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 |genre     = Utility
 |input     = Wii Remote, Nintendo DS
-|forumlink = http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-wii-channel-mii-channel
+|forumlink = https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-wii-channel-mii-channel
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 == Emulation Information ==
-{{Problems/DS Connection}}  The Mii Channel supports transferring Miis to certain DS games, although this feature is hidden by default (it can be activated by pressing <kbd>A</kbd>, then <kbd>B</kbd>, then <kbd>1</kbd>, and then holding <kbd>2</kbd>. ([https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_Personal_Trainer_Walking.pdf#page=10 Source])
+{{Problems/DS Connection}}  The Mii Channel supports transferring Miis to certain DS games, and to Nintendo 3DS' Mii Maker, although this feature is hidden by default (it can be activated by pressing <kbd>A</kbd>, then <kbd>B</kbd>, then <kbd>1</kbd>, and then holding <kbd>2</kbd>. ([https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_Personal_Trainer_Walking.pdf#page=10 Source]))
 {{Image|Mii_Channel_DS_Connection.png|Error message|br}}
-=== Transfer Miis ===
+===Mii Transfer Between Dolphin and Consoles===
-Transferring Miis works only with real Wii Remotes. The time it takes to read/write the Miis on the Wii Remote can greatly vary depending of the Bluetooth adapter and stack used.
+Transferring Miis works only with real Wii Remotes. The time it takes to read/write the Miis on the Wii Remote can greatly vary depending of the Bluetooth adapter and stack used. Transferring Miis between Dolphin and physical Wiis is very easy this way.
+{{Image|Mii transfer chart with Dolphin.png|A transfer chart for Miis|br}}
+====Copy Miis from Dolphin via Wii to Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and/or Nintendo Switch====
+Transferring Dolphin Miis to later consoles is not so easy, due to Wii U's vWii ''Mii Channel'' lacking the import function (See the ''Differing Mii Channel versions (…)'' section below), and Dolphin not being able to send data (including Miis) to Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo DS. It's not impossible, however.
+Once a Mii has been copied to a physical Wii, the official methods for transferring Miis to Nintendo 3DS or Wii U, and onwards to Nintendo Switch, apply.
+=====Softmod Methods Between Dolphin↔Wii U=====
+======Method 1:======
+*Prerequisites:
+**A softmodded vWii mode.
+**A Wii Remote or Wii Remote Plus.
+**An SD card or a FAT32 USB stick.
+) Download ''[https://wiibrew.org/wiki/SaveGame_Manager_GX Savegame Manager GX]'', then run it in Dolphin through any method of your choice. Go to the torso icon in the upper left → Mii → export one or more Miis to the card/stick. This will result in a .miigx file.<br>
+) Copy ''Savegame Manager GX'''s /apps/ folder to an SD card or USB stick, put the card/stick into the Wii U → enter ''[[Homebrew Channel]]'' in the Wii U's vWii mode → open ''Savegame Manager GX''.<br>
+) Open the app's SD card file browser, find the exported .miigx file(s), and import it.<br>
+) The Mii will now show up in Mii Channel.
+Alternately, ''Savegame Manager GX'' on both Dolphin and a softmodded Wii U, can be used to export and import .miigx files between each other. After importing the .miigx file into the Wii U vWii, the Wii U ''Mii Maker'' can select "Import from Wii Menu".
+======Method 2:======
+An additional optional option, thanks to [https://new.reddit.com/r/WiiUHacks/comments/feqj3u/comment/fk09z17/ BaamAlex on Reddit], which replaces vWii's limited Mii Channel with the Wii's Mii Channel:
+*Prerequisites:
+**A softmodded Wii U's '''main mode''' (Softmodded vWii won't be enough, and may or may not even be needed).
+**A Wii Remote or Wii Remote Plus.
+**A Windows PC that isn't S Mode, and which has an internet connection.
+**An SD card or a FAT32 USB stick.
+) Get a copy of the standard version of Mii Channel in .app format. As of February 2024, the only known way to get Mii Channel in that file format is ''[https://github.com/WiiDatabase/nusdownloader/releases NUSD Downloader]'', a Windows program.<br>
+) Open ''NUS Downloader'' on the PC, turn ''"Create Decrypted Contents (.app)"'' on, go to Database… → System → Mii Channel (Wii logo) → All → v6, and then ''"Start NUS Download"''<br>
+) Go to Extras… → Open NUSD Directory → Titles → Find "00000018.app", and rename it to wuphaxBackup.app<br>
+) Download ''WupHax'', place it in /wiiu/apps (Not the usual /apps) on an SD card or a FAT32 USB stick.<br>
+) On a softmodded Wii U, enter ''The Homebrew Launcher'' (not to be confused with Homebrew Channel) through the method recommended by the method you softmodded the Wii U with.<br>
+) In ''The Home Launcher'', launch ''WupHax'', and press B (Not A), which installs the standard Mii Channel, with all previous Miis (if any) from vWii still intact.<br>
+) With "Mii Transfer" functionality restored, transfers can now be done from Dolphin → Wii Remote → Wii U, and ''Copy from Wii Menu'' is also intact.
+===Differing Mii Channel versions on Wii, Wii U, and Wii Mini, all with HACA GameID===
+In addition to the Mii Channel version that is by far the most common one used in Dolphin, let alone on physical Wii consoles, there is another version used on Wii Mini and vWii / Wii U that has the same GameID (HACA), but with several features absent, including "Transfer Mii", "Wii Friends", and "Wii Parade".
+{{Problems/Missing banner}}
 == Problems ==
-{{Problems|type=channel|{{#vardefineecho:problems|
+{{Problems|{{#vardefineecho:problems|
 === <s>Corrupted Mii Faces</s> ===
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 {{Image|Mii Channel Floor Bug.png|White floor}}
 {{Image|Mii Channel Floor Correct.png|Proper emulation|br}}
+{{Problems/Error 109144}}
+For Mii Channel, this primarily affects the ''Wii Friends'' option on the right bar.
 }}}}
+== Enhancements ==
+=== HD Texture Pack ===
+[https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-mii-channel-miis-4k-resource-pack-v1-3-1-4-19-2020 Mii Channel + Miis 4K Resource Pack by Rusty Potato]
 == Configuration ==
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 {{VersionCompatibilityVersion|5350|***|Mii faces broken}}
 {{VersionCompatibilityVersion|3.0-702|****|Mii faces randomly disappear}}
 {{VersionCompatibilityVersion|3.0-749|****|Disappearing faces fixed.}}
 {{VersionCompatibilityVersion|3.5-429|****|More Mii face fixes.}}
 {{VersionCompatibilityVersion|5.0-1802|*|Regression: crashes at boot.}}
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 {{testing/start}}
 <!--Use this template for test entries: {{testing/entry|revision=|OS=|CPU=|GPU=|result=|tester=}}-->
-{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-201|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i5-2410 @ 2.3GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M|result=If I turn off Audio Throttle, the background music speeds up. Turning it on resumes normal speed. It runs 60FPS most of the time, with 1 Mii.|tester=Doubled-revolutions}}
+{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-201|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i5-2410 @ 2.3 GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M|result=If I turn off Audio Throttle, the background music speeds up. Turning it on resumes normal speed. It runs 60FPS most of the time, with 1 Mii.|tester=Doubled-revolutions}}
-{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-204|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.2GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M|result=Runs at full speed at 1600x900 and 3x Native.  Minor graphical glitch where the textures on the Mii's face disappear briefly whenever the Mii blinks. Existing Miis may become faceless when the channel loads, but fixes itself when you go to Create a new Mii or Edit an Existing one.|tester=}}
+{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-204|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.2 GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M|result=Runs at full speed at 1600x900 and 3x Native. Minor graphical glitch where the textures on the Mii's face disappear briefly whenever the Mii blinks. Existing Miis may become faceless when the channel loads, but fixes itself when you go to Create a new Mii or Edit an Existing one.|tester=}}
-{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-438|OS=Windows 7|CPU=AMD Athlon II X3 450 @ 3.2GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 6670|result=Full speed. Faces disappearing when Clearing Code Cache. Error when trying to read WiiMote memory. Playable|tester=Faefdsedf}}
+{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-438|OS=Windows 7|CPU=AMD Athlon II X3 450 @ 3.2 GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 6670|result=Full speed. Faces disappearing when Clearing Code Cache. Error when trying to read WiiMote memory. Playable|tester=Faefdsedf}}
 {{testing/entry|revision=4.0|OS=Windows 7|CPU=AMD Athlon X4 750K|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 7770|result=Some functions won't work, Stable 60FPS|tester=Zcair}}
-{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.2|OS=Windows 8|CPU=Intel Core i5-4200u|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 8670M|result=Some functions won't work, Stable 60FPS|tester=Zcair}}
+{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.2|OS=Windows 8|CPU=Intel Core i5-4200U @ 1.6 GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 8670M|result=Some functions won't work, Stable 60FPS|tester=Zcair}}
-{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.2|OS=Windows 7|CPU=AMD A4-5300B APU @ 3.4GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD|result=Works good, can be slow at times, but it doesn't lag horribly or crash.|tester=71.229.35.236}}
+{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.2|OS=Windows 7|CPU=AMD A4-5300B APU @ 3.4 GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD|result=Works good, can be slow at times, but it doesn't lag horribly or crash.|tester=71.229.35.236}}
-{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-1349|OS=Windows 8|CPU=AMD FX 6300 @ 4.3GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 6450|result=Stable 60FPS. Some details glitch in random. Wii Remote read/write does not work, it just hangs. Sometimes it shows random Mii's.|tester=Faefdsedf}}
+{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-1349|OS=Windows 8|CPU=AMD FX 6300 @ 4.3 GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 6450|result=Stable 60FPS. Some details glitch in random. Wii Remote read/write does not work, it just hangs. Sometimes it shows random Mii's.|tester=Faefdsedf}}
 {{testing/entry|revision=4.0-5752|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core 2 Quad|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 120|result=Works perfectly, but when you "choose a lookalike" after a few levels of customizing all the choices but one are the same.|tester=LotadTheGreat}}
-{{testing/entry|revision=5.0-1374|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.2GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980ti|result=Tested on KOR region title(HACK01), with 4 Mii chracters. all runs fine with DX11 and DX12, but Vulkan Api has Faceless issue. Dolphin's Default BT asapter emulation seems problem on 'Transfer Mii to TR-Wiimote' i'll test again when after DolphinBar support Bypass mode.|tester=Hong620}}
+{{testing/entry|revision=5.0-1374|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.2 GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980ti|result=Tested on KOR region title(HACK01), with 4 Mii chracters. all runs fine with DX11 and DX12, but Vulkan Api has Faceless issue. Dolphin's Default BT asapter emulation seems problem on 'Transfer Mii to TR-Wiimote' i'll test again when after DolphinBar support Bypass mode.|tester=Hong620}}
-{{testing/entry|revision=5.0-14197|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Core i5-4200U @ 1.6GHz|GPU=Intel HD Graphics 4400|result=Perfect.|tester=Jack}}
+{{testing/entry|revision=5.0-14197|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Core i5-4200U @ 1.6 GHz|GPU=Intel HD Graphics 4400|result=Perfect. No issues encountered while using Transfer Miis option via real Wiimote.|tester=Jack}}
 {{testing/end}}
 == Gameplay Videos ==
 {{VideoGallery
 |vid1=YqWQTk82_PQ|cap1=Mii Chanel in Dolphin 3.5 Wii Emulater
 }}
 [[Category:Wii Channels]]