Wii U USB Helper

If you own a gaming console, you've probably noticed that sometimes it's highly inconvenient to swap discs over and over again whenever you want to play another game, mainly because it takes a lot of time and loading times are higher.

In the above situation, you might consider using dedicated apps such as Wii U USB Helper that was designed to aid you in managing backup content from your Wii U and 3DS consoles with minimum efforts.

Note that in order to deploy this app to your computer, you must have an Internet connection and a basic know-how on setting up software, since you'll be prompted to define a bunch of locations for installing the app or downloading new content from the web.

Otherwise, the setup process is pretty intuitive, as you only need to follow the on-screen instructions provided by the wizard. No rocket science there. At the end of the installation, though, you might be prompted to input a link so that the app can fetch backup content from the Internet. That doesn't mean that the app condones piracy, as you have to find and input the link all by yourself.

If you never heard of console backup content, know that it's nothing more than games or apps that are saved on your PC, USB flash drive or other storage media, instead of their original CD/DVD. So what this app does is that it can help you manage games that you own directly on your PC, transfer them on the consoles and access them from there, along with your save data and other miscellaneous files.

For this to work, you can either copy them to a supported SD card and then move them to your console manually, or you can use a homebrew app on your console that can help you transfer and install content directly from Wii U USB Helper. However, the second way of handling things is way more complicated, requires you to mod your console and the transfer times are pretty long.

If you're the adventurous type and already found a way to download backup content from the Internet, you can also play the games you retrieve directly from your computer.

This app integrates a Wii U emulator (CEMU!) so that you can enjoy your backup titles directly on your PC. However, if you want to stay on the safe side, you should only use this with titles you already own, since downloaded ones are probably copyrighted material and retrieving them might not be legal.

If you prefer using backup contents on your Wii U and 3DS consoles instead of their original CD/DVD versions, you might want to give Wii U USB Helper a spin. It can help you move files effortlessly between your PC and consoles, supports retrieving new titles and comes with an embedded Wii U emulator if you want to enjoy games directly on your PC.