Moonlight Wii U

Moonlight Wii U
General
Author	GaryOderNichts
Type	Other Apps
Version	1.6
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2024/02/21
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Moonlight Wii U is a port of Moonlight Embedded, which is an open-source client for Sunshine and NVIDIA's GameStream utilized by the NVIDIA Shield.

Moonlight Wii U enables the streaming of your complete game collection from your powerful Windows desktop to your Wii U.

User guide

Quick Start

Note: A Wii U LAN Adapter is recommended.

• Obtain the latest version from the releases page and extract it to the root of your SD Card.
• Input the IP of your Sunshine/GFE server in the moonlight.conf file located at sd:/wiiu/apps/moonlight.
• Ensure your Sunshine/GFE server and Wii U are on the same network.
• If using GFE, turn on Shield Streaming in the GFE settings.
• Pair Moonlight Wii U with the server.
• Confirm the pairing on your PC.
• Connect to the GFE Server with Moonlight Wii U.

Configuration

• You can configure all of the documented settings in the moonlight.conf file located at sd:/wiiu/apps/moonlight.
• Note that a lot of option are commented out by default, remove the # in the beginning to edit them.

Supported controllers

• Gamepad (can be disabled with the disable_gamepad option).
• Up to 4 Wii U Pro Controllers and Wii Classic Controllers (Pro). Gamepad needs to be disabled to use the 4th controller.

Media

GTA 5 Wii U port demo (april fools) (GaryOderNichts)

How to Play PC Games on Wii U (Nvidia/Moonlight Streaming) (GameInCanada)

Known issues

Troubleshooting.

Project's issue page.

Changelog

v1.6 2024/02/21

• Major performance and networking improvements.
• Fixed a bug where the app would freeze after repeatedly dropping the connection.
• Switched to a modified libgamestream by @mariotaku.
• Updated moonlight-common-c.
• Minor QoL improvements and other bug fixes.
• Updated icons (Thanks @Ingunar)

v1.5 2022/10/13

• Integrated latest moonlight-embedded changes and updated moonlight-common-c.

v1.4 2022/07/13

• Added a absolute_positioning option to the configuration.
• Fixed connecting multiple controllers.
• Updated all dependencies.
• Several performance improvements.

v1.3 2022/02/06

• Use the GamePad touchscreen for mouse emulation (Thanks @aaronjamt).
• Allow the home button to be used as an input (Thanks @aaronjamt).

(To exit streaming, hold the home button for 3 seconds).

• Added an autostream option to automatically start the stream on app startup.
• General app and user interface improvements:
  • Better looking font system using the Wii Us system font.
  • Errors while streaming are now displayed properly.
  • The app no longer needs to be exited on errors.
  • Moonlight-wiiu can now be injected into a channel.
  • ...
• Minor performance improvements.
• Merged all changes from moonlight-embedded.
• Updated all libraries.
• Added an icon and meta.xml (Thanks @Ploggy).

v1.2 2021/07/18

• Some bug fixes regarding pairing and streaming on newer GFE and sunshine versions.
• The newer versions should be fully supported now.
• Updated moonlight-common-c.
• Small performance increase.

v1.1 2021/04/13

• Updated moonlight-common-c, now supports GFE 3.22.
• Added a swap_buttons option to the config to swap the A, B and X, Y buttons, to match the XBOX.
• Controller layout.

Credits

Special thanks to agilly1989, rw and QuarkTheAwesome.

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/moonlight-wiiu
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/moonlight-wii-u.585995/