Moonlight Wii U is a port of Moonlight Embedded, which is an open source client for Sunshine and NVIDIA GameStream. Moonlight allows you to stream your full collection of games and applications from your PC to other devices to play them remotely.

It's using the hardware-accelerated h264 library of the Wii U which results in pretty fast decoding.
Using my LAN Adapter 720p@60fps runs almost flawlessly.

Here's a little demo (and april fools) video:

Quick Start​

A Wii U LAN Adapter is recommended!

• Grab the latest version from the releases page and extract it to the root of your SD Card.
• Enter 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.
• Accept the pairing confirmation on your PC.
• Connect to the server with Moonlight Wii U.
• Play games!

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, to edit them you need to remove the # in front of them.

Supported controllers

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

Troubleshooting​

Input doesn't work when using Sunshine​

Verify that you've installed Nefarius Virtual Gamepad and restarted your PC after the installation.

The stream disconnects frequently/immediately​

Depending on your network connection you need to adjust the configuration to find a stable bitrate and resolution.Try something like this to get started:

width = 854
height = 480
fps = 30

bitrate = 1500

Then slowly increase the bitrate until the stream is no longer stable.

Can't find app Steam​

Moonlight Wii U tries to start the app "Steam" by default, but sunshine does not have a default Application called "Steam".
You can either rename the app in the moonlight.conf to

app = Steam Big Picture

which is a default option in sunshine or add a new application called "Steam" in the sunshine configuration.

Releases: https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/moonlight-wiiu/releases
Source code: https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/moonlight-wiiu

Special thanks to agilly1989, rw and QuarkTheAwesome.

 

[Manuel06p]

Cool, will the next moonlight version be released in wuhb format?

 

[danny19901]

https://mega.nz/folder/w8VU2LCL#ud-bX4-Q7qcV9jbUp5oSjw
I Already made a .wuhb version based off latest release

 

[Manuel06p]

https://mega.nz/folder/w8VU2LCL#ud-bX4-Q7qcV9jbUp5oSjw
I Already made a .wuhb version based off latest release

Thanks man!!!

 

[Pikaemon]

Help me. (T.T) Pleassss.

 

[RoboMarchello]

Help me. (T.T) Pleassss.

Hello! I'm having the same problem - gbatemp.net/threads/moonlight-wii-u.585995/post-9847515
Here is what I tried:

• Using different networks
• Opening ports on my router
• Opening ports on windows firewall
• Using open stream
• Connecting via internal/external ip
• Connecting the computer to the router via LAN/wifi
• Changing moonlight wii u version to v1.1 (with GeForce experience version 3.21.0.36)

Could you possibly share some information about your router, Windows version, and maybe about your video card? Also, does streaming work on your other devices(like smartphone, tablet)? Would you also mind sharing your configuration file? What cfw do you use? I use Mocha Cfw, Maybe this is the problem? Your answer would be very helpful because everything I tried above doesn't work Maybe we could figure out the problem? Thanks!

 

[Pikaemon]

Hello! I'm having the same problem - gbatemp.net/threads/moonlight-wii-u.585995/post-9847515
Here is what I tried:

• Using different networks
• Opening ports on my router
• Opening ports on windows firewall
• Using open stream
• Connecting via internal/external ip
• Connecting the computer to the router via LAN/wifi
• Changing moonlight wii u version to v1.1 (with GeForce experience version 3.21.0.36)

Could you possibly share some information about your router, Windows version, and maybe about your video card? Also, does streaming work on your other devices(like smartphone, tablet)? Would you also mind sharing your configuration file? What cfw do you use? I use Mocha Cfw, Maybe this is the problem? Your answer would be very helpful because everything I tried above doesn't work Maybe we could figure out the problem? Thanks!

I did it. I use Ethernet Adapter Lan to Usb (Ugreen 20253- Chipset AX88772A) to connect Lan for my Wii U. Are you using a wireless or wired connection?

Sorry for my poor English, I'm from Vietnam

 

[GaryOderNichts]

Wii U port v1.5​

Changelog:

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

Fixes support for GFE 3.26 and several other issues.

 

[Monkeyballz]

Is there anyway to use this or sunshine with AMD or is it strictly for NVidia?

 

[blackarcanis]

Hi!
I already use this method on my PSVITA; but the wifi card inside the VITA is pretty bad for remote play.
How about the WII U? Does the experience feel really good? (considering the correct network I got).
Thank you!

 

[GaryOderNichts]

Hi!
I already use this method on my PSVITA; but the wifi card inside the VITA is pretty bad for remote play.
How about the WII U? Does the experience feel really good? (considering the correct network I got).
Thank you!

If you get an ethernet adapter the performance should be fine.

 

[Rugg]

i need some help. yesterday i was using moonlight without problems. like 2 hours maybe. today i tried to use it but only i get this screen. i use wifiView attachment 324356

It hangs like this all the time. What could be the reason?

Post automatically merged: Jan 13, 2023

After several attempts, the broadcast started, but immediately hung up. The sound went on for a while, but also disappeared.
WiFi attempts

 

[MysticFlipFlop]

It hangs like this all the time. What could be the reason?

Post automatically merged: Jan 13, 2023

After several attempts, the broadcast started, but immediately hung up. The sound went on for a while, but also disappeared.
WiFi attempts

i uninstalled nvidia drivers and reinstalled them from 0

 

[Rugg]

i uninstalled nvidia drivers and reinstalled them from 0

Have you installed the latest drivers?

Post automatically merged: Jan 13, 2023

I also noticed that on PC the broadcast turns off after 5 seconds

 

[MysticFlipFlop]

Have you installed the latest drivers?

latest drivers from that day

 

[Rugg]

After numerous attempts, I found the reason why it does not work.
The windows 11 firewall is to blame for everything. When it is turned off, everything starts working well.
Does anyone know what to add to the exceptions to make it work? I tried to add steam and nvidia, but it did not help.

 

[Monkeyballz]

Again, can someone tell me if sunshine works with AMD?

 

[CrisMod]

Again, can someone tell me if sunshine works with AMD?

I have an old pc desktop with one AMD GPU, maybe today later I can try for you......

 

[matpower]

Again, can someone tell me if sunshine works with AMD?

It does.

 

[CrisMod]

Again, can someone tell me if sunshine works with AMD?

I have tested with Sunshine, but the problem from my side - for now - seems Moonlight (and i don't know why), was long time that I don't touch the key folder configuration from Moonlight . And the latest version of Moonlight it jump the Pair B button when you erase the key folder or the entire Moonlight folder. So, when the Moonlight app it starts, it start without let you choose to Pair to the host or connect, but it pass directly to the connection without press anything (and yes, the automatic connection it's disabled from the config file) and it creates the key folder into the SD without configuration of the pair..... maybe you experiencing this? If yes, for this reason you cannot connect (even with IP correct into your Moonlight settings).

 

[Louis Miles]

Is it possible to switch between trackpad and touchscreen mode? For example, where you tap, the mouse also clicks at that location, instead of having to swipe to move the mouse there first. So you could use the gamepad like a graphics tablet for drawing or other things like sculpting (ZBrush, Blender)

According to the Moonlight Docs, you have to press a certain button combination on your gamepad to switch between these modes, but they don't seem to work on the Wii U gamepad or a completely different key combination is needed.


EDIT:
Ok, nevermind, you can set this in the config file.

But I have the problem that the mouse pointer is always pressed when I tap. Is there a way to set it so that it only makes a click when you tap, or doesn't make a mouse click but just moves the mouse to the spot?
With JoyToKey I could then use keys for mouse clicks instead.