Wii U
Wii U
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This game has unused graphics.The Wii U is Nintendo's third disc-based home console. Its main gimmick over its predecessor was its reliance on the GamePad, a large tablet controller which added touch screen functionality to games and could also function as a main screen in the absence of a TV. Despite a generally solid first-party library, it suffered from a severe lack of third-party support.
Additionally, Nintendo couldn't reduce the price due to high production costs, the GamePad was considered too bulky/redundant/confusing by most third-party developers, and customers were thrown off by the all-too-similar name to its predecessor. Unsurprisingly, it got discontinued after four years of support and the Switch very quickly came in its place.
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Contents
1 Unused Boot Screens
1.1 DUMMY
1.2 Wii U-Wii U System Transfer
2 Early App Icons
3 Hidden Screenshots
4 DS Virtual Console Development Text
5 Build Dates and Other Text
5.1 Home Menu
5.2 System Settings
6 Revision Differences
Unused Boot Screens
DUMMY
Found within the folder /storage_mlc/sys/title/00050010/10066000/meta are some dummy boot screen images in standard TGA format. The title it belongs to is identified as simply "ecop". The dummy icon is also used in discs' update partitions.
"drc" is the internal name for the GamePad.
Wii U-Wii U System Transfer
The system transfer file has a few graphics left in its "meta" folder, instead of some placeholders. This suggests that originally the transfer tool was going to be an app rather than a mode in the system settings. The splash boot screen for the DRC and TV are the same, just different sizes.
Early App Icons
These are all early versions of the icon graphics used for the default apps in the Wii U. They are located in a file called OfficialAppIcon.szs, which is found in a couple of directories, with one exception.
Something you'll notice with the early icons (counting out the ones with 仮's) is that they sport a darker version of the spotted background used in the final icons.
| Early Icon | Used Icon | Software's Name | Texture's Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Information(used for notifications) | AppIconInformation | Just a darker version of the info icon. Has the same name as the used one too. |
 |  | Health and Safety Information | AppIconBaristaSafe | Although the color is different and the exclamation point is off point, the name is interesting. "Barista" is a person that prepares espresso-based beverages, like coffee. References like this are very common in the Wii U, given its codename. |
 |  | Parental Controls | AppIconPcl | Obvious color and shading difference. |
 |  | Wii Karaoke U | AppIconOrchestra | Wii Karaoke U is a default app in Japanese Wii U's. Compared to the final icon, the early version is pretty lacking. (仮) is (Temporary). |
 |  | Daily Log | AppIconPly | Some shading that isn't in the used one, with a darker color. |
 |  | Mii Maker | AppIconSugar | Very drastic design change. The early icon is actually similar to the one used on the 3DS, except it would've been in glorious HD. |
 |  | Wii U Chat | AppIconDoors | Very early design for Wii U Chat's icon. The picture on the earlier one is actually a door, as that is what Wii U Chat's codename is: doors. |
 |  | System Settings | AppIconSet | Obvious color change as well as size difference. |
 |  | System Menu | iconTex.tga | This is the only one that is not found in OfficialAppIcon.szs. Instead, it is found in both /10010109 and /1001010a which is the Home Menu. The logos are practically identical minus a few small touch ups. The two key differences is that the early remnant is positioned differently and has a trademark symbol, while the final does not. |
Hidden Screenshots
Hidden inside 00050010/10040100/content/Us/Model/AccountTvCap_Us/gsys.bfres are two early screenshots of the Wii U.
| Text |
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| 本体に新しいユーザーを追加します |
| Translation |
| Added new user to this unit. |
An early screenshot of the account creator, named acsCreate_sys1_001A0. It is copied with different language tags at the end for each supported language, as if it were "translated".
A screenshot of a very early build of the System Settings app. It even uses the prototype Gamepad design! The name of the graphic is update.
The text translates as...
| Text | Translation |
|---|---|
| ここにボタンの名前を入る | Insert the button's name here |
| トップ メニュー | Top Menu |
| 全項目 | All Items |
| (日)付と時刻 | Date and Time |
| テレビ画面 | TV Screens |
| テレビサウンド | TV Sound |
| Wii Uコントローラ | Wii U Controller |
| Wiiリモコンセンサー(バー) | Wii Remote Sensor Bar |
| やめる | Quit |
DS Virtual Console Development Text
Welcome to Hachihachi !
Choose your ROM with the Wii U GamePad:
Unable to delete FS client for the SD card!
Unable to add FS client for the SD card!
Unable to mount the SD card!
- B to exit to parent directory
- A to enter a directory or launch a ROM
C:DevMercurialhanafudahachihachi-packaginghachihachisourcehostrom_selector.cpp
It seems the developers behind the Nintendo DS Virtual Console had the ability to switch ROMs on the fly. "Hachihachi" seems to be the internal name of the emulator itself.
Build Dates and Other Text
Home Menu
There's the revision number present in Common/System/revision.txt. It's the same for every region.
| v0 | v24 | v35 | v72 |
|---|---|---|---|
19194 | 23164 | 23271 | 25520 |
| v84 | v153 | v169 | v180 |
25520 | 34999 | 37525 | 38945 |
There's a timestamp present in Common/System/timeStampV.txt or Common/System/timeStamp.txt. Again, it's the same for each region.
| v0 | v24 | v35 | v72 |
|---|---|---|---|
2012/08/23 | 2012/11/05 | 2012/11/21 | 2013/04/11 |
| v84 | v153 | v169 | v180 |
2013/04/11 | 2014/05/08 | 2014/09/05 | 2015/04/27 |
System Settings
There's the revision number present in Common/System/revision.txt. It's the same for every region.
| v0 | v24 | v35 | v72 | v84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
19210 | 23159 | 23271 | 25519 | 26478 |
| v137 | v153 | v164 | v178 | |
34999 | 37525 | 37897 | 38928 |
There's a timestamp present in Common/System/timeStampV.txt or Common/System/timeStamp.txt. Again, it's the same for each region.
| v0 | v24 | v35 | v72 | v84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012/08/23 | 2012/11/05 | 2012/11/21 | 2013/04/10 | 2013/06/21 |
| v137 | v153 | v164 | v178 | |
2014/05/08 | 2014/09/05 | 2014/10/22 | 2015/04/17 |
Revision Differences
| To do: There are more drastic changes. This video, for example, shows a very different menu at 0:24 |
The Nintendo TVii option was removed on August 11, 2015 following the discontinuation of the service. The application itself wasn't actually removed however, and can still be opened through the quick start menu, although it gives a network error message after loading.
In an earlier version of the menu (although in which version it was changed is currently unknown), the menu design was completely different from the current one, with icons in different positions and an overall different menu design.
An incomplete (missing button at bottom) picture of the Wii U's older Home Menu design.
| BIOS/Firmware ROMs | |
|---|---|
| Nintendo | |
| Consoles | Famicom Disk System • FamicomBox • GameCube • Wii • Wii U • Nintendo Switch |
| Handhelds | Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance • Nintendo DS • Nintendo 3DS |
| Official Accessories | Super Disc • Super Game Boy • BS-X • Game Boy Camera • GB Memory • 64DD • e-Reader |
| Unofficial Accessories | StudyBox • Game Genie (Game Boy) • Pro Action Replay (NES) • Game Genie (SNES) • Pro Action Replay (SNES) (MK2 • MK3) • Action Replay (GameCube) • GameShark (N64) • GB Hunter • Tri-Star • XBAND (SNES) • Action Replay DS (DSi) |
| Arcade Systems | Triforce |
| Sega | |
| Consoles | Genesis • Sega CD • 32X • Sega Saturn • Dreamcast |
| Accessories | Sega Graphic Board v2.0 • Game Genie (Genesis) • Sega Channel (Prototypes) • Visual Memory Unit |
| Arcade Systems | Sega Titan Video • Sega Hikaru • Triforce |
| SNK | |
| Consoles | Neo Geo • Neo Geo CD |
| Arcade Systems | Neo Geo |
| Sony | |
| Consoles | PlayStation • PlayStation 2 • PlayStation 3 |
| Handhelds | PlayStation Portable |
| Others | |
| 3DO | 3DO |
| Bit Corporation | Gamate |
| Brezzasoft | Brezzasoft Crystal System |
| Commodore | Amiga CD32 |
| GamePark | GP32 |
| JungleTac/KenSingTon | Vii |
| Konami | Bubble System |
| LeapFrog | Leapster • LeapFrog Epic |
| Microsoft | Xbox |
| Nabi | Nabi SE |
| Namco | NA-1/NA-2 • Triforce |
| NEC | TurboGrafx-CD • United Amusements PC Engine |
| Philips | CD-i |
| TimeTop | GameKing |
| VTech | V.Smile |
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