CEMU LaunchBox Integration Plugin

Written By launchbox

Last updated 4 months ago

CEMU is an emulator for Nintendo Wii U, and the LaunchBox plugin provides a streamlined integration for downloading, updating, and configuring it inside LaunchBox.

With this plugin, LaunchBox can download CEMU automatically, keep it updated, create a LaunchBox-ready emulator profile, and configure local portable storage. Users should still expect to configure controllers and other emulator-specific settings inside CEMU when needed.

📊 Capabilities Matrix

Capability	Availability	Notes
Download & Configure	✅	Downloads the Windows x64 CEMU release from GitHub.
Update and Reinstall	✅	Checks available CEMU releases and updates the emulator when needed.
LaunchBox Emulator Profile	✅	Creates a Nintendo Wii U emulator profile for CEMU.
Portable Mode	✅	Creates a local `portable` folder in the emulator folder.
Dependency Files	N/A	No extra dependency files are managed by LaunchBox for this plugin.
RetroAchievements Integration	❌	RetroAchievements credentials are not configured by this plugin.
Automatic Controller Configuration	❌	Controller configuration is handled in CEMU.
Bezel Download Integration	❌	Bezel downloads are not managed by this plugin.

⬇️ Download and Configure

LaunchBox downloads the Windows x64 CEMU build and installs it to LaunchBox\Emulators\CEMU.

After installation, LaunchBox locates Cemu.exe and creates an emulator entry for Nintendo Wii U games.

🔄 Update and Reinstall

The plugin checks GitHub for newer CEMU releases and can update the emulator when a newer build is available.

⚙️ LaunchBox Emulator Profile

LaunchBox creates a ready-to-use CEMU profile for Nintendo Wii U games and configures fullscreen launching, startup and pause screen support, and mouse-cursor hiding.

The profile also includes LaunchBox automation for pausing, resuming, resetting, save states, load states, disc swapping, and closing the emulator.

📁 Portable Mode

LaunchBox creates a portable folder inside LaunchBox\Emulators\CEMU so CEMU stores its settings with the emulator.

There is no separate portable mode setup step to manage.

🧩 Dependency Files

No additional dependency files are managed by LaunchBox for CEMU.

🏆 RetroAchievements Integration

This plugin does not configure RetroAchievements for CEMU.

🎮 Automatic Controller Configuration

This plugin does not automatically configure controllers for CEMU. Controller setup should be handled in CEMU.

🖼️ Bezel Download Integration

This plugin does not manage bezel downloads for CEMU.

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