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Saturday, January 29, 2011

How to Copy Wii Games and Save Thousands of Dollars

By Jack Braman


Picture this: You learn how to copy Wii games. You no longer have to fret over something happening to your precious game discs. If one gets scratched, lost, or damaged, it's no longer a problem. You just grab another backup disc from your "Case Logix" case. Even better, you don't have to pay full price for games anymore. Your friends all chip in for the latest games, since you'll be making copies and splitting the cost. This isn't just a fantasy. This is reality for a lot of people.

There are a handful of general items you'll need to have if you want to make the backups. Aside from the actual Wii game console and the game you need to backup, you'll want to have on hand a utility to get around the game maker's protection, a computer that's able to write optical media along with a blank CD. Once you've rounded up the items on that list, you are on your way to being making your very own copies.

Now, which of those above components do you think makes the magic happen? If you said the special copying application, then you're absolutely correct. You see, the game manufacturers install strong security encryption on their games. Ostensibly, it's to prevent piracy. But in fact, it prevents gamers from backing up their games as is their legitimate right. There are several different types of this software, made by a handful of firms around the globe. Cost is all over the board, as are features. Do your homework, and you'll find the best one for you situation.

My personal preference is to only go with a software package that is capable of copying games from not just the Wii, but from all consoles. I mean, why pay the same price for software that might not have all of the functionality. You should also be wary of software that comes via torrent, as it may not be legitimate.

It is critical that your PC has a drive that has the ability to read Wii game discs. Not 100% do, but so long as you are using a fairly new PC or Mac, it shouldn't be anything to fret about. If you have ever watched a DVD on the PC, then there's a pretty good chance that you have a pretty good drive.

Now, if you haven't already, go ahead and purchase, download, and install the game copy software. The installation is simple, and should take less than five minutes. After the install completes, go ahead and load your favorite Wii game into your DVD burner. Launch the program. It will guide you through the process of ripping the disc to file and then burning it to a blank disc.

The backup process is very simple. The utility will rip a complete snapshot of the disc to a file on your PC, almost in a cloned format. With the right emulator, you could even play that file on your PC! That, however, is beyond the scope of this article. Once the disc is burned, simply label it and insert it into your Wii. It should function just like a Wii game that you purchased at the store.

After reading this tutorial, you should now be a master at copying Wii games. It's now time to backup the rest of your game library. I recommend making at least 3 copies of each game, and then putting the original disc up somewhere safe. Unless your collection is hundreds of discs, you should be able to clone them all in a single afternoon. So get copying, and have fun!




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