
- #HOW TO HOMEBREW WII U 5.5.3 HOW TO#
- #HOW TO HOMEBREW WII U 5.5.3 UPDATE#
- #HOW TO HOMEBREW WII U 5.5.3 DOWNLOAD#
#HOW TO HOMEBREW WII U 5.5.3 DOWNLOAD#
Once you have blocked the following hostnames on your router if you try visit one of the above addresses on your computer's web browser after blocking the addresses you should see an error stating the site can't be accessed as the connection timed out, on Google Chrome it looks like this:Īll you need to do is download the Wii U Homebrew Starter Pack v3 I have put together and unzip this to your Wii U's SD card, which you have previously formatted to FAT32: If you can block websites or hostnames on your router you need to block the following: Look for something like access restrictions, this is where it becomes hard to give a one solution fits all answer as home networks can be setup in many different ways using many 1000's of different routers which all have different configuration options. To block updates on your home router is where some basic knowledge of networking and your home network setup would be a great benefit, you should be able to do this somewhere on your routers configuration page if you have a good router. This is the easiest solution for people who have limited networking knowledge, follow this tutorial: Block Nintendo Wii U Updates Easily With Alternate DNS Server then come back here and progress with this tutorial.īetter Way, however harder depending on your still level / equipment - Blocking updates on your own router:
#HOW TO HOMEBREW WII U 5.5.3 UPDATE#
This is really important!! You must do this step and block your Wii U from updating, their is an easy way for if your home router is unable to block websites, however if your home router can block websites i'd suggest blocking access to Nintendo's update servers on your home router instead so you are not relying on anyone else to do so.Įasy Way - Blocking updates with TubeHax:
#HOW TO HOMEBREW WII U 5.5.3 HOW TO#
If your unsure how to format a large SD card to Fat 32, follow this tutorial: Format SD Card to FAT32 on Windows 7,8 or 10 ģ. It's presumed you already have a Wii U that is exploitable if your following this tutorial, at present all Wii U's can be hacked up to firmware 5.5.4 which is the latest firmware version.Ģ.

This is very easy to setup once you know how, you essentially need to copy some files to the SD card inside your Wii U, then visit a webpage that will exploit the Wii U for you via the web browser. Alternatively, go to System Settings > System Update.It's now possible hack the Wii U and setup a homebrew channel which is capable of loading Wii U homebrew applications and games from the SD card. Should you want to update, your Wii U will probably be able download the update automatically while in standby mode. But for most people, 5.5.3 was the last “relevant” update, and that was in 2018, almost 3 years ago.

Apparently released specifically to Europe, it was released for GDPR compliance in 2019.

Technically, the previous firmware was 5.5.4.

Nintendo have just pushed update 5.5.5 to the Wii U (yes, you read that correctly), almost 3 years after they had last updated the console firmware.įirmware 5.5.5 Brings “stability” according to the official changelog, and we can only wonder at this point what kind of stability is required for this console.
