February 14, 2008

How To Copy Wii Games - The Easy Way To Copy Wii Games

by Scott Frayburn

The Nintendo Wii has been all the rage recently and has caused quite the stir in the video game industry. With so many new people having the Nintendo Wii in their homes, we are frequently receiving emails from people asking how they can copy Wii games.

Because of this, we thought it would be a good idea to answer this question in a quick article. This way you can start copying Wii games on your own computer right at home.

Almost everyone has burned a music CD before. In fact, the burning software to make copies of music cds is included in almost all computers now. Unfortunately, this software will not work if you try to use it to copy Wii games.

Why? Because video game discs have a form of protection that stops these programs from being able to make copies. When you insert the game discs in your computer your PC doesn't know how to "read" them.

Fortunately, there are companies that have designed specialized software that will allow you to copy Wii games. This software uses technology that "knocks-out" the copyright protection used on the game discs and allows your computer to understand the disc.

How do you use it?

There's nothing to it really. First, your computer will make am "image" of the game disc when you put it in your disc drive. You then insert a blank DVD-R or CD-R disc and the software will burn this image onto the disc. You now have a perfect copy of the game.

Not only will this software let you copy Wii games, but you can also make copies of XBOX 360, PS3 and all types of games. This way you don't have to buy a new program if you have more than just the one game system.

Being able to copy Wii games is a great way to make backup copies of any game you want. This way you are protected if you ever damage or lose a game of yours.

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