Xpl0itU/WiiUDownloader
Cross-platform Wii U NUS downloader for Windows, macOS & Linux. No title keys needed. Alternative to Wii U USB Helper.
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Where it stands
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5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 44 days ago, with 5 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 33% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a cross-platform GUI tool to browse, download, and decrypt Wii U games and content directly from Nintendo's servers.
- Eliminates the need for title keys and supports multiple regions, offering a user-friendly alternative to Wii U USB Helper.
- Use for downloading and managing Wii U game backups on Windows, macOS, or Linux without complex setup.
- Use for decrypting downloaded Wii U content to prepare files for use on a physical Wii U console.
- Use for filtering and batch downloading specific Wii U titles, updates, DLC, or demos by region or title ID.
Should you depend on it?
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License
GPL 3.0
Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.
Community files
- README: present
Watch-outs
- GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.
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From the README
WiiUDownloader is a Golang program that allows you to download Wii U games from Nintendo's servers. It provides a user-friendly GUI built using GTK to browse and download Wii U titles directly to your local storage. Additionally, it supports decryption of downloaded contents for use on your Wii U console.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+260 stars over 81 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +4 on Sep 1.
Forks
78+10
Open issues
3-6
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| Xpl0itU/WiiUDownloader | 2.3K | — | 27 | 44 days ago |
| Category median | 56.0K | +2.3K | 29 | — |
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