If you run a homebrew setup using a USB Loader, storing dozens of uncompressed games quickly exhausts your SD cards and external hard drives. Fortunately, file compression techniques allow you to shrink your library drastically without sacrificing graphics, audio, or gameplay. Why Standard Wii ISOs Take Up So Much Space
The amount of space you save depends entirely on how much dummy data the developers used. Here is a look at how dramatically some popular Wii titles shrink when properly compressed: Game Title Raw ISO Size Compressed Size (WBFS/RVZ) Total Space Saved 92% Wii Sports 92% Mario Kart Wii 40% The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 10% Animal Crossing: City Folk 74% Punch-Out!! 50%
disc size. When compressed (stripped of padding), their sizes are significantly reduced: Naruto Clash of Ninja Resident Evil 4 : Can be compressed down to in some ultra-compressed "rip" versions. Ben 10 Omniverse The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess : Approximately New Super Mario Bros. Wii : Often takes up less than once scrubbed. How to Compress Games
Never download pre-compressed files from sketchy websites, as they often contain malware or corrupted data. Instead, compress your own legal backups using these free, safe tools.
There are several ways to shrink your library depending on whether you play on original hardware or an emulator like Dolphin . Description Modded Wii Hardware
The Ultimate Guide to Highly Compressed Wii Games: Play More, Store Less
| Game | ISO size | Highly compressed (RVZ/High) | % saved | |------|----------|------------------------------|---------| | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 4.37 GB | ~350 MB | ~92% | | Mario Kart Wii | 4.37 GB | ~500 MB | ~88% | | Zelda: Twilight Princess | 4.37 GB | ~1.2 GB | ~73% | | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (DVD9) | 8.5 GB | ~4.2 GB | ~50% |
To see how much space you can save, look at how dramatically these popular titles shrink when stripped of their dummy data: Game Title Original ISO Size Compressed Size (Approx.) Space Saved Over 90% Mario Kart Wii Approx. 40% The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Approx. 10% Wii Sports Over 90% Animal Crossing: City Folk Approx. 75% How to Compress Your Own Wii Games
You can easily convert your own legal backups using free tools:
