diff --git a/Makefile.wiiu b/Makefile.wiiu
index d5c455aa5d..74d65e13cf 100644
--- a/Makefile.wiiu
+++ b/Makefile.wiiu
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ifeq ($(GRIFFIN_BUILD), 1)
 	OBJ += griffin/griffin.o
 	DEFINES += -DHAVE_GRIFFIN=1 -DHAVE_MENU -DHAVE_RGUI -DHAVE_LIBRETRODB
 	DEFINES += -DHAVE_ZLIB -DHAVE_RPNG -DHAVE_RJPEG -DHAVE_RBMP -DHAVE_RTGA -DWANT_ZLIB -DHAVE_CC_RESAMPLER
-	DEFINES += -DHAVE_STB_FONT -DHAVE_LANGEXTRA
+	DEFINES += -DHAVE_STB_FONT -DHAVE_LANGEXTRA -DHAVE_LIBRETRODB
 #	DEFINES += -DHAVE_FREETYPE
 	DEFINES += -DHAVE_XMB -DHAVE_MATERIALUI
 else
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ else
 	HAVE_STB_FONT = 1
 #	HAVE_FREETYPE = 1
 	HAVE_LANGEXTRA = 1
+	HAVE_LIBRETRODB = 1
 
 	include Makefile.common
 	BLACKLIST :=
diff --git a/gfx/common/gx2_common.h b/gfx/common/gx2_common.h
index c5b56c2b10..2d13c029de 100644
--- a/gfx/common/gx2_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/gx2_common.h
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ typedef struct
    unsigned rotation;
    bool keep_aspect;
    bool should_resize;
+   bool render_msg_enabled;
 
 } wiiu_video_t;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/wiiu_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/wiiu_gfx.c
index 6ae6a62745..980473cd6e 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/wiiu_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/wiiu_gfx.c
@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ static bool wiiu_gfx_frame(void* data, const void* frame,
 #if 0
    static u32 last_frame_tick;
    if (!(wiiu->menu.enable))
-      printf("\r frame time : %10.6f ms            \n", (float)(currentTick - last_frame_tick) * 1000.0f / (float)wiiu_timer_clock);
+      printf("frame time : %10.6f ms            \r", (float)(currentTick - last_frame_tick) * 1000.0f / (float)wiiu_timer_clock);
    last_frame_tick = currentTick;
 #endif
-   printf("\rfps: %8.8f frames : %5i", fps, wiiu->frames++);
+   printf("fps: %8.8f frames : %5i\r", fps, wiiu->frames++);
    fflush(stdout);
 
    if (wiiu->should_resize)
@@ -625,12 +625,16 @@ static bool wiiu_gfx_frame(void* data, const void* frame,
    GX2SetAttribBuffer(1, wiiu->vertex_cache.size * sizeof(tex_coord_t), sizeof(tex_coord_t), wiiu->vertex_cache.tex_coords);
    GX2SetPixelSampler(&wiiu->sampler_linear, wiiu->shader->sampler.location);
 
+   wiiu->render_msg_enabled = true;
+
    if (wiiu->menu.enable)
       menu_driver_frame(video_info);
 
    if (msg)
       font_driver_render_msg(video_info, NULL, msg, NULL);
 
+   wiiu->render_msg_enabled = false;
+
    GX2Invalidate(GX2_INVALIDATE_MODE_CPU_ATTRIBUTE_BUFFER, wiiu->vertex_cache.positions, wiiu->vertex_cache.current * sizeof(position_t));
    GX2Invalidate(GX2_INVALIDATE_MODE_CPU_ATTRIBUTE_BUFFER, wiiu->vertex_cache.tex_coords, wiiu->vertex_cache.current * sizeof(tex_coord_t));
 
@@ -827,7 +831,12 @@ static void wiiu_gfx_set_osd_msg(void* data,
    wiiu_video_t* wiiu = (wiiu_video_t*)data;
 
    if (wiiu)
-      font_driver_render_msg(video_info, font, msg, params);
+   {
+      if (wiiu->render_msg_enabled)
+         font_driver_render_msg(video_info, font, msg, params);
+      else
+         printf("OSD msg: %s\n", msg);
+   }
 
 }
 
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/retro_common_api.h b/libretro-common/include/retro_common_api.h
index c32501967e..38b6773970 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/retro_common_api.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/retro_common_api.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ typedef int ssize_t;
 #define STRING_REP_INT64  "%I64u"
 #define STRING_REP_UINT64 "%I64u"
 #define STRING_REP_ULONG  "%Iu"
-#elif defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__>=199901L && !defined(VITA)
+#elif defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__>=199901L && !defined(VITA) && !defined(WIIU)
 #define STRING_REP_INT64  "%llu"
 #define STRING_REP_UINT64 "%llu"
 #define STRING_REP_ULONG  "%zu"
diff --git a/tasks/task_database.c b/tasks/task_database.c
index 9b920e4c79..2dd86e62b0 100644
--- a/tasks/task_database.c
+++ b/tasks/task_database.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int task_database_iterate_start(database_info_handle_t *db,
 
    snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg),
          STRING_REP_ULONG "/" STRING_REP_ULONG ": %s %s...\n",
-#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__>=199901L && !defined(VITA)
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__>=199901L && !defined(VITA) &&!defined(WIIU)
          db->list_ptr,
          db->list->size,
 #else