Which CD format(s) should be used for emulators on the Wii?

[Released: 2006] Along with early models being fully backward compatible with all Gamecube games, the system introduced the "Wii Remote" which added a physical side. The Wii has sold 100.04 million consoles worldwide.

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Which CD format(s) should be used for emulators on the Wii?

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After reading in the WiiStation thread about problems with CHD files, due to the Wii having little power and RAM for decompressing them, I've been thinking about what disc formats should be used for Genesis Plus GX and RetroArch's PCE-FAST. I'm currently using OGG+ISO for those, though I'll admit that I don't know if OGG also needs a lot of power to be used.

My understanding of the formats:

OGG+ISO uses very little space when much of the disc contains audio, but OGG is a lossy format and...

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