Friday, January 7, 2011

Wii Games Are Fragile - Copy Your Wii Games!

By Maynard Clark


There are a ton of reasons for gamers to learn how to copy wii games. In this article, we'll discuss several of them.

Well, do you need a reason other than the fact that games are worth they weight in gold when you consider how expensive they are? I mean, I recently shelled out over $100 for two games over the holidays. $100! Now, if something happened to one of those games, I don't know if I'd have the money to run out right away and purchase those same games again (plus, I don't think that I could justify it to my wife!) So protecting my games through the process of making backup copies is a way to protect my investment.

Games are also highly prone to damage. I mean, we've all had the experience where we're heavy into a Wii session, and we take out a game and lay it aside while we put in a new one. Then, when we put away the Wii, we forget about the game. It gets knocked on the floor, where the dog steps on it, scratching it (or a similar scenario). This is why you should not only make backup copies of your games, but you should then only use the backup copies to play with. The master should go somewhere safe that it won't be destroyed. Then, it doesn't matter if something happens to the copy, because you can always make a new one!

And then there's the size of Wii game discs. They're tiny! And as a result, easily misplaced. I've had hundreds of dollars worth of Wii games simply come up missing (right in my house!) never to be seen again. Now that I make backups, whenever this happens I can simply make a new copy from the master and keep right on playing.

So, we've talked about why you should copy wii games. But HOW exactly do you do it? It's not the same as copying an MP3 through iTunes. No, sir! But on the other hand, it's not nearly as complex as copying movies that come on DVD. You simply install a program called game copy wizard (just Google it) and install it to your computer. (All of this is done through your Windows PC, since your Wii doesn't have a disc burner). It walks you through ripping and burning all pretty automatically.

So the process consists of downloading specialized applications that gets past the encryption and then burns the game in a format that a game console will play. You put this download onto your Windows or Mac PC, then load the original game disc into your Windows or Mac PC's CD or DVD burner. In under 3 clicks, the app rips the disc to your hard drive, and then burns it to a blank DVD. The process takes just shy of 15 minutes per disc that you desire to backup, however you certainly realize that that's a very small amount of time to wait to maintain the safety of your games.

Would you rather spend your paycheck on replacing games, or on buying new ones to enjoy? If you invest less than the cost of one game into some game copy software, you'll be able to do just that.

That's all I've got for you today - Check back soon for more!




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