It's no mystery that the Nintendo Wii has been selling like mad - it's one hot system! With so many new users, we seem to be getting a good number of emails from people wondering if there is a way to copy Wii games. With this is mind, we decided to throw together a quick guide showing you how to do this.
There's a good chance that at some point in time you have used your CD burner to copy or burn a music CD. But as you probably know, you can't use the same burning program to make copies of video games.
How come?
Nintendo Wii games use a type of 'copyright protection' on them (as do all video games) which blocks your computer from being able to recognize or "make sense" of what is on the disc. Because your computer can't read the disc, it isn't able to know what it is supposed to be copying.
As you might have already guessed, there are software companies that have developed programs that can "knock-out" the protections that are used on Wii games (and other video games). Once you install the program your computer is suddenly able to "make sense" of the game discs.
One quick point - these programs can copy Xbox 360, PS3 and any other video games that are on discs. It's not only for making Wii game copies.
The software is incredibly easy to use once you install it and get the hang of it. First you insert your Wii game into your CD/DVD drive and let your computer make an "image" of it. Afterwards you put in a blank disc and the image is copy identically onto the disc.
It's a great feeling to be able to copy Xbox 360 and Wii games using your computer and your burner. This gives you a way to backup all of your existing games and make copies of any other Wii game you pick up. Enjoy!
