HomeIf you were hoping your Nintendo Wii U would double as a DVD player in your living room, you're out of luck. According to Kotaku, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata confirmed that the Wii U will only play Nintendo's proprietary 25 GB game discs, even though they are the same size as DVD discs. Actually, we still have alternative solution to play DVDs on Wii U via USB port, although Wii U does not support to playback the DVD discs directly. In this article, we will introduce this easy way to watch DVD movies on Wii U.
How to Play DVD Disc on Wii U?
What You Need:
Pavtube DVDAid for Windows / Macis a professional DVD Converter for Wii U. DVDs are popular for the excellent images quality, but every time we convert a DVD video, the quality will be damaged. Don't worry, Pavtube DVDAid integrates a strong algorithm, so you can rip DVD discs to 4K or 1080p videos without quality loss. Then you can enjoy the perfect sound and picture quality of DVD files on Wii U. Moreover, Pavtube DVDAid permits users to adjust some video and audio parameters before transformation.
Besides Wii U, the program also enables you to output DVD to other game consoles such as PS4/PS4 Pro, Xbox One/Xbox One X specially optimized file formats for better playback. And the workflow to rip DVD discs to Wii U is as simple as ABC.
Follow the step-by-step guide below to get your Wii U to play DVD movies.
Step 1. Load DVD Disc
Launch this DVD to Wii U converter on Windows or Mac, and click "File">"Load from disc" to import DVD movie.
Step 2: Output Wii U preset profile format
Choose the format that Wii U readable in the list of Format. Since Wii U has the same format compatibility with Wii, here, you can output Wii preset profile format "Wii" > "Wii MOV Video(*.mov)" or "Wii AVI(*avi)".
Tips: If you want to convert DVD to Wii U with multiple audio tracks/subtitles and chapter markers preserved, Pavtube ByteCopy for Windows/Mac will be a good choice. Run Pavtube ByteCopy and click the format bar to follow "Multi-track Video". There are 4 kinds of multi-track formats for you, choose the most suitable for your device.
Step 4: Click "Browse" button behind Format bar to pick a destination folder to store the output movie files.
Step 5: Once you press the big red "Convert" button, Pavtube DVDAid will start ripping and save the output files in the folder you set.
After the conversion, you can click Open output folder to pop out the output directory with the converted files. To watch local video on Wii U, the best way is copy movie files to your USB drive or external hard drive. Please keep reading.
How do I hook up my USB Device to my Wii U?
Once you've got hold of your USB drive, it's a simple process connecting it to your Wii U. First though, if you're going to be using a USB drive you already owned, make sure you back-up everything you need off of it before you begin. You'll need to format it to use it with the Wii U, and that process erases any and all data on the drive. It also makes it inaccessible to computers and other devices, so you'll need to dedicate a HDD entirely to the Wii U.
Reference: Guide: Using USB Storage with the Wii U
Step 1: Make sure your Wii U is turned off.
Step : Plug the HDD into the USB port(s) on the back of the Wii U.
Step 3: If you're using a drive with external power, make sure it's plugged into its own power outlet. If you're using a USB-powered drive, make sure you're using a Y-cable and both USB ports on the back of the Wii U.
Step 4: Turn on your console. After a short wait, you should be prompted that you'll need to format your USB device to use it with the Wii U.
Step 5: Select "Format" - remember, this will erase any data currently on the hard drive, and once you format a drive for the Wii U, you won't be able to use it on a PC or Mac without re-formatting it.
Step 6: Once the formatting process is complete, you'll be returned to the Wii U Menu, and a blue icon in the lower left-hand corner will indicate that your HDD is set-up and ready for use!
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