like baldi basics

[@hugorodriguez1024]

Lmao no he sounds like darude sandstorm

[@seawed3414]

LMFAO he obviously sounds like the one guy from lego star wars

[@slidesouthentertainment]

How

[@xxthermicxx]

It’s like each word he says is a separate sentence

[@MulletmanSeth]

would it be possible to make a video downloading and using nintendont?

[@e90_arif]

This is awesome! because i just started using my wii u again

[@AntonBagin]

Nice I am first I have already homebrewed my Wii U but still an useful video

[@BlueFoxpokemon]

@@zackbertocchi6239 probably done it incorrectly?

[@BlueFoxpokemon]

@@zackbertocchi6239 you'd have to double check with your files

[@randomcontentgenerator9404]

What does homebrew do?

[@BlueFoxpokemon]

@@randomcontentgenerator9404 Homebrew let's you edit save files import games and emulators and a few other things as well

[@BlueFoxpokemon]

@@yodaoncrack325 ROMs it's on the Homebrew menu fren :>

[@Connor_Baldczus]

Can I still use the files from the last Browser homebrew exploit or do I need to delete them off my SD card and get the ones in the video?

[@JackSorrell]

You don't have to delete them, just copy the new files to your SD card and overwrite the old ones.

[@joehdah5395]

Nintendo systems are so easy to softmod, but anything by microsoft you need to get a modchip

[@kenrickkahn]

Cause Microsoft is a tech company first and a gaming company second while Nintendo is a gaming company first then a tech company second..

[@joehdah5395]

@@kenrickkahn Yeah, but its also because microsoft just has better security

[@weirdtuberjournalism9757]

Can you do a vid on how to dump the wiius nand?

[@waikoah4467]

Can't get past the "Run Homebrew Launcher" just freezes. I've been turning off/on and trying several times. Am I missing something?

[@CarlJohnson-kf4nl]

THANK YOU !!

[@KimJihoAI]

Well Jack, there's 5.5.4 firmware now. Got any ideas for homebrew ?

[@FakYuhGoogel]

So 5.5.4 fixes this exploit?

[@KimJihoAI]

@@FakYuhGoogel I don't have wii u

[@hiperhazz]

it doesnt

[@KimJihoAI]

@@hiperhazz what is ?

[@hiperhazz]

what is what?, I just said this update doesn't fix the exploit

[@lrdrums98]

Streamline. Easy. Thanks so much!

[@matteofo]

Dat callie and marie exploit tho! I love it

[@matteofo]

@@hiperhazz Great choice man!

[@reginaldmiranda7386]

Cheers! Worked flawlessly!🍻 However, I get a different HB App store view - just a blue progress bar and the app store seems different too. For example, I cant see a LOADERS section. Also, pressing HOME doesn't seem to exit to the HBL page.

[@reginaldmiranda7386]

Nevemind - figured out you need to press Select / Start

[@imiss2006]

Wait can you download stuff like Smash for Wii U on the Homebrew app games section?

[@cringiestthingever9317]

No, you'd have to get loadiine and download the games onto the sd card

[@haydisamir2897]

I go to loadiine ..but the screen is black with white circles I dont know how i can download from here

[@twistedlogic7218]

can u make a how to add extra costume slots and extra character slots for smash bros please

[@alex-io9917]

It says me : "FSGetMountSource failed. Please insert a FAT32 formatted sd card". Please help me

[@sEvan11_]

Me too. And I just formatted mine to fat32 before I tried it. Help?

[@NoOne-mn7so]

I got FSOpenFile Failed

[@roswali3n400]

ANYONE FIX THIS ISSUE YET

[@NoOne-mn7so]

i got it to work. i just had to make sure to oveewrite/replace the files coz i did it wrong the first time i guess

[@sEvan11_]

@@roswali3n400 I had to take sd card out and put it back in then try it again. After 4 or 5 times it worked.

[@wolfsblood6280]

My original wii u had so many games on it then my house flooded now i have no choice to hack my new wii u

[@scooterboi8296]

Does anyone know if u only can use a sd card to download games or can i download games thru the honebrew app onto the system memory?

[@vyarzy]

Hi, your tutorial for homebrew helped me a lot. It's working perfectly. The only issue I'm having is... I only have a 2Gb Sd Card so I can't install bigger games. I recently freed a 500Gb Hard drive. Is there a way for me to install games on it? I hope you can help me with this as much as your homebrew tutorial helped me.

[@vyarzy]

@@KineticOvrdr1ve oh thanks, later i will test it

[@infinusa]

so much easier than steelhax for the 3ds... took me like 1½ hours to do steelhax.

[@Rain46092]

U might want to use cfw. It’s much better

[@Claudz76]

Thanks for the guide Jack, I’ve done everything as per your vid. Managed to install a few extra apps. What I’m not seeing though is the home brew app on the wii u home screen. Yours come up after exiting from the mii creation page. I was trying to home brew vwii but I can’t see the app on my home screen.

[@tallicube]

Me too

[@tallicube]

And hitting home doesn’t exit the App Store either

[@und3f1n3d9]

The shortcut on the main menu requires a different tutorial.

[@someburk1527]

Thanks for the video! I was wondering, do the apps you download in Homebrew save to the system itself or the SD card? Wondering if I need a bigger SD card & if you need to leave the SD card in to use it?

[@chloebinnington9819]

how do you download games

[@nickmac902]

any new stuff for getting n64 or snes icons similar to tecoonmoons wii/gcb injector? bin out of the scene awhile

[@joyconboyz1409]

Please make a vid showing how to play wiiu backups on wiiu

[@EnderArchives]

Will it still work using a phone instead of a computer?

[@rustable4165]

Yes

[@getpoked2498]

A bit harder to follow but yeah

[@DeepSpace_Pw]

If I buy Kawashima to install Homebrew Channel, can I use the same account to download it on another Wii U or will I have to buy it again? Or can I copy it in Browser Mode (before installing it permanently) and then install it in Browser Mode on another WiiU? If there is a software to backup internal games and install them (not only to start them). If this could work I will buy it but if I have to buy it again I will use Browser Mode only.

[@conkersuprfan]

still wish that there was a permanent way without paying... but this is still very good,thanks

[@artcarts]

What did you pay for?

[@zinns]

artcarts he might be talking about buying an SD card?

[@conkersuprfan]

no I meant paying for the DS Virtual Console game.

[@nadoatic]

thanks this works perfectly! May i ask for some homebrew app help though? Im not sure how to set up any of the apps, and i tried installing the emulators and stuff, but none of them have appeared on my home screen. if anyone is experienced with homebrew, could you help me out? I would also like to know which store or app specifically i can use to download games for free. Thank you!

[@joehdah5395]

Can you do a how to homebrew nintendo switch video?

[@Metroiddvenom]

What’s better to homebrew? A wii or Wii U?

[@_opoop_]

the wii is easier

[@Tom_Brennan]

If I already have the previous paid method installed, is there a need to uninstall and do it this way?

[@Tom_Brennan]

@AaronSlime Thanks.

[@Yollox]

Thanks a lot! really appreciate this

[@professoraristotlemeans8860]

Got it! Thanks so much!

[@tnbmedia9190]

I bought my Wii u brand new and have never used an SD card in it all these years. I tried this hack last night and my Wii u won't even recognize an SD card. I tried a brand new one SDHC 32 gig without any files, formatted it and put it in without the hack files and I don't see anything when I go to save data to access the new SD card. What am I doing wrong?

[@sonicfan2015]

Use a 2gb sd and make sure that its NOT SDHC

[@StarSunYT]

Is there a homebrew app store for 3ds?

[@Alex_3787]

thanks for the great vid does this make it region free as most of the games i have are usa

[@rocca717]

Alex Hicks Plays I don’t think regions should matter on a hacked version