How to Burn Wii Games to DVD the Easy Way

One of the persistent problems of being Rosetta Stone V3a game collector is damaged game disks. You damage disk simply by using, the natural wear and tear. The Wii’s mechanism will inflict undetectable scratches upon the disk’s surface that will accumulate until the surface becomes unreadable. Compounded with the fact that these Wii games are never cheap—at least those that actually counts anyway, you then have an unfortunate predicament. GoldenEye 007, released last November 2010 as the Wii successor of the critically acclaimed 1997 N64 game of the same name, costs a premium price of $65. Not only new games; Super Smash Bros. Brawl, another critically acclaimed Wii game released two years, ago still cost $60. It would be a shame to lose such expensive games because of overuse. Luckily, you can always make backups of your games. The benefits of making backups is obvious: not only you are saving yourself from having to buy the same game twice, that you are only Rosetta Stone German using backups preserves the mint condition of the game disk in case you want to sell it later on. Modding the Wii Take note, you cannot play burned games on an out-of-the-box Wii, or “un-modded” console. You have to have the console “modded” first for it to accept burned disks. What you need to do is bring your Wii to a knowledgeable technician that can install a modchip. The procedure is fairly known, and there are dozens service shops willing to install it for you, typically for a $30 to $50 fee. I cannot stress how important it is to delegate the task to a qualified technician, as physical modding requires extensive knowledge and only the right chip—Nintendo’s never-ending quest to block Wii modchips have already Rosetta Stone Greek resulted in 30 different kinds of modchips available (as of this writing). A modchip, also called drive chips, will modify the Wii’s DVD drive physically, enabling you to play DVDs (yes, including DVD movies) on the console. There are lots of advantages here, and the only disadvantage is voiding your warranty. Making Duplicates of Your Game After you have your Wii modded, now is the time to backup games. First you need a PC with DVD NeXt Copy NeXt Tech installed; it’s a DVD copy software you can get at easyDVDburning.com. Take note, its important that you get a good DVD copy software, one that has an accurate copy algorithm, and that can output to ISO, or image file. Wii uses a different file format so you need to copy the entire disc structure as image. Also, as much as possible, burn the DVD at the lowest speed possible for accuracy. You might need a dual layer disc to accommodate an entire game disc. discount rosetta stone After you’ve done this, check the DVD’s integrity by playing a few rounds with it. Editors Note: easyDVDburning does not endorse piracy, and the legal repercussions for breaking the law it is very real. Make backups only if you have a legally-bought copy of the game. DO not distribute or sell any copies. Modding your console comes with several risks. There is the risk of bricking your system. And there is the risk of voiding your warranty.