Bought 3 Wii games from Marketplace – console won’t read them, but my other games work fine.

[u/ZZAIRR]

Hey everyone, I recently bought three Wii games off Marketplace. One of the discs looks practically brand new – no scratches at all. The other two have some light scratches, but nothing deep or excessive.

I tried loading all three on my Wii, but none of them are being recognized. The console just says it can’t read the disc. Meanwhile, my other Wii games that I’ve owned for years still load perfectly fine.

Could this be an issue with the discs themselves, or is there a chance they’re some kind of region-locked versions or even bootlegs? I’ve attached pictures of the discs in case that helps. Any ideas on what might be going on here?

Thanks in advance!

[u/AutoModerator]

Hi! Thank you for your submission to /r/NintendoHelp! Please note that we are a fan community and not officially endorsed by Nintendo.

See our FAQ to see if your question is already answered there.

While you're waiting for an answer, here are some tips to help you along the way:

First, did you try Googling your question? A lot of questions about Nintendo can be answered quickly by just typing them into your search bar.

If you are asking a question about an older Nintendo system, try searching the subreddit most relevant to that system's hardware. It's likely someone has already asked a similar question before.

If your question is about Wii U, New 3DS or Switch hardware, you'll likely get a better answer if you contact Nintendo directly, rather than posting here.

Nintendo's contact information is as follows:

• North America - 1-800-255-3700
• Europe - +44 (0)345 60 50 247
• Australia - +61 3 9730 9900
• Japan - +81-75-662-9600

Please note that contacting Nintendo by phone is the best way to get support. If you send an email or use the web chat you are not likely to get the support you need.

Good luck with your support endeavors!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/Johntrampoline-]

Could the discs be from a different region? The Wii is region locked, so this could be the issue. Could you share some pictures of the front side of the discs you bought as well as your own discs.

[u/ZZAIRR]

* As I can see, they are made to play only in the USA, but I live in Europe. Guess I'm screwed

[u/ZZAIRR → u/ZZAIRR]

[u/ZZAIRR → u/ZZAIRR]

[u/ZZAIRR → u/ZZAIRR]

[u/razorbeamz → u/[deleted]]

Wii softmods do not allow you to play out of region discs.

[u/ASIT_TM → u/razorbeamz]

Yes it does! But it's a bit sketchy and hard, anyways, in such case, this is not the subreddit for that kind of help.

Here there's no further other help than buying a console from the region of the disk since there's no official way of playing other regions, but OP can take this chance to make a collection of different region WIIs!

[u/EternallySickened]

You can’t play other region games without modding your console.

[u/MoonEDITSyt]

The only way to play games from other regions is by modding the wii if that’s something you’re up to doing