Get Your Wii

The Nintendo Wii is unlike any other video game system which has come before; it has generated an unprecedented level of popularity. It should come as no surprise to anyone that there are a lot of people who want to copy their Wii games as a backup in case of damage, loss or theft.

These games typically come in the form of a disc which looks like any other CD ? but they cannot be as copied as easily as a music CD. The process is a little more complicated; keep reading for some tips on copying Wii games and a guide on when you should and should not back up a given Wii game disc.

Your usual burning software can't copy your Wii games the same way you'd burn a CD. Roxio, Nero, and other popular burning programs just can't copy these disks. That's because there's encoded copy protection on the disk that keeps your computer from being able to make sense of it.

Like any other copy protection developed to date, someone quickly cracked the encryption. You can find programs which are capable of reading the encrypted Wii game discs.

This copy protection breaking software makes copying Wii games as simple as a few mouse clicks. With the software installed, your computer will be able to make sense of the datat on the game disc. Better yet, it's not just Wii discs which can be read using this software; PS3 and Xbox games can also be read.

A lot of PC games also have copy protection which these programs can work around. If you have several different game systems, you can make backup copies of all of your games with this software ? you're not just limited to copying Wii games.

After you've found and installed a program to help you break the encryption, you'll need to copy the data on your game as a disk image. Once you have this disk image on your hard drive, all you need to do is put a blank DVD or CD into the drive, then instruct the program to burn the image to it.

These programs often feature burning and copying capabilities along with their decryption abilities. Using these built in tools, you'll have a smaller chance of burning errors when copying Wii games.

Thanks to these new software tools, copying Wii games is not quick and easy. It's always a good idea to have backups of your favorite games in case of accidents, theft or loss. Happy gaming!