History: Nintendo Optical Discs

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Nintendo optical discs

GameCube Game Disc (left) and Wii Optical Disc (right)

Nintendo optical discs are the optical disc format used to distribute video games released by Nintendo.

This includes the GameCube Game Disc, Wii Optical Disc, and Wii U Optical Disc.

The physical size of a GameCube Game Disc is that of a miniDVD, and the Wii and Wii U optical discs are the size of a DVD.

GameCube discs can be used with the original version of the Wii and Wii optical discs can be used in the Wii U for backward compatibility.

A burst cutting area is located at the inner ring of the disc surface.

In 2017, Nintendo dropped the disc-based media in favor of game cards for the Wii U’s successor, the Nintendo Switch.