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While the Nintendo Switch currently holds the spotlight when it comes to Nintendo consoles, the Wii U is still being held dearly by many as an emulation and homebrew machine, more so due to its unique dual screen feature.

One of the most prominent Wii U scene homebrew developers, @GaryOderNichts, has worked on a brand new exploit for the Nintendo Wii U, which is based on modifying a connection's DNS to launch a payload into the Wii U. The steps to get this new exploit up and running is quite easy to achieve, and here's the exact instructions by released by Gary:

Instructions

• Place all files required for booting into your homebrew environment on your SD Card (for example from aroma.foryour.cafe).
• Place a RPX you want to boot on the root of your SD Card and rename it to launch.rpx (for example PayloadFromRPX).
• On your Wii U head over to System Settings -> Internet -> Connect to the Internet and setup a new connection (Recommended!).
• Go to (X) Connection List and select your newly created connection.
• Select Change Settings -> DNS -> Do not auto-obtain.
• Enter 85.215.57.182 as the Primary DNS and select Confirm.
• Press (B) Back and select Connection Test.

This new method opens up yet another entry for the console (and it's never too much when it comes to console exploits nowadays).
Those interested, can also check out the GitHub repository for the exploit, and for the technical savvy people, Gary wrote an in-depth technical write up for the DNS exploit.

DNSpresso release thread
DNSpresso GitHub repository

 

[tech3475]

Taking bets on whether a new Wii U stability update is released soon.

 

[raphamotta]

Wii U hack scene is active then ever!

 

[FanNintendo]

I still have HAXX payload it still working last week when i accidently deleted some apps homebrew launch thanks to HAXX for backup and i fixed my card with haxchi channel. i have cold boot haxchi. Everything is working normal again

 

[Jayro]

Very clever name, I dig it.

Post automatically merged: Oct 28, 2023

Taking bets on whether a new Wii U stability update is released soon.

Unless it's regarding YouTube or Netflix due to licensing, I doubt it.

 

[linuxares]

Very clever name, I dig it.

I love his reason for it.

Presenting: DNSpresso​

Since everything on the Wii U needs to be coffee related this implementation is called DNSpresso

 

[PopcornSweetie]

Noice, it is never bad to have extra entrypoints! (especially with those big n ninjis lurking around the web)

 

[Mike_77712]

Love it. Wii U bros are eating good tonight

 

[SylverReZ]

Taking bets on whether a new Wii U stability update is released soon.

I highly doubt it, though.

 

[DragonMals]

This is wonderful news from the WiiU scene! Makes me proud to see accomplishments like this happen. Making better ways for unmodded players to jump into modded territory.

 

[Larsenv]

Love it. Wii U bros are eating good tonight

What they eating?

 

[SylverReZ]

-snip-​

Well done to the modding scene.

 

[FanNintendo]

Wii U needs N64 emulator and hope to see much more in future. it look struggle and going slow as it get better on Wii U!

 

[NinStar]

What they eating?

hynix chips for the lunch

 

[Wolfy]

I do miss the nostalgia of seeing new exploits on the front page every once in a while for Wii U/3DS so this is welcomed quite so. Glad people still put in the work to try all methods of gaining access to the console's admin powers

 

[HarveyHouston]

What they eating?

...For anyone wondering, yes this was a REAL thing. Never got to try it, but I hear it was actually quite tasty.

 

[Spidey_BR]

Had an WiiU back in the day, only modded it for BotW because it leaked before the release date. Ever since I'm struggling between emulating Wii and Wii U games or buying an used Wii U. Got a Wiimote and sensor bar even, but emulators don't play nice with them, keep disconnecting.

Perhaps this is a sign that I should give it another try. Time to look for cheap Wii Us on eBay.

 

[brass78]

What they eating?

good

 

[Fusion]

Gary huh?! At this rate Nintendo is going to ban every Gary from touching their systems

 

[AndorfRequissa]

...For anyone wondering, yes this was a REAL thing. Never got to try it, but I hear it was actually quite tasty.

my mom bought me a box once as a kid.i remember it was okay but not as good as name brand and like the knockoff brands of cerael. i still got the box somewhere in my storage