diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3427518389..60c69dd615 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ menu/driverspzarch.c
 # Wii U
 *.depend
 *.rpx
+*.last
 wiiu/wut/elf2rpl/elf2rpl
 /pkg/wiiu/retroarch
 /pkg/wiiu/wiiu
 /pkg/wiiu/rpx
+/wiiu-devel.properties
+
 
 # 3ds
 /.lst
diff --git a/dist-scripts/wiiu-new-cores.sh b/dist-scripts/wiiu-new-cores.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1e8a53c463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist-scripts/wiiu-new-cores.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ../version.all
+platform=wiiu
+EXT=a
+scriptDir=
+pngDir=
+infoDir=
+
+original_pwd=$(pwd)
+
+setScriptDir()
+{
+  scriptDir=$(dirname $(readlink -f $1))
+}
+
+setInfoDir()
+{
+  if [ -d ../../dist/info ]; then
+    infoDir=$(readlink -f ../../dist/info)
+  elif [ $(ls -1 *.info |wc -l) > 0 ]; then
+    infoDir=$(pwd)
+  fi
+
+  if [ -z "$infoDir" ]; then
+    echo "WARNING: Could not find your *.info files. meta.xml files will not be generated."
+  fi
+}
+
+setPngDir()
+{
+  pwd
+  if [ -d ../media/assets/pkg/wiiu ]; then
+    pngDir=$(readlink -f ../media/assets/pkg/wiiu)
+  elif [ $(ls -1 *.png |wc -l) > 0 ]; then
+    pngDir=$(pwd)
+  fi
+
+  if [ -z "$pngDir" ]; then
+    echo "WARNING: Could not find your *.png files. icon.png files will not be generated."
+  fi
+}
+
+getCores()
+{
+  if [ -d ../../dist/wiiu ]; then
+    ls -1 ../../dist/wiiu/*.a
+  elif [ $(ls -1 *.a |wc -l) > 0 ]; then
+    ls -1 *.a
+  fi
+}
+
+clean()
+{
+  local here=$(pwd)
+
+  cd $scriptDir/..
+  make -f Makefile.wiiu clean || exit 1
+
+  for trash in libretro_wiiu.a libretro_wiiu.elf libretro_wiiu.rpx \
+               objs/wiiu pkg/wiiu/wiiu pkg/wiiu/retroarch pkg/wiiu/rpx
+  do
+    rm -rf $trash
+  done
+
+  cd $here
+}
+
+# $1 = core filename (e.g. ../../dist/wiiu/somecore_libretro_wiiu.a
+# $2 = desired package type, e.g. rpx or elf
+coreNameToPackageName()
+{
+  local packageName=$(basename $1 |awk -F'\.a' '{print $1}' |sed 's/_wiiu//')
+  echo "$packageName"
+}
+
+lookup()
+{
+  cat | grep "$1 = " | sed "s/$1 = \"//" | sed s/\"//
+}
+
+generateMetaXml()
+{
+  local infoFile=$1
+  local xmlDir=$2
+  local outFile=$xmlDir/meta.xml
+
+  if [ ! -e $infoFile ]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  local display_name=$(cat $infoFile |lookup "display_name")
+  local corename=$(cat $infoFile |lookup "corename")
+  local authors=$(cat $infoFile |lookup "authors" |sed s/\|/\ -\ /g)
+  local systemname=$(cat $infoFile |lookup "systemname")
+  local license=$(cat $infoFile |lookup "license")
+  local build_date=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
+  local build_hash=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
+
+  mkdir -p $xmlDir
+  echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>' > $outFile
+  echo '<app version="1">' >> $outFile
+  echo '  <name>'$corename'</name>' >> $outFile
+  echo '  <coder>'$authors'</coder>' >> $outFile
+  echo '  <version>'$RARCH_VERSION' r'$build_hash'</version>' >> $outFile
+  echo '  <release_date>'$build_date'</release_date>' >> $outFile
+  echo '  <short_description>RetroArch</short_description>' >> $outFile
+  echo -e '  <long_description>'$display_name'\n\nSystem: '$systemname'\nLicense: '$license'</long_description>' >> $outFile
+  echo '  <category>emu</category>' >> $outFile
+  echo '  <url>https://github.com/libretro</url>' >> $outFile
+  echo '</app>' >> $outFile
+}
+
+copyPng()
+{
+  local pngFilename=$(echo $1 |sed 's/_libretro//').png
+  local destFilename=$2/icon.png
+
+  if [ -e $pngDir/$pngFilename ]; then
+    cp $pngDir/$pngFilename $destFilename
+  fi
+}
+
+buildCore()
+{
+  local core=$1
+  local distDir=$(pwd)
+  local buildDir=$(dirname $(pwd))
+  local packageName=$(coreNameToPackageName $core)
+  local rpxResult=$packageName.rpx
+  local elfResult=$packageName.elf
+
+  cd $buildDir
+
+  if [ -f Makefile.wiiu ]; then
+    echo "--- building core: $packageName ---"
+    rm -f libretro_wiiu.a
+    cp $distDir/$core libretro_wiiu.a
+    make -f Makefile.wiiu \
+      PC_DEVELOPMENT_IP_ADDRESS=$PC_DEVELOPMENT_IP_ADDRESS \
+      PC_DEVELOPMENT_TCP_PORT=$PC_DEVELOPMENT_TCP_PORT \
+      -j3 || exit 1
+
+    if [ ! -z "$infoDir" ]; then
+      for i in 'pkg/wiiu/retroarch/cores' 'pkg/wiiu/rpx/retroarch/cores'; do
+        mkdir -p $i/info
+        cp $infoDir/$packageName.info $i/info
+        generateMetaXml $i/info/$packageName.info $i/../../wiiu/apps/$packageName
+      done
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -z "$pngDir" ]; then
+      for i in 'pkg/wiiu/wiiu/apps' 'pkg/wiiu/rpx/wiiu/apps'; do
+        copyPng $packageName $i/$packageName
+      done
+    fi
+
+    for i in "pkg/wiiu/wiiu/apps/$packageName" 'pkg/wiiu/retroarch/cores'; do
+      mkdir -p $i
+      cp retroarch_wiiu.elf $i/$elfResult
+    done
+    for i in "pkg/wiiu/rpx/wiiu/apps/$packageName" 'pkg/wiiu/rpx/retroarch/cores'; do
+      mkdir -p $i
+      cp retroarch_wiiu.rpx $i/$rpxResult
+    done
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: Something went wrong. Makefile.wiiu not found."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  cd $distDir
+}
+
+setScriptDir $0
+
+clean
+
+cd $scriptDir
+if [ -e ../wiiu-devel.properties ]; then
+  . ../wiiu-devel.properties
+fi
+
+setInfoDir
+setPngDir
+
+cores=$(getCores)
+
+if [ -z "$cores" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: No cores found. Nothing to do."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+for core in $cores; do
+  buildCore $core
+done
+
diff --git a/dist-scripts/wiiu-rpx-upload.sh b/dist-scripts/wiiu-rpx-upload.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..aacaabb797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist-scripts/wiiu-rpx-upload.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# This script will upload the packaged RetroArch cores to a WiiU running
+# FTPiiU or FTPiiU Anywhere
+#
+# IMPORTANT: This script assumes the following structur
+#
+# WARNING: I experienced corrupt uploads when using Dimok's FTPiiU. You
+# probably want to use FIX94's FTPiiU Anywhere.
+#
+# After uploading everything, the script will re-download the RPX files and
+# compare their hash and print an error if the file was corrupted.
+#
+# The WiiU's IP address can be specified by either setting the WIIU_IP_ADDRESS
+# environment variable, or by configuring the wiiu-devel.properties file
+# (see the file wiiu-devel.properties.template for instructions).
+#
+
+# The path to the parent directory of your retroarch/ and wiiu/ folders, as
+# visible in FTPiiU.
+
+RETRO_ROOT=sd
+
+here=$(pwd)
+cd $(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
+if [ -e ../wiiu-devel.properties ]; then
+  . ../wiiu-devel.properties
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$WIIU_IP_ADDRESS" ]; then
+  echo "WIIU_IP_ADDRESS not set. Set up ../wiiu-devel.properties or set the"
+  echo "environment variable."
+  cd $here
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+filesToUpload()
+{
+  find . -type f \( -name "*.rpx" -o -name "*.xml" -o -name "*.png" -o -name "*.info" \) 
+}
+
+cd ../pkg/wiiu/rpx
+
+# First, delete any previous *.remote files from previous uploads.
+find . -name '*.remote' | xargs rm -f {}
+
+# Now generate the FTP command list
+rm -f .ftpcommands
+
+# Now create the directory structure
+for dir in $(find . -type "d"); do
+  if [ "$dir" == "." ]; then
+    continue
+  fi
+  echo "mkdir $dir" >> .ftpcommands
+done
+
+# Delete and re-upload the files we just built
+for cmd in rm put; do
+  filesToUpload | xargs -L 1 echo "$cmd" >> .ftpcommands
+done
+
+# Lastly, download the RPX files as *.rpx.remote files
+for rpx in $(find . -name "*.rpx"); do
+  echo "get $rpx ${rpx}.remote" >> .ftpcommands
+done
+
+# The command list is done. Time to execute it.
+ftp -n $WIIU_IP_ADDRESS <<END_SCRIPT
+quote USER wiiu
+quote PASS wiiu
+passive
+bin
+cd $RETRO_ROOT
+
+$(cat .ftpcommands)
+END_SCRIPT
+
+rm -f .ftpcommands
+
+errors=0
+# Now, we compare the hashes of the original file and the file we got back,
+# and print an error if the hashes don't match.
+for remote in $(find . -name "*.remote"); do
+  originalFile=$(echo $remote |sed 's/\.remote//')
+  originalHash=$(md5sum -b $originalFile |awk '{print $1}')
+  remoteHash=$(md5sum -b $remote |awk '{print $1}')
+
+  if [ "$originalHash" != "$remoteHash" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: $remote was corrupted during upload."
+    errors=$((errors+1))
+  fi
+done
+
+cd $here
+
+if [ $errors -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Upload failed. $errors files failed to upload correctly."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "RetroArch build uploaded and validated successfully."
+exit 0
diff --git a/version.all b/version.all
index e821c93a1a..9e60abf64e 100644
--- a/version.all
+++ b/version.all
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-# /* this file is a polyglot: it's valid C, Makefile and shell */
-# /* this reduces the number of files to update when changing the version */
-# /* files to change to update version: */
-# /* - this one, obviously */
-# /* - version.dtd */
-# /* - pkg/snap/snapcraft.yaml (including the github url) */
-
-#if 0
-RARCH_VERSION="1.7.0"
-#endif
-#ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.7.0"
-#endif
+# /* this file is a polyglot: it's valid C, Makefile and shell */
+# /* this reduces the number of files to update when changing the version */
+# /* files to change to update version: */
+# /* - this one, obviously */
+# /* - version.dtd */
+# /* - pkg/snap/snapcraft.yaml (including the github url) */
+
+#if 0
+RARCH_VERSION="1.7.0"
+#endif
+#ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.7.0"
+#endif
diff --git a/wiiu-devel.properties.template b/wiiu-devel.properties.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33fa40b40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wiiu-devel.properties.template
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# To use this file:
+# 1. Copy this file to wiiu-devel.properties
+# 2. Fill in the variables below with your IP address and desired
+#    port number.
+#
+
+PC_DEVELOPMENT_IP_ADDRESS=
+PC_DEVELOPMENT_TCP_PORT=4405
+WIIU_IP_ADDRESS=