Loadiine Wii U backup loader being ported to older firmwares

The popular Loadiine rom loader for the Wii U is being backported to older firmwares.

Initially released for Wii U firmware 5.3.2, Loadiine has now been ported by the GBATemp community to firmwares 4.1.0, 5.0.0, and 5.1.0 by different developers.

Developer ptileray has a 4.1.0/5.0.0 compatible port of Loadiine going on here. Another port, compatible with 5.0.0 and 5.1.0 is driven by NotKit and can be foundhere.

• Related: How to Compile Loadiine for Wii U on Windows

Depending on the port you use, Loadiine is now compatible with all these firmwares. In order to run Loadiine, you’ll need:

• Wii U FW 4.1.0/5.0.0/5.1.0/5.3.2
• SD(HC) Card
• (Optional) Super Smash Bros for Wii U (Disc or EShop version) – optional but may be needed for some games

You can find a list of compatible Loadiine roms on GBATemp.

Help, I’m on a different firmware, what do I do?

If you’re on a firmware below 5.3.2, one option is to update to firmware 5.3.2 via a Disc. Yoshi’s Woolly world, Mario Party 10, and Splatoon are known to ship with firmware 3.5.2.

If your Wii U is above firmware 5.3.2, there’s not much you can do at this point. Hopefully the upcoming Wii U 5.5.0 exploit from Hykem will unblock you soon