Wii U launch directly to Wii menu

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The latest Wii U firmware lets you boot directly to Wii mode. You are supposed to hold B during the boot screen. When I do this it says "going to Wii menu", then fades out and shows a logo with "Wii U Menu", then the user selection screen.

Am I doing something wrong? Has anybody else gotten this to work? Ice tried holding for various lengths of time, and nothing seems to help…

Best Answer

It does work, but is tricky because the wiimote needs to connect to the Wii U too.

  1. Turn on the Wii U.
  2. As soon as the Wii U logo shows, Press and hold B on the wiimote.
  3. If the lights on the wiimote stop blinking, Press and hold B again.
  4. If done successfully, you will hear a chime.

This will bring you to the user selection menu, which will have a line stating

(Wii menu will open.)

After you have selected your user, the Wii menu will open.

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