Transferring Software And Data; Between Wii U Consoles - Nintendo wii u Operation Manual

Download the Wii U Transfer Tool from the
Wii Shop Channel on the Wii console .
Select START SHOPPING to download the Wii U Transfer Tool
under Wii CHANNELS, free of charge.
• Select the Wii System Memory as the save destination.
Select Wii U TRANSFER TOOL from
the Wii Menu .
Remove the SD Card from the Wii U console
and insert it into the Wii console .
Read the warnings on the screen and follow the on-screen
guide as you perform the transfer. Data from the Wii console
will be saved to the SD Card.
• Only data saved to the Wii System Memory will be transferred to
the SD Card.
Change the TV input from the Wii console to the Wii U console .
If you only have one Wii Remote to operate both consoles, then it must be paired with the
(p . 16).
Wii U console
Wii U Console
Remove the SD Card from the Wii console
and insert it into the Wii U console .
Follow the on-screen instructions to transfer the Wii console
data (saved to the SD Card) to the Wii U console.
Once the transfer has completed, the data will be deleted from the SD Card.
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Wii Console

Transferring Software and Data

between Wii U Consoles

Data saved on a Wii U console, such as software and save data, can be transferred (moved) to another Wii U
console.
Source console
You will need the following to perform a transfer:
source Wii U console pack and target Wii U console pack
z
z separately-sold SD/SDHC Memory Card (hereafter referred to as "SD Card")
z broadband internet environment (see Quick Start Guide, "Internet Settings")
a Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus)
z 3
If it's not possible to connect two Wii U consoles to the television set at the same time, please connect the target Wii U
1
console to the TV.
The amount of free space required on the SD Card will vary depending on the amount of data saved on the source console.
2
The amount of data to be transferred will be shown on the GamePad before you insert the SD Card. (Maximum 32 GB.)
This is required in case you have any data related to Wii software saved to the console.
3
Transferring Data from a Premium Pack console to a Basic Pack console
The amount of data that can be saved on the Basic Pack console is smaller than that on the Premium
Pack console. If the amount of data that needs to be copied over to the target console is larger than the
available memory, you will need to use a separately-sold USB storage device. See the Nintendo website
(www.support.nintendo.com) for more information.
· To check whether your Wii U console is part of a Premium Pack or Basic Pack,
please check the label on the bottom of the Wii U console or the packaging it
came in.
· The amount of memory available for the console in each pack is as follows:
Premium Pack: 32 GB
Basic Pack: 8 GB
Data Target console
1
2
8
GB
Label on bottom of console
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