Copy Wii Games Legally

When you lay out between $30 and $60 for a single Wii game, it can be extremely disconcerting when one of those games gets scratched, dented or otherwise damaged and stops working. Unfortunately, many Wii games don't respond particularly well to disk cleaners, either. One little accident, and you’re out that $60.

Fortunately, you can legally copy your Wii games. While it’s not exactly an intuitive or an easy process, the good news is that it can be done. However, one of the things that makes copying Wii games a problem is that your Wii console won’t just play those backed up games without some changes.

The kinds of things you need to do to your Wii console to get it to play a game that you’ve backed up can be a bit scary. One way to do it is with a special “mod chip.” This chip is soldered into the board of your Wii console. Obviously, opening up your Wii console and attaching new electronics to the inside of it will void your warranty. Unless you’re an expert at these sorts of electronic tasks, you probably aren’t going to take the risk.

You can, however, use those copied Wii games by modifying the software on your Wii. This is a more attractive option, as changing the software on your Wii doesn’t void your warranty. However, with system updates and such you may find that you have to wait to download the latest Wii system software until the vendor that provides your software changes adapts the software for the new Wii system update.

There is also a way to copy your Wii games in such a manner as that you don’t have to change your Wii console around at all. You don’t need to add a mod chip, and you don’t need to modify the system software. Programs such as Game Copy Pro will actually allow you to create a copy of your Wii game that will play on the Wii. You make the copy on your PC using the Game Copy Pro software, and it encodes the disc in such a way that your Wii can read it correctly.

The act of copying the Wii game is completely legal. While there may or may not be legal implications to playing the games or making modifications to your Wii system, you can safely copy your Wii game legally without any concerns. Of course, if you want to be certain, talk to an intellectual property attorney who is experienced in dealing with the laws as they relate to video games.

Problems Syncing your Wii Remote

If you’re like most people, you didn’t buy the Nintendo Wii because you like the graphics. There’s no doubt that the PS3 far surpasses the Wii in graphics power.

You also didn’t buy the Nintendo Wii for first person shooting games, or for watching DVD movies. Otherwise, you’d have bought an Xbox 360.

Very simply, you bought the Wii because of the cool remote. Moving the Wii remote around causes these two small pieces of silicon to move around, and as the distance between them is measured, you get input on your screen.

The Nintendo Wii remote needs to sync with your Wii console. When you get a new remote, you have to sync it with your Wii.

The same goes for taking your Wii remote to another person’s house to play on their Nintendo Wii. Your remote can store information, but it has to be synced.

Unfortunately, there are problems that can come up in the sync process. Further complicating things is that there are two different types of Wii synchronization.

There’s good news, though. No matter what kind of Wii sync problem I’ve had, I’ve found a great place to fix it. The Nintendo Wii Fix guide tells you how to solve all your Wii sync problems.

How I Got to Play Homebrew Games on my Nintendo Wii

Unlocking your Wii so that you can play imported, backup and homebrew games is a challenging and dangerous business. Typically, you have to install a special device in your Wii, known as a "modchip," in order to unlock your Wii.

Unfortunately, the process of opening your Wii and installing the chip will void your warranty. I can tell you from personal experience with the Playstation 2 that folks like you and I that aren't experts at electronics really ought to stay away from this kind of method for unlocking your Wii.

Fortunately, there is another way to unlock your Nintendo Wii. Recently, I came across The Wii Homebrew Installer. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical at first. It sounded too good to be true.

Then I realized: information about running homebrew applications on the Nintendo Wii was all over the Internet! People have been doing this all over.

So, I dropped the $30 on the Wii Homebrew Installer ebook. In less than an hour, I'd configured it and was able to download homebrew Wii applications.

Now, a little bit of advice. Make sure the method you're using to unlock the Wii is compatible with your current System update. Trying to unlock your Wii with the wrong System update can lock your system. I did have this happen once, so be really careful.

Good luck, and let me know how it works out for you!

Welcome to the Wii Universe

Hello! Welcome to the Wii Universe. This blog is dedicated to all things Wii. In particular, I'm intersted in things like:

• Using homebrew Wii applications
• Experimenting with Wii mods
• Discovering tips and tricks for Wii games

And just about anything else you can think of.

I'm glad you've joined me. Come on in, grab a remote and Nunchuk and start playing with me, won't you?