Game cube Vs Wii games

polly453

I keep reading (on Ebay) that Gamecube games can be played on a Wii does anyone know if this is true only there is a game my daughter wants that I cannot get for a Wii. When I emailed GAME they told me it could not be done and they are the 'experts' so can anyone enlighten me please.

badbunny42

The wii actually has a full gamecube built into it. You will need a gamecube controller (A wired one should be cheap, or for a bit more you can get a wireless wavebird - the greatest controller ever).
You will also need a memory card to save games on.

There are some superb games on the gamecube.

Enjoy.

BB42

Ps.To plug the Gamecube stuff in, lift the flaps on the top of the Wii.

polly453

Thank you so much for that. The memory card is that the SD type?

badbunny42

No, It's a gamecube memory card. They come in two sizes I think they are 59 blocks and 251 blocks.
If you only plan to have a few games go for the smaller one, it's a lot cheaper.
Try to stick to officail Nintendo ones too, I have had trouble with 3rd party memory cards in the past.

BB42

badbunny42

The SD card is for photoes on the Wii photo channel.

polly453

Thank you so much for your help, I have not had the Wii for very long and find it all very complicated at the moment.
Thank you :beer:

BillScarab

Its' not so much that the Wii has a Gamecube built in, more that the Wii IS a Gamecube, just a bit faster and with fancy controllers.

This is from the Nintendo website

" [URL="javascript:fadeNAppearDiv('box_3_982');"]Can I play Nintendo GameCube games on Wii? [/URL]




Yes. Wii is backward compatible with all games published for Nintendo GameCube. Even though the GameCube Game Discs are smaller than the Wii Game Discs, the Wii’s self-loading disc reader was designed to play both types of discs.

Please note that the Wii Remote cannot be used to play GameCube games, and that standard GameCube controllers or the wireless WaveBird variant are required. Simply plug any GameCube controllers, including WaveBird controllers, into the GameCube controller sockets on the Wii and select the game in the top-left channel on your Wii Menu.



[URL="javascript:fadeNAppearDiv('box_3_983');"] Can I save data from my Nintendo GameCube games? [/URL]




Yes. To save Nintendo GameCube games, you must have a Nintendo GameCube Memory Card inserted into one of the Nintendo GameCube Memory Card slots of your Wii. Please note that you cannot save GameCube game data to your Wii’s internal flash memory or to an SD card.

If your local videogames retailer is no longer selling Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards, you can order one from the Nintendo Service Centre (see Contact section for details)."

Basically Game are talking utter rubbish.