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  1. WUP Installer Files (install folder structure): A folder containing .app, .h3, .cert, .tik, and .tmd files. These are meant to be placed on an SD card and installed directly to a hacked Wii U’s internal or USB storage via homebrew like WUP Installer GX2.
  2. WUD/WUX Images (game.wud or game.wux): A full, 1:1 dump of a Wii U optical disc. A WUD file is raw and huge (roughly 25GB). A WUX file is a losslessly compressed version of a WUD, invented by the Cemu emulation community to save space.
  3. Loadiine Ready Files: An older, unpacked format used by the Loadiine exploit, consisting of code, content, and meta folders.

To manage and install these ROMs, the community standardized several key tools:

If you were modding a Wii U in 2021, using WUP packages was the only sensible way to play. It offered the speed of a digital download, the reliability of a disc install, and access to a library that, at the time, was rapidly disappearing from store shelves.

Game Files: Create a folder named install at the root of your SD card (SD:/install/).

3. ROMs and Legal Status in 2021

A “ROM” (Read-Only Memory) is a digital copy of a game. For Wii U, WUP-format installable backups function as ROMs.

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