david.dakota Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Should I ever need t format the Wii memory, what exactly will I loose? Obviously all saves and VC games - however, could this be remedied by placing saves and VC onto SD card and copying them back across? Would VC games still work - does it change the Wii System Number - and what about Shop Points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tales Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Not all saves can be copied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konfucius Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I think you have to download VC games again. When you format, it asks you whether you want to keep your Wii shop data. Besides game saves and VC games, you'll lose channels as well as your Miis but everything except Miis can be copied to an SD card. However copying things back can be quite annoying because to copy a save, the game to the according save must be inserted into the Wii. Your Miis can be backed up via Wiimote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Not all saves can be copied. I THINK the only one I found that can't be copied is Brawl's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyson Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Guitar Hero can't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Neither can Mario and Sonic Olympics. Anyone know why this stupidity exists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Eledees cant aswell and I think Endless Ocean is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Very annoying if these saves can't ever be copied. If Nintendo's next console is backwards compatible with Wii games, what's the point if you can't use your old save data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapedeck Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I made a thread about this a while ago.The wii save system is cumbersome and compared to the simple process of memory cards seems like a massive step backwards. It should have just been easy to back up to SD card and plug into any wii and play. Annoying. And the fact certain games can be transferrable is nieve and stupid. There is a way to keep ANY save file (it which was covered in my thread). Answers here, within the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Long story short: You loose: -Your saves -Your downloaded channels and VC games -Your Miis -Your settings -Your pictures and messages of the Wii message board You DON'T loose: -Your Wii points, and you can still download the VC games you had for free -Your Wii number -Your Wii updated firmware I'm not sure if you loose your list of registered friends, but I guess you loose them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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