—if you are unwilling to mod your Wii. The risk of a banner brick (a rare but possible freeze) isn't worth saving 10 hours of gameplay for a game released in 2012. The Golden Rule of Downloading Never download an .exe file. Legit Wii save files are folders containing data.bin and banner.bin . If a website asks you to install a "downloader helper," close the tab immediately. Stick to user-uploaded archives on forums (ZIP or RAR files only). Have you successfully modded your Wii save data for WWE ’13? Which legend were you most excited to unlock? Let us know in the comments below!

Happy wrestling, and keep those chairs swinging.

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve either just dusted off your Nintendo Wii, or you’ve been grinding through WWE ’13 ’s legendary “Attitude Era” mode and hit a wall. Maybe you’re tired of unlocking Stone Cold Steve Austin’s alternate attire for the tenth time, or perhaps you just want to jump straight into exhibition matches with everything already on the table.

Unlike the Xbox 360 or PS3, the Wii uses a console-unique encryption. You cannot simply drag and drop a file onto an SD card and play. If you try to load an unmodified save, the Wii will detect that the “owner” ID doesn’t match and will either corrupt the data or simply refuse to load it.