Wii games are proprietary Nintendo product which in layman’s terms means you can play them on a Wii, but no other console. That’s part of their marketing strategy to make money and there is certainly nothing wrong with that philosophy. However, accidents can happen that could cause the game to be unplayable in which case you would have to buy your game again. That’s the part that just doesn’t seem fair. Does it to you???
Here is some good news though. Now, there are some options available that allow you to continue playing your favorite Wii games without any interruption. That’s true even if they get scratched, lost, or even “borrowed by a friend.”
There is a cost that comes with this type of protection for your games. But once that price has been paid, you can use that protection on all of your Wii games.
- Wii Modchipping
One method of protection is to buy a modchip. Doing so allows you to play the Wii games you backed up on a blank CD via nearly any copying or burning software. Even though the DVD isn’t an authentic Wii disc, the modchip authenticates it as if it were.
**WARNING** – Some risks come with taking this approach.
After purchasing the modchip, your first step will be to open the Wii console to install it. Please Note: Opening your Wii console will void the warranty so if anything happens where your Wii console is no longer working, it will mean paying to get it fixed or buying a new unit. Another problem that can come with this method involves the chip itself. Due to various standards of quality, not all chips function properly thus causing failures and sometimes the device to not work at all. The last issue to be aware of is that even with a high quality chip that is installed properly, you will no longer get the Wii updates to install when they happen.
(Personally, because of these reasons, this is not the route I would recommend.)
Softmodding
Here is a method that I do recommend and believe to be a much better approach. You can use a special software application to copy the game. Going this route, you don’t have to buy a chip, install it, or run any of the other risks associated with the previously mentioned method.
There is downside to using the softmodding technique…you can’t use free copying or burning software to create your Wii game backups. You’ll have to purchase game copy software that has the ability to bypass the authentication coding in the Wii game during the copying process.
Fortunately, there are several reputable software package options available that will provide you with the ability to make softmodded backups quickly and safely. One favorite software backup manager of mine is called EasyBackupWizard – I wrote a review about it that you should read here.
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I rlelay needed to find this info, thank God!
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Woot, I will cetrnaily put this to good use!