Thursday, November 27, 2008

Attention Nintendo Wii Owners! Here's How To Copy Wii Games

By Scott Frayburn

There's no question that the Nintendo Wii has taken the video game industry by storm. It was nearly impossible to find one this past Christmas and the units continue to fly off the shelves. Recently, we have received a lot of emails from people wondering how they can copy Wii games right on their computer.

Since we keep getting this question, we decided to put together a quick guide on how to copy Wii games right on your own computer.

Almost everyone has burned a music CD before. In fact, the burning software to make copies of music cds is included in almost all computers now. Unfortunately, this software will not work if you try to use it to copy Wii games.

The reason for this is that video game discs have "copyright protection" guards on them that prevent these programs from being able to read the discs. When you insert the disc into your computer, it doesn't "make sense" to your PC.

Have no fear though! There are companies that have developed specific game-copying software that will let you copy Wii games. The software uses a special technology that is able to bypass the copyright protection and allows your copmuter to "make sense" of the disc.

So how does it work?

There's nothing to it really. First, your computer will make am "image" of the game disc when you put it in your disc drive. You then insert a blank DVD-R or CD-R disc and the software will burn this image onto the disc. You now have a perfect copy of the game.

This type of software not only lets you copy Wii games, but you can also make copies of Xbox 360, PS3 and literally any other game disc that you have. It's nice to have just one program that will work for all the games systems you have.

Having the software you need to copy Wii games is a great way to make backup copies of any game for your system. We suggest making backup copies of any game you have so that you are protected in case it ever gets lost or damaged. Happy gaming! - 16003

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