Use Dolphin’s native .rvz or .iso format. However, if you have a forwarder WAD (the small channel), Dolphin can run it—but it will fail because Dolphin doesn’t have a USB drive attached with the actual game.
If you are dealing with a WAD file for this game, you are likely in the . Here are the features associated with WAD modifications for NSMBW:
They create a shortcut on your Wii Menu that looks like a standard game channel.
Technical and Legal Considerations of Packaging Retail Wii Games as WAD Files
Because the WAD installs the game to the system memory, modders have created "Riivolution" patches that inject custom levels, playable characters (Waluigi, anyone?), and insane difficulty hacks directly into the WAD file. You can find "Newer Super Mario Bros. Wii"—a massive fan-made sequel—running almost exclusively off WAD-based patches.
