Game Copying Software: The Real Deal

I had the strangest thing happen to me today. I was walking down the street, minding my own business, when all of a sudden someone recognized me from one of my Youtube videos! The young chap came up to me and started asking why I hadn’t put together a concrete guide on how to copy Wii games. I didn’t have an answer for him. So, for him and for you, I’ve done just that today.

When I was younger and the Wii had just been released, it was necessary to install a device called a “mod chip” in the Wii in order to trick it into playing games that had been copied or burned. The process of installing the mod chip, though, came with drawbacks. You had to open up the case of the Wii and solder the chip onto the motherboard – a process that was fraught with risk, and that voided your warranty with Nintendo Corporation.

Nowadays, there is a more sensible choice. Some enterprising programmer created a software application which will essentially strip the security from Wii games so that you do not have to mod your Wii whatsoever in order to enjoy the duplicated games.

Here are the exact instructions for how to make a copy of a Wii game:

Step 1:

Download the application, and save the executable file on your computer’s desktop. The exact same file will work on either a Pc or mac. I think that they’re actively setting up a program for Linux.

Step 2:

Install the program. Get the file on the desktop. Double click it. Hit next each time that it prompts you. You’ll be aware that you’re finished when you get a screen letting you know that the installation is finished.

Step 3:

Select the Wii video game you want to copy. Insert it in the optical drive (the CD or DVD burner) on your pc or Macintosh.

Step 4:

There should, at this time, be a shortcut to the program that you just installed located in Start/Programs. Find it, and click on it now to launch that bad boy and get started on your copy.

STEP 5

This phase is where the difference comes in compared to attempting to duplicate games with ordinary CD burning software programs like Windows Media Player or even Roxio. You have to “rip” the game disc. Select the option in the game copy software to extract, after which decide where you wish to store the file. I recommend just using the desktop again. Next hit “Start”.

Step 6:

Ok, that part’s done. Now, remove the game disc from your disc drive, and replace it with a brand new, blank disc with no scratches on it (scratches will ruin this whole process and you’ll have to start over). Put the game copy app into “write” mode, and start that thing up again. Once more, it’ll take about 10 minutes for the burn to finish.

Step 7:

When it finishes, this application will play some fun music to show you it’s done, and will state that it’s completed. Great! Now you simply just remove the game, write a label on it with a sharpie pen, and you’re all set! Don’t forget to place your master copy of your game in a safe location, and also to be sure to play using the copied game!

So now you don’t have to be some sort of computer hardware hacker or void the warranty in order to backup games as is your legal right. Simply just stick to these directions, and you’ll be good to go!

The author retired at 38 from his cincludeer in engineering to wrengineeringe full time. His current interests include wrengineeringing about how to copy Wii games and having webinars on how to copy Wii games. Unique version for reprint here: Game Copying Software: The Real Deal.