Wii game backup drives




















Depending on the size of the game, this could take up to several minutes. Repeat this step for as many games as you want to copy. Download cover art. Press 1 on the Wiimote to open the Cover download menu. You can choose between several different types of images, including cover images and disc images. Play a game. You can select any game from the list to begin playing. Normally the Wii cannot play DVDs or Bluray discs but it is possible to modify it to do so using third party software.

It does have streaming capabilities and has applications for Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube. Yes No. Not Helpful 11 Helpful 4. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. Copying games that you do not own is illegal.

This guide is only for making legitimate copies of your personal collection. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Never update the Wii system after you have softmodded it, as you run a very high risk of bricking the system. Disable online updates and decline games that ask you to install an update. You Might Also Like How to. How to. Co-authors: Updated: January 12, Categories: Nintendo Wii. Italiano: Copiare Giochi della Wii.

Deutsch: Wii Spiele kopieren. Bahasa Indonesia: Menyalin Permainan Wii. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read , times. Did this article help you? Incomplete info will not be added. The older models actually rip faster Here is the exact same 1. Last edited: Apr 12, Some good deals on these drives on eBay! Last edited: Oct 27, All the LG Drives seem to be sold out, however, there are HP b and b drives, am I right in thinking these are identical to the LG counterparts and will work in reading the Wii discs?

Yes, they are the same, as I already noted above. The drives are not all sold out, I just clicked the search link in the OP above and there were over 30 listed, always have been and probably will be for some time. Ah, we look to have finally sourced an LGb, the site doesnt say they're out of stock so fingers crossed they do.

Wiikey on order too. Some people use flash drives, but the cost to GB ratio on flash drives is still poor compared to external hard drives. What does this mean to you, the end user? It means that once you have hacked your Wii for homebrew software you can easily add in a loader and a cheap USB drive for game backups and speedy playback. How speedy? When loading a new level in Super Smash Bros.

Brawl off the disc, for example, it can take up to 20 seconds or more; the same load time off a USB HDD is usually around seconds. Check out the video below to see it in action if you need a little convincing:. Play Video. USB Loader GX is user friendly, feature rich, and offers a good balance between usability and eye candy. Remember, keep the folder structure the same! A channel is actually an application installed on the Wii. Installing the USB Loader GX channel instead of the of the forwarder takes up more system memory and allows for fewer customization options and no cover art!

Installing it as a forwarder is preferred as it allows you to save settings and download cover and disc art. Start up the Wii and run the Homebrew channel. Go ahead and format the drive in WBFS format. All the backing up and loading is done with the Wii disc drive and the external HDD.

Whenever you put a physical disc in the Wii drive while the loader is active it will prompt you to either Install or Mount mounting will launch the game without copying it to the disc. Notice anything peculiar? The game is only 0. Even a GB hard drive can hold more Wii games than you could even get around to playing. You will then get all the info about them:.

Now you want to transfer them to your USB drive. This is where you save all your backups. We had issues transferring multiple backups at once so if it fails do them one at a time. This does more than transfer the files, it renames them to what the Wii needs which also includes the game ID.

If you try and do it manually you have to look up every game ID and do a lot of renaming. Hope this tutorial on how to jailbreak the Nintendo Wii has been helpful to someone. Enjoy your Wii!!!! If you have any questions, comments or just want to tell us what the best Wii game is, please leave us a comment. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Just some notes before we start. Once jailbroken you can put software downloaded from the Internet.

Some of this is free homebrew but there are also games you have to buy. If you go into your Wii Options menu the version number is in the top right like this: If your version is lower than 4. Getting the Exploit Ready Exploiting the Wii is really easy. Ours was 4. Enter the MAC address you got from your Wii.

If someone wants to try it, you can let us know in the comments. Getting the Modpack Next, you need to download the modpack. Your SD should look something like this: Just a note. Now go and insert the SD card into your Nintendo Wii!!! Click on that day and you should see a red letterbomb like this: Sometimes when you move the cursor over it it switches between the red letter bomb and a normal envelope. Click it!!!!

It should go to a black screen like this and a whole bunch of text We then got this warning screen. You should now be on the Hackmii Installer page.

Lets go!!!!! To make a backup: 1. You should see this screen: 2. Press the reset button to select the first item which will let you start the backup. First, we will install the Wii Mod Batch, the first one in my list above.



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