| If you need to backup Wii games for any reason | | | | disc that's unplayable because you have missed some |
| then you will probably already have discovered that | | | | important step, or the patch doesn't work. It's a |
| it's not just a case of dragging and dropping files, or | | | | process fraught with problems. |
| making a duplicate copy in your PC. Unfortunately, | | | | The simplest way is actually to get hold of some |
| the big games manufacturers are one step ahead of | | | | specialist game copying software. You can download |
| you and they have already devised ways to stop | | | | this from the internet, and the most technical job is |
| you just ripping off their products like this. No, if you | | | | running setup and installing it onto your PC. After |
| want to backup Wii games then you will have to up | | | | that, the software leads you through a 3 step |
| your game a bit and put in a bit more effort. | | | | process that works with any Wii game, or PS3, Xbox |
| First of all, you have a couple of technical options. | | | | 360, movie or music disc come to that. The software |
| You could install a mod-chip into your Wii but I | | | | works like a photocopier, copying every single bit of |
| wouldn't recommend this. It's expensive, it's a | | | | information - including the copy protection routines - |
| technical job and, of course, you risk damaging your | | | | from the original to the backup. By doing this, your |
| Wii console itself. If you are more technically minded | | | | back up Wii game is an exact copy of the original |
| you could get some software tools and rip the | | | | and the console cannot tell the difference. |
| original disc contents. You then need to install patches | | | | It's simple, foolproof and takes only a few minutes |
| to bypass the software protection and then write | | | | so now anyone can backup Wii games without any |
| these ripped games out to your backup disc. Even | | | | technical knowledge at all. Just amazing! |
| after all of that work you might be left with a game | | | | |