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Discover How To Copy Wii Games Now – It’s Easy!

June 27th, 2009
by Cam Halladay

The popularity of the Nintendo Wii is something which has never been seen before in the world of gaming. The system works like no other and it shouldn’t shock anyone that there is a lot of interest in copying Wii games to make backups in case of damage or loss of the original game discs.

These games typically come in the form of a disc which looks like any other CD ? but they cannot be as copied as easily as a music CD. The process is a little more complicated; keep reading for some tips on copying Wii games and a guide on when you should and should not back up a given Wii game disc.

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.

Once you’ve installed this kind of software, making a copy of the game is relatively easy – your computer is suddenly able to understand the data that was unreadable before. This is true for games on just about any system, including the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii.

Even some PC games use encryption that can be broken by these programs. Should you own more than one game system, this software can help you produce backup copies for all of them, not just your Wii.

After you’ve found and installed a program to help you break the encryption, you’ll need to copy the data on your game as a disk image. Once you have this disk image on your hard drive, all you need to do is put a blank DVD or CD into the drive, then instruct the program to burn the image to it.

Often, burning and copying functions are included in the decryption program, so you won’t need to resort to your regular burners at all. This reduces the chances of an error when ripping and burning the disk.

The copying programs that are now available make it possible to copy Wii games without having to do anything but click a few buttons. Copying Wii games is a great way to make a backup copy of any game you want. It never hurts to have a backup in the case that the original gets lost or damaged. Enjoy!

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