diff --git a/wii/frontend/main.c b/wii/frontend/main.c
index 6c93a50162..ea3862d083 100644
--- a/wii/frontend/main.c
+++ b/wii/frontend/main.c
@@ -191,6 +191,19 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char **argv);
 
 extern uint8_t _binary_console_font_bmp_start[];
 
+static void get_environment_settings(void)
+{
+   getcwd(default_paths.port_dir, MAXPATHLEN);
+   snprintf(default_paths.core_dir, sizeof(default_paths.core_dir), "%scores", default_paths.port_dir);
+   snprintf(default_paths.config_file, sizeof(default_paths.config_file), "%sretroarch.cfg", default_paths.port_dir);
+   snprintf(default_paths.system_dir, sizeof(default_paths.system_dir), "%s/system", default_paths.core_dir);
+   snprintf(default_paths.savestate_dir, sizeof(default_paths.savestate_dir), "%s/savestates", default_paths.core_dir);
+   snprintf(default_paths.filesystem_root_dir, sizeof(default_paths.filesystem_root_dir), "/");
+   snprintf(default_paths.sram_dir, sizeof(default_paths.sram_dir), "%s/sram", default_paths.core_dir);
+   snprintf(default_paths.input_presets_dir, sizeof(default_paths.input_presets_dir), "%s/presets/input", default_paths.core_dir);
+   strlcpy(default_paths.executable_extension, ".dol", sizeof(default_paths.executable_extension));
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
 #ifdef HW_RVL
@@ -199,6 +212,8 @@ int main(void)
 
    fatInitDefault();
 
+   get_environment_settings();
+
 #ifdef HAVE_FILE_LOGGER
    g_extern.verbose = true;
    log_fp = fopen("/retroarch-log.txt", "w");
@@ -222,6 +237,7 @@ int main(void)
    rgui_iterate(rgui, RGUI_ACTION_REFRESH);
 
    int ret = 0;
+
    while (get_rom_path(rgui) && ret == 0)
    {
       bool repeat = false;
diff --git a/wii/pkg/cores/presets/.empty b/wii/pkg/cores/presets/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/wii/pkg/cores/presets/input/.empty b/wii/pkg/cores/presets/input/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/wii/pkg/cores/savestates/.empty b/wii/pkg/cores/savestates/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/wii/pkg/cores/sram/.empty b/wii/pkg/cores/sram/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/wii/pkg/cores/system/.empty b/wii/pkg/cores/system/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2