Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to The Ultimate USB Loader GX guide for 2025! In this video, I'll walk you through the easy setup process for USB Loader GX, unlocking its full potential for an enhanced gaming experience on your Nintendo Wii. Doing so will allow you to play not only your Wii and GameCube backups but also all your other retro systems as well, pretty much turning the Wii into an emulation station (using WAD's but i like Wiiflow better lol!). So check it out!
#Wiihomebrew #usbloadergx
Need to know how to install individual emulators? : youtube.com/watch?v=yk3HmB1yEbI&t=1388s
Do you need to install CIOS? : youtube.com/watch?v=MSA1JDBQE2U&t=3s
Check out my other Wii Tutorials! : youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp5RyVd12Cdt-hJWdkcuHNw3HDQY8v8no&si=NdqQTggHLRTWnSWP
Feel free to join the Discord! : discord.com/invite/xMedkhP3m8
**TIME STAMPS**
0:00 - Intro/What are we doing?
1:27 - Downloads
4:26 - FAT32 Format USB device
5:08 - SD Setup
8:42 - Adding Wii games to SD
8:57 - Convert Wii .RVZ games to .WBFS
11:03 - Adding Wii games to HDD
12:10 - Adding GC games to HDD/SD
13:11 - Adding the .XML file
13:54 - Installing WADS
15:20 - How to play from SD
15:50 - Installing physical media
16:16 - Adding cover art
17:12 - Changing theme and music
17:56 - Adding categories
**GAMECUBE GAMES**
To play GameCube games, extract the Nintendont folder and drag the "apps" and "controllers" folder onto the root of your SD card
oscwii.org/library/app/Nintendont
**LINKS**
Need an SD card? : amzn.to/4n2Mx8w
Need an HDD? : amzn.to/4mKhrmu
Fat 32 Format : ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
Hamster Audio tool : hamster-free-audio-converter.en.softonic.com/download
usbloaderGX : github.com/wiidev/usbloadergx/releases/tag/v3.0-r1281
usbloaderGX WAD : sourceforge.net/projects/usbloadergx/files/Releases/Forwarders
YAWM : github.com/modmii/YAWM-ModMii-Edition/releases/tag/1.0.1
WiibackupManager : archive.org/download/wii-backup-manager-build-78_202107
Dolphin Emu : dolphin-emu.org
GameCube Backup Manager : github.com/AxionDrak/GameCube-Backup-Manager/releases
SynthWiive theme : youtube.com/watch?v=g0LFZsFutz4
Other themes :gbatemp.net/threads/dark-wii-usb-loader-gx-themes.584493
Custom Emulator icons : drive.google.com/file/d/1FPyMTXntdmukXKDV2Qrf1ievWR8mj0nu/view
Extra Wads : mediafire.com/folder/kup4smqh4aw45/RunningSnakes_Forwarders
Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.
I am an Amazon Affiliate. I may earn a small commission on purchases using my product links.
Welcome to The Ultimate USB Loader GX guide for 2025! In this video, I'll walk you through the easy setup process for USB Loader GX, unlocking its full potential for an enhanced gaming experience on your Nintendo Wii. Doing so will allow you to play not only your Wii and GameCube backups but also all your other retro systems as well, pretty much turning the Wii into an emulation station (using WAD's but i like Wiiflow better lol!). So check it out!
#Wiihomebrew #usbloadergx
Need to know how to install individual emulators? : youtube.com/watch?v=yk3HmB1yEbI&t=1388s
Do you need to install CIOS? : youtube.com/watch?v=MSA1JDBQE2U&t=3s
Check out my other Wii Tutorials! : youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp5RyVd12Cdt-hJWdkcuHNw3HDQY8v8no&si=NdqQTggHLRTWnSWP
Feel free to join the Discord! : discord.com/invite/xMedkhP3m8
**TIME STAMPS**
0:00 - Intro/What are we doing?
1:27 - Downloads
4:26 - FAT32 Format USB device
5:08 - SD Setup
8:42 - Adding Wii games to SD
8:57 - Convert Wii .RVZ games to .WBFS
11:03 - Adding Wii games to HDD
12:10 - Adding GC games to HDD/SD
13:11 - Adding the .XML file
13:54 - Installing WADS
15:20 - How to play from SD
15:50 - Installing physical media
16:16 - Adding cover art
17:12 - Changing theme and music
17:56 - Adding categories
**GAMECUBE GAMES**
To play GameCube games, extract the Nintendont folder and drag the "apps" and "controllers" folder onto the root of your SD card
oscwii.org/library/app/Nintendont
**LINKS**
Need an SD card? : amzn.to/4n2Mx8w
Need an HDD? : amzn.to/4mKhrmu
Fat 32 Format : ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
Hamster Audio tool : hamster-free-audio-converter.en.softonic.com/download
usbloaderGX : github.com/wiidev/usbloadergx/releases/tag/v3.0-r1281
usbloaderGX WAD : sourceforge.net/projects/usbloadergx/files/Releases/Forwarders
YAWM : github.com/modmii/YAWM-ModMii-Edition/releases/tag/1.0.1
WiibackupManager : archive.org/download/wii-backup-manager-build-78_202107
Dolphin Emu : dolphin-emu.org
GameCube Backup Manager : github.com/AxionDrak/GameCube-Backup-Manager/releases
SynthWiive theme : youtube.com/watch?v=g0LFZsFutz4
Other themes :gbatemp.net/threads/dark-wii-usb-loader-gx-themes.584493
Custom Emulator icons : drive.google.com/file/d/1FPyMTXntdmukXKDV2Qrf1ievWR8mj0nu/view
Extra Wads : mediafire.com/folder/kup4smqh4aw45/RunningSnakes_Forwarders
Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.
I am an Amazon Affiliate. I may earn a small commission on purchases using my product links.
