Dumping Wii Shop stuff into different wii

[WiiWare_lover]

Is it illegal, to dump legally obtained wii shop stuff, and then install them into a different wii? Ofc, if u own both wiis.

 

[Quadraxis_v2]

I guess you could use the Wii Backup Disc to "legally" transfer everything. But ofc the disc itself is piracy.

 

[WiiWare_lover]

I guess you could use the Wii Backup Disc to "legally" transfer everything. But ofc the disc itself is piracy.

Is dumping it with wads illegal?

Post automatically merged: Aug 16, 2025

Is dumping it with wads illegal?

I mean using Bluedump to dump WIi Shop stuff into a different wii/dolphin

 

[DinohScene]

Is dumping it with wads illegal?

Post automatically merged: Aug 16, 2025

I mean using Bluedump to dump WIi Shop stuff into a different wii/dolphin

It is illegal if you do not own a copy of the software ie. paid for it.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

The usual disclaimer "Ask a lawyer, this is not legal advise because I may not give legal advise".

Merely reading laws and trying to understand them with common sense (that is sadly often not what a lawyer does/has to do).
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You've set your country to Germany. So... UrhG 69d Abs. 2

(2) Die Erstellung einer Sicherungskopie durch eine Person, die zur Benutzung des Programms berechtigt ist, darf nicht vertraglich untersagt werden, wenn sie für die Sicherung künftiger Benutzung erforderlich ist.

Roughly translates to "Creating backups which are needed to ensure future usability by a person having a license for a computer program may not be contractually forbidden."

Law>Eula

Many companies learned this the hard way (including Microsoft).
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Is creating a backup needed to ensure future usability?

• The Wii console with the license may fail any time. No idea if Nintendo of Europe still services Wii (NOA stopped)
• TVs with analog inputs are a thing of the past. HDMI converters might introduce lag
• The Wii (license) might get lost, stolen, destroyed in fire
• Wii Shop might go completely offline removing redownload options

To my knowledge Nintendo doesn't offer restoring licenses on other consoles. Might be worth asking.

My non-lawyer conclusion: You may create backups of lawfully obtained software regardless of any copy protection (opposed to video DVD/BD, see UrhG 95a). Illegality definitely is given when sharing (including network multiplayer stuff).

In practice I don't see how big N should have any legal ground sueing somebody using homebrew/CFW for backups. And I mean backups without the quotes, the stupid euphemism ("backups") often used for plain illegal downloads.

 

[WiiWare_lover]

The usual disclaimer "Ask a lawyer, this is not legal advise because I may not give legal advise".

Merely reading laws and trying to understand them with common sense (that is sadly often not what a lawyer does/has to do).
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You've set your country to Germany. So... UrhG 69d Abs. 2

Roughly translates to "Creating backups which are needed to ensure future usability by a person having a license for a computer program may not be contractually forbidden."

Law>Eula

Many companies learned this the hard way (including Microsoft).
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Is creating a backup needed to ensure future usability?

• The Wii console with the license may fail any time. No idea if Nintendo of Europe still services Wii (NOA stopped)
• TVs with analog inputs are a thing of the past. HDMI converters might introduce lag
• The Wii (license) might get lost, stolen, destroyed in fire
• Wii Shop might go completely offline removing redownload options

To my knowledge Nintendo doesn't offer restoring licenses on other consoles. Might be worth asking.

My non-lawyer conclusion: You may create backups of lawfully obtained software regardless of any copy protection (opposed to video DVD/BD, see UrhG 95a). Illegality definitely is given when sharing (including network multiplayer stuff).

In practice I don't see how big N should have any legal ground sueing somebody using homebrew/CFW for backups. And I mean backups without the quotes, the stupid euphemism ("backups") often used for plain illegal downloads.

Thanks for the big answer

Post automatically merged: Aug 23, 2025

It is illegal if you do not own a copy of the software ie. paid for it.

Ofc the one I got from the Wii Shop Channel legally when u could get it.