Now You Can Copy Your Wii Games Legally

Have you ever shelled out $50 or more for a video game, only to have it end up getting scuffed, and then become unplayable? Even I have had this occur with both DVD movies and video games from both my Wii and my Xbox 360. Anymore, DVD movies are easy to backup. However, the makers of games systems such as the Wii put such potent software locks on their consoles, that many people still don’t know that they can protect their games by backing them up. In this article, I’m going to explain 3 of the competing methods for how to backup video games in this article.

Using Mod Chips

Depending on the type of mod chip, this route can be of either moderate or highly skilled technical difficulty. So if you are interested in how to copy Wii games, think about your geek ability before attempting this. A mod chip is a lot like a computer chip. If you open up your game system and install one, it will allow the Wii or what-have-you to play burned games. Once you have installed a mod chip, you can simply copy games using just about any DVD cloning application that lets you to write the .ISO file type.

The IOS Method

This method probably ranks moderate geek difficulty. This author has people asking me every day what method I use to copy Wii games and for those who are tech geeks, this is the method that I most often point them to. The Wii IOS, or any game console IOS is similar to a computer operating system, like Windows, for your home PC. Essentially an IOS that’s been, shall we say, “tweaked”, which allows you to play copied or backed up Wii games with no further hacks needed

The PC-Based Method

Gamers who want to know how to backup Wii games, but who are somewhat lacking when it comes to tech skills (i.e. “n00bs”) usually get a lesson involving this method. This simply consists of downloading software specifically made for the purpose of backing up console games. The apps usually cost under 50 bucks (so it’s usually cheaper than a hardware based hack, and it doesn’t void your warranty), and the best applications of this category can get past all encryption on the discs. If you are not a techie and want to know how to back up Wii games, I would highly recommend looking into this. It might end up being the best $50 or so you’ve spent in ages.

In Conclusion…

Any of these methods can be the right solution for copying Wii games depending on your skill level. The most important thing is just that you get them backed up. The first time you scuff a game and have a spare ready to go, the money and time that you invested to back up your Wii games will have paid for itself.