Setup

Before developing Wii U homebrew applications, you need to install the required tools.

Required tools

VS Code (or any editor)
https://code.visualstudio.com/Download
devkitPro toolchain
https://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started
Wii U toolchain (wut)
Included automatically when installing the wiiu-dev package group via devkitPro.

important

This section is for Windows users. If you are using macOS, Linux, or another Unix-like operating system, refer to the devkitPro wiki.

First, follow the installation instructions here:

When selecting components, you only need Minimal System.

After installation is complete, open the installed MSys2 application and run:

pacman -Syu wiiu-dev

If prompted with:

Enter a selection (default=all):

Press Enter or type the default value.

Proceed to the next page if the installation was successful.