Cemu - Wii U emulator

aceloop · Oct 13, 2015

I present to you Cemu. World's first Wii U emulator capable of running and rendering commercial games!

Quick facts:

Can run encrypted Wii U images (WUD) and RPX/RPL files
Internal resolution is 1920x1080 (if supported by game)
For controller input see : https://github.com/Exzap/Cemu
Contains basically no optimizations. Expect slow framerates and long load times.
Windows x64 only (other platforms may be supported later)
Requires OpenGL 3.3
- Tested on NVIDIA: Runs fine on most recent driver
- Tested on Intel: Garbled output but runs if OpenGL version is supported
- Untested on AMD

Download:
https://github.com/Exzap/Cemu/releases

FAQ:
Can the controller be configured?
Not yet, it's locked to using the GamePad via keyboard. Proper controller support will come in a future release.

Can I run extracted games?
No, when launching a Wii U executable directly (.rpx) no external files are supported. If you want to run a game, it needs to be in raw dump format (WUD or ISO).

Is there supposed to be sound?
No, audio is not yet supported.

What's next?
The current plan is to release new updates at least every two weeks. A more detailed roadmap is in the works.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-cemu-wii-u-emulator.399524/

DAMN! its all kicking off.

-StrikE- · Oct 13, 2015

That is impressive.... Hope he can keep up the awesome work XD.

Dizzee · Oct 13, 2015

There's another one that only supports Windows 10.

https://github.com/exjam/wiiu-emu

shinra358 · Oct 13, 2015

gnna be a nightmare dumping dlc and games. they also need to come out with 3-4tb 9.5mm hdds QUICK.

aceloop · Oct 13, 2015

3-4tb?

im sure the only good Wii U _game_ will fit on a 32gb microsd......

j/k

snickothemule · Oct 13, 2015

Bayonetta's glorious bootatis coming to PC.

What a time to be alive.

Kaizen · Oct 13, 2015

Xenoblade 2 in 4k, my pantsu are ready

Azary1977 · Oct 13, 2015

Nice! We have 2 emulator for Nintendo Wii U right now! I hope will works soon!

EDIT:- Someone made video for Wii U here!

Black Zero · Oct 14, 2015

I remember seeing similar videos 2006 on YouTube of Wind Waker being emulated on Dolphin 1.03 on Windows XP x64, now 9 years later Dolphin is awesome and can play almost anything satisfyingly.

Maybe in 9 years Cemu and the rest is as good shape as Dolphin is today.

Lasnap · Oct 14, 2015

No one has scrubbed Xenoblade Chronicles X(J) yet?

Dang Super Smash Bros. is the second largest game on that list. I am betting Xenoblade will be the largest.

Yeloazndevil · Oct 14, 2015

jp version of xenoblade x is 22GB its why the english version will be english dub only

xZabuzax · Oct 14, 2015

This emulator came out of nowhere and it can already play commercial games, this was unexpected.

The slow FPS is understandable, this is a first release and it does not have any optimization yet but I'm amazed this emulator is already this advanced.

IvicaMarkovic · Oct 14, 2015

Damn, I thought that this was a fake. Man, I'm glad I was wrong.

cyclonmaster · Oct 14, 2015

Greate news. Something new to test.
How about Dolphin, is there any Wii U emulation in progress in Dolphin? It's been a while.

shinra358 · Oct 14, 2015

HOTPLUGGING/AFTERPLUGGING for all devices! Please don't start the trends of lazy devs like Squall and Dolphin

(*bring it* >

)
I hope it progresses as fast as ppsspp did.

@Yelo: I may can make it. Afterall, I only want to collect 22 games so far. Glad they still have scrub sizes. Wish this was true for sony.

Butz_san · Oct 15, 2015

Omg, this is unexpected .I love to be alive to see this moment

. I'll wait for the linux release

Azary1977 · Oct 25, 2015

Version 1.01 is out now!!! Some games was playable! Visit GBATemp website for information.
Visit here for download! Enjoy Wii U games!

http://cemu.info/releases

Notice:- This emulator can't run on AMD graphics, because of black screen. It will fixed on future release!

To any staffs:- Please make category for Wii U Emulator because some games was running perfectly!!!

psicomaniaco · Oct 27, 2015

Amazing! A working Wii-U emulator seems like a dream coming true!

Too bad I have an AMD card, but I can wait.

MT · Oct 30, 2015

Are you kidding me? This thing really exists? Holy crap

Butz_san · Oct 31, 2015

Some games are starting to go ingame, I saw pict

It's real

, I tried myself and it's really slow but it works

kenmasters1983 · Oct 30, 2015

This may save the failing wii u

xsardas · Nov 1, 2015

Yeap! It works for me too!

niiiiiiiiice · Nov 2, 2015

Definitely wasn't expecting this one and how advanced it is. I most certainly respect and admire the drive these emulator authors have.

Azary1977 · Nov 8, 2015

Cemu version 1.0.2 is now released!

http://cemu.info/

Look likes AMD GPU was still black screen right now. I hope will fixed soon!

-StrikE- · Nov 8, 2015

Good thing i got an nvidia card now, i need to test this XD.

Azary1977 · Nov 20, 2015

Cemu version 1.1.0 is now released!

Again... AMD graphics is not working yet....

I hope will works on near future.

IvicaMarkovic · Dec 14, 2015

Cemu 1.1.2b. Now AMD GPUs are working. And even better than nVidia. Mario kart 8 is playable

but some games have regression.

fivefeet8 · Dec 14, 2015

The video is running at 5x speed. The game is actually running 5x slower so about 12 FPS out of 60 FPS. I'm not sure that is very playable, but great progress none-the-less.

snickothemule · Dec 14, 2015

holy ****

-StrikE- · Dec 14, 2015

Damn, this reminds me of ppsspp, considering how fast it grows.

@ruantec · Dec 14, 2015

Impressive!

Cemu - Wii U emulator

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