Hardware Can a PC read Wii disks?

[Deleted User]

Quote from the Wii U optical disk wiki:

"The format was developed and supplied by Panasonic, which is one of the major patent holders in Blu-ray technology. It is not clear whether the Wii U Optical Disc is similar in physical design to the Blu-ray physical disc specification."

 

[nolimits59]

Blu-ray disc can hold up to about 50GB. They aren't blu-ray. That's why the logo isn't on there.

It's a proprietary Disc model by Panasonic ONLY for Nintendo and is quite a BIG part of the bluray standart maker, they surrely used a big part of the standard but made it unique to avoid the fees from the BDA.

And Bluray can be 50gb because it's "just" dual layer, Blurays are 25gb by standard.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

It's a proprietary Disc model by Panasonic ONLY for Nintendo and is quite a BIG part of the bluray standart maker, they surrely used a big part of the standard but made it unique to avoid the fees from the BDA.

This is correct. Panasonic was involved in making wii u disc.

 

[AkikoKumagara]

Nintendo uses proprietary disc formats for the Wii and Wii U both. Not DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, but similar formats. Very few PC drives can read Wii discs, and most that can are nearly impossible to find, and use the now outdated IDE standard.

 

[Rabbid4240]

Blu-ray disc can hold up to about 50GB. They aren't blu-ray. That's why the logo isn't on there.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ur right xd

 

[Spongy]

Can anybody give me a link to a working CD driver that detects Wii games?

 

[FancyNintendoGamer567]

Only certain DVD drives can use Wii discs, but even then it's only for dumping.

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

Wii u games are not on blu-ray disc. Don't believe me? Look at the wii u game case, and look at a ps3/ps4 game case, All ps3/ps4 game case and even on the disc label have the blu-ray logo on it. None of the wii u game case or disc have that logo on it. They are not blu-ray disc.

It IS Blu-Ray!!!!!!! (It's just that Nintendo didn't want to pay royalties, so they modded the stock Blu-Ray Spec.)

 

[rs1n]

It IS Blu-Ray!!!!!!! (It's just that Nintendo didn't want to pay royalties, so they modded the stock Blu-Ray Spec.)

...which by your own admission, makes it NOT Blu-ray. By this logic, a DVD is the same thing as a CD, just modified a little bit to hold more data, and a Hackintosh is the same thing as a real Mac -- it's the same OS with the hardware modified a little bit (PC parts). Right?

 

[FancyNintendoGamer567]

@rs1n is true. I would say instead that Wii U discs are based off of Blu-Ray but are not truly Blu-Ray.

 

[JulyTheNeon]

Not to be that kinda person to revive an old thread but...what driver/dvd drives would work for reading wii and/or wii U discs? No matter if wii u ones are blueray, not blue ray, or somewhere in the middle? There was something about one LG made but the convo about that ended so idk

 

[markehmus]

wtf? bluray ?
high capacity dvd's and dual layer dvd's if you call them anything.
i got a few wii drives for my pc's, use friidump or rawdump to dump and sort the discs info


lemme guess there is some super secret wii bluray tech in my cheap old $20 lg ...pfff

Spoiler

either way you cant dump wiiU with a drive , so your better off to use the homebrew and the consoles they belong to to dump your games nowadays

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

Not to be that kinda person to revive an old thread but...what driver/dvd drives would work for reading wii and/or wii U discs? No matter if wii u ones are blueray, not blue ray, or somewhere in the middle? There was something about one LG made but the convo about that ended so idk

These Drives are tested and confirmed in Principle:

GDR-8082N
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8082N0L03
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8082N0007
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8082N0010
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8082N0C07
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8082N0120
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8082N0106

GDR-8084N
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8084N1.02

GDR-8160B
COMPAQDVD-ROM GDR8160B0012
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8160B0013
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8160B0018

GDR-8161B
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8161B0042
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8161B0043
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8161B0100
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8161B0102

GDR-8162B
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8162B0015
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8162B0018

GDR-8163B
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8163B0D20
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8163B0B26
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8163B0L23
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8163B0F1

GDR-8164B
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8164B0B07
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8164B0L06
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8164B0B10

GDR-H10N
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDRH10NB0B10
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDRH10NB0F03
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDRH10NB0D04
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDRH10NB0L01
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDRH10NBD70D
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDRH10NB0M04
HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDRH10NB0A03

https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-drives-for-wii-gamecube-backups.585348/

Additional:

• LG GDR-8161b
• Hitachi LG GDR-8162b
• Hitachi LG GDR-8163b
• Hitachi LG GDR-8164b

But maybe in the Meantime there are more LG/Samsung or other Drives with the Ability.

..for the Wii U - It maybe "might" be a BluRay Format,but I am pretty sure,a normal PC Drive can not read Wii U Discs.

Thank you.

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

iirc the Wii U discs use a modified version of bluray, so maybe you need a bluray drive along with the right software to rip them via a PC?

 

[AkikoKumagara]

iirc the Wii U discs use a modified version of bluray, so maybe you need a bluray drive along with the right software to rip them via a PC?

It's essentially the same kind of disc but technically a different format. I don't know of any PC drives that can read them.

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

iirc the Wii U discs use a modified version of bluray, so maybe you need a bluray drive along with the right software to rip them via a PC?

I fear it is still not possible.

Also the "Official" CEMU Guide have no other Way than via a Homebrewed Wii U:
https://cemu.cfw.guide/dumping-games

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

Hmmm... I know this sounds dumb, but what's stopping us from just taking the drive out of a (already broken/bricked) Wii U, (aside from the cables not being SATA or IDE, and drivers) and plugging it into a PC?

 

[Alexander1970]

Hmmm... I know this sounds dumb, but what's stopping us from just taking the drive out of a (already broken/bricked) Wii U, (aside from the cables not being SATA or IDE, and drivers) and plugging it into a PC?

There is/was an Attempet with an Plextor BluRay Drive:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ripping-wii-u-games-with-blu-ray-drive-plextor-bd-r-px-b900a.530534/

It seems unsuccessful...

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

There is/was an Attempet with an Plextor BluRay Drive:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ripping-wii-u-games-with-blu-ray-drive-plextor-bd-r-px-b900a.530534/

It seems unsuccessful...

Well, we'll probably get it to work eventually. I mean, if we can run HλLF-LIFE on a 3DS and DOOM on an original DS, then anything's possible, right?

 

[Alexander1970]

Well, we'll probably get it to work eventually. I mean, if we can run HλLF-LIFE on a 3DS and DOOM on an original DS, then anything's possible, right?

The Question is,who invests Time and Energy in this.....many "new" Homebrewers" and/or Developers have unfortunately
the "Wii U is a dead and unpopular Console" Attitude...
Sad,but understandable...