IOS (presumably an initialism for Independent Operating System) is the operating system that runs on the Starlet (IOP) coprocessor (Starbuck on the vWii) inside the Hollywood package. … On a Wii, these are installed as separate titles, often called “IOS slots”.

What is the Wii OS called?

The Wii’s firmware is in the form of IOSes, thought by the Wii homebrew developers to stand for “Input Output Systems” or “Internal Operating Systems”. IOS runs on a separate ARM926EJ-S processor, unofficially nicknamed Starlet.

Can you play ISO files on Wii?

You can play a copy of a Wii game that has been converted into a file in the ISO-format on a modified Wii, once you have downloaded free Wii ISO modification programs on a computer and have added them to the Wii. You can then put the ISO file onto a memory card.