I really dont know personaly i've played alot of backups and my Wii seems fine (*knocks on wood) But I Don't play games like COD: World at War cause of the clicking noise ppl talk about. But in reality just use DVD - R (Sony or Verbratium(w/e) or w/e other brand ppl say is good(i personaly use sony dvd - R) and you should be fine and also 5 games = $250 Wii = $250(last i checked) think about it that way.

 

What do you mean with that? :/

 

Not counting budged games and secondhand.

 

Possible, but extremely unlikely.

 

Adam and Jamie should test this.
But I bought my Wii shortly after launch and got it chipped. I've played dozens of games (nearly all backups), and wii is still working just fine. No disc erros, no strange noises.

 

I got some TDK 16X DVD-R's today and burned 3 games. But I have yet to test them. Do you think it will work?
EDIT: I burned the games at 8X, since it said so in that "How to burn and such" guide that can be found in the wiiloader question thread.
EDIT2: They are working fine.

 

Can backup games ruin the laser ?

Speaking as one who works in the laser industry, NO.
If they could, CDRs would screw up your stereo equipment and all your optical media drives on your PC would die also. The difference between a pressed and a burnt optical disc is more likely to show itself in terms of degradation of the media itself rather than the player.

Now don't be so silly.......... boogeymen cannot hide on your wardrobe either, and half-and-half bread will not cause your toaster to explode in a fireball.

Steroids, however, will cause your testicles to shrink !