Do you have a Nintendo Wii? This amazingly popular system has a unique gameplay style and many fun games to offer. That’s why we’re not surprised that so many people are interested in copying their Wii games as backups in case the originals are damaged.

These games may come on disks that look a lot like a standard burnable CD or DVD, but they can’t be copied in exactly the same way. The process to do this is a little more complex. here’s a guide that’ll tell you all about the basics of Wii game copying, as well as when you should do it.

Regular burning software – even high end programs like Roxio and Nero – can’t copy this kind of disk due to the encryption included on it. The copy protection that comes as part of one of these disks means that your computer just doesn’t have a way to make sense of the data.

Like most types of copy protection, this encryption didn’t last long before there was a way around it. Programs are available which will read through this encryption and help your computer understand the information on the Wii game disk.

After the software has been installed, it’s really quite easy to make a copy of the game. That’s because the information your computer couldn’t understand is now easy to deal with. This works for games on just about all systems, including the Wii, but also the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Even some of the copy protection encryption used by PC games can be broken by programs of this kind. If you own more than one system, you can use this software to make backup copies of all your games, not just the ones for the Wii.

Once you’ve found the right program for breaking encryption and installed it on your computer, the next step is copying game data as a disk image. After you’ve stored this image on your hard drive, you just need to put a blank disc into your burner, then tell the program to burn the image there.

Most of the time, you won’t even have to use your regular software, since copying and burning functions come with the decryption software. Choosing to use its utilities will allow you to get a cleaner burn and less likelihood of an error.

Copying programs are now available which allow you to copy your games without needing to do more than go through a few menus and click a few buttons. Wii game copying is an excellent way to back up any game at all. After all, a backup is a great way to make sure the original stays in good shape.