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11 articles tagged Wii across reviews, guides, and comparisons.

Dusklight 2.0's Randomizer Got the Headlines. The Two Lines That Matter Are Buried in the Changelog. cover imageGuide
Dusklight 2.0's Randomizer Got the Headlines. The Two Lines That Matter Are Buried in the Changelog.
Dusklight 2.0 adds mod support and a built-in randomizer. It also quietly added Wii disc support and fixed Vulkan on Adreno 610 phones, which are the two changes that actually decide who can play it.
2026-09-19
iCube Rebuilt Its Jitless Engine and Got JIT Working on iOS 26. Both Landed the Same Day. cover imageGuide
iCube Rebuilt Its Jitless Engine and Got JIT Working on iOS 26. Both Landed the Same Day.
iCube shipped a rewritten jitless engine and a working iOS 26 JIT path on the same day. The 60fps claim going around has no source, and the project's own benchmarks are more interesting than the number anyway.
2026-09-19
The First Wii Game Recompiled for PC Has an ARM64 Build. Its Spec Sheet Rules Out Every ARM Handheld. cover imageGuide
The First Wii Game Recompiled for PC Has an ARM64 Build. Its Spec Sheet Rules Out Every ARM Handheld.
Mario Kart Wiicompiled is the first static recompilation of a Wii game, and it started shipping aarch64 builds on 3 September. Then you read the requirements and find a GTX 1650 floor, which no ARM handheld clears.
2026-09-18
How to Play Wii Games on Steam Deck cover imageGuide
How to Play Wii Games on Steam Deck
Wii on the Deck is not a performance problem, it is a controller problem. Here is how to handle motion, pointing, and the games that need a real Wii Remote.
2026-08-03
Dolphin in 2026: Triforce Arcade Support and a 97.8% Compatibility Rate cover imageGuide
Dolphin in 2026: Triforce Arcade Support and a 97.8% Compatibility Rate
Dolphin release 2603 added Triforce arcade emulation and a big MMU performance win, and by July the project cleared 97.8% compatibility with 69% of Wii games rated Perfect. Here is what changed and what it means for handhelds.
2026-08-02
Dolphin NX Brings GameCube and Wii to the Switch: What It Actually Is cover imageGuide
Dolphin NX Brings GameCube and Wii to the Switch: What It Actually Is
Dolphin NX 1.0.0 puts a native GameCube and Wii emulator on the Nintendo Switch. It is not an official Dolphin release, it needs a modded console, and your Android handheld is probably still the better Dolphin machine. Here is the honest breakdown.
2026-08-02
20 Best Wii Games for Handheld Emulation cover imageGuide
20 Best Wii Games for Handheld Emulation
The best Wii games to play through Dolphin on a powerful handheld, with notes on motion controls, performance, and which games translate cleanly to a gamepad.
2026-06-04
What Decompiled and Recompiled Games Actually Are (2026) cover imageGuide
What Decompiled and Recompiled Games Actually Are (2026)
Decompilation and recompilation both turn classic games into real PC applications that run better than emulation, but they work in completely different ways. Here is the difference, and why it matters for your handheld.
2026-05-11
Dolphin on Android: Best Settings and Requirements for Handhelds cover imageGuide
Dolphin on Android: Best Settings and Requirements for Handhelds
The best Dolphin settings for Android handhelds, the real hardware requirements for GameCube and Wii emulation, and controller mapping that just works.
2026-04-10
RetroAchievements Wii Setup Guide: How to Get Started with Dolphin cover imageGuide
RetroAchievements Wii Setup Guide: How to Get Started with Dolphin
Step-by-step guide to setting up RetroAchievements for Nintendo Wii games using Dolphin. Covers PC, Steam Deck, and Android handhelds.
2026-04-10
GameCube & Wii Emulation on Handhelds: What Actually Works in 2026 cover imageGuide
GameCube & Wii Emulation on Handhelds: What Actually Works in 2026
A practical guide to GameCube and Wii emulation on Android retro handhelds — which devices can handle it, which games run well, and how to optimize Dolphin.
2026-04-09