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How to Use the GameCube Disk With a Wii

The Nintendo GameCube was officially released in 2001 and marked the transition for Nintendo from using game cartridges to optical disks. The GameCube was also the predecessor to the Nintendo Wii. If you still have GameCube disks you wish to play, the Nintendo Wii was designed to be backward-compatible with Nintendo GameCube and you use GameCube disks similar to how you use Wii discs.

Instructions

- 1
  Open the side compartment of the Wii that has the controller sockets. Plug GameCube controllers into the Wii controller sockets. The "Player 1" socket is closest to the "Power" button and the "Player 2" is right next to the "Player 1" socket."
- 2
  Insert the GameCube disk into the Wii console.
- 3
  Click on the game's icon from the Wii's main menu to launch the game. Press the "A" button on the GameCube controller to have the Wii recognize it as the default controller. The tops of each side of the GameCube controllers are "Trigger" buttons if you need to fire for a game. It has "A," "B" and "Z" buttons, which can be used for different reasons depending on the game type and game instructions. You can also use the joystick and directional pad on the left part of the controller to move the character you play.

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