Copying Wii Games On a Computer - How and Why
The Nintendo Wii is unlike any other video game system which has come before; it has generated an unprecedented level of popularity. It should come as no surprise to anyone that there are a lot of people who want to copy their Wii games as a backup in case of damage, loss or theft.
While these games come on a disc that looks a lot like your burnable CDs, they can’t just be copied the same way you’d rip a music CD. It’s a little more complicated than that. Here’s a guide to tell you the basics of copying Wii games, as well as the circumstances when you should and shouldn’t do it.
Your usual burning software can’t copy your Wii games the same way you’d burn a CD. Roxio, Nero, and other popular burning programs just can’t copy these disks. That’s because there’s encoded copy protection on the disk that keeps your computer from being able to make sense of it.
Like any other copy protection developed to date, someone quickly cracked the encryption. You can find programs which are capable of reading the encrypted Wii game discs.
This copy protection breaking software makes copying Wii games as simple as a few mouse clicks. With the software installed, your computer will be able to make sense of the datat on the game disc. Better yet, it’s not just Wii discs which can be read using this software; PS3 and Xbox games can also be read.
Many games made for PCs also use encryption which can be cracked with this software. If you have multiple gaming systems, you can use this software to make backups of these games as well as your Wii games.
Once you have the necessary software to break the encryption on the disc, you can copy the game to your hard drive as a disk image. Then you can burn a discussing this image just as you would with any other, using the CD burning software of your choice.
These programs often feature burning and copying capabilities along with their decryption abilities. Using these built in tools, you’ll have a smaller chance of burning errors when copying Wii games.
Thanks to these new software tools, copying Wii games is not quick and easy. It’s always a good idea to have backups of your favorite games in case of accidents, theft or loss. Happy gaming!