New Nintendo is Smart Nintendo.
But "New Nintendo" is still the old Nintendo.
New Nintendo is Smart Nintendo.
I've sunk close to 600 hours into SMB (over 360 and PC), it ALWAYS worth the time. Suck to see Team Meat doesn't think it is, because I would have bought it again...
Super Meat Boy would have been on WiiWare if we could have had just a few more megabytes of space – you can only compress stuff so much before you have to start cutting out huge parts of your game. Unfortunately, at that point, it just isn’t worth the time.”.
So Resident Fucking Evil can be compressed into just 32MB but "Super Meat Boy" can't squeeze into 400MB?
That's called being a remarkably lazy developer and looking for excuses.
Has Nintendo said anything about full 3DS games downloads? I sure hope that's coming soon.
What I told you today is that we already have the necessary infrastructure to digitally distribute the software on a scale as large as the packaged software. We can start it as soon as we decide to do so. We have prepared the structure because we anticipate that it will increase in importance in the future, and I wanted you to know as a part of my presentation today that the company is not denying the future possibility of doing such activities. As for the actual digital distribution method, we need to consider what kind of cooperation we can make with wholesalers and retailers, but we think that there must be various solutions other than just positioning digital distribution as an enemy to them. Upon close consultation with them, we would like to determine the details of our digital distribution. We therefore have nothing to tell you about the differences in prices or release dates. Some argue that a downloadable version to be sold at the same price as the MSRP (Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price) of a packaged version is not competitive because packaged software is often sold at a lower price than the MSRP. Downloadable versions that are too cheap will create a different problem, while no one will want to buy games online at a price that is too expensive. As the spread of speculation caused by our remarks on undetermined things might have a negative effect on our business, we would like to hold back from making more comments until when we can actually start such digital distribution. Please let me tell you one thing again: there must be a solution other than positioning digital distribution as an enemy to wholesalers and retailers. When we find one, we think that the solution will provide an interesting future in which both of us can benefit.
Didn't you used to be a perm junior?
I wish computers allowed you to give names to folders, to find stuff more easily. A crippling file size limitation for everything sounds like a much better solution.That's not a very good solution. With the PSP I was juggling 4 different memory cards and using my PC for backup and it was a huge pain in the ass whenever I wanted to find something that I wanted to play.
Iwata talked about it in the last fiscal report.
Please let me tell you one thing again: there must be a solution other than positioning digital distribution as an enemy to wholesalers and retailers. When we find one, we think that the solution will provide an interesting future in which both of us can benefit.
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You're right, there's definitely no inconvenience whatsoever involved with having to buy several memory cards and manage data between them and your PC every time you want to play a game because Nintendo allows lazy developers to bloat their games as much as they want. Cleaning out the fridge is fun!
No more stupid than the Vita where the max card size is also 32gb, and the games are a lot bigger. They could theoretically end up doing DD better than Sony, but we'll see.
You're implying that the lack of a stringent size cap would mean everyone bloating their titles up to the looser one just because they can, which makes no sense. It's not like every single title on the eShop does, or will, take 2 GB of space just because, especially considering the system comes with a 2 GB card and developers are well aware that keeping the file size small would be helpful to reach a wider audience and ensure their game is not the first one to get deleted once the user runs out of space.You're right, there's definitely no inconvenience whatsoever involved with having to buy several memory cards and manage data between them and your PC every time you want to play a game because Nintendo allows lazy developers to bloat their games as much as they want. Cleaning out the fridge is fun!
If nothing else, using standard SD makes things a *lot* cheaper for the consumer.
You're right, there's definitely no inconvenience whatsoever involved with having to buy several memory cards and manage data between them and your PC every time you want to play a game because Nintendo allows lazy developers to bloat their games as much as they want. Cleaning out the fridge is fun!
Man, I hate this Steam thing for making me clear out my hard drive so often because of all these games they have on sale.
So Resident Fucking Evil can be compressed into just 32MB but "Super Meat Boy" can't squeeze into 400MB?
You're right, there's definitely no inconvenience whatsoever involved with having to buy several memory cards and manage data between them and your PC every time you want to play a game because Nintendo allows lazy developers to bloat their games as much as they want. Cleaning out the fridge is fun!
If only your hard drive was only 32 GB, then you might have had a point there.
Trivia time: what do you think is the DD size cap on the fabled AppStore?You're right, there's definitely no inconvenience whatsoever involved with having to buy several memory cards and manage data between them and your PC every time you want to play a game because Nintendo allows lazy developers to bloat their games as much as they want. Cleaning out the fridge is fun!
I actually think that's countered by the size of the games, I've got plenty on my 2 GB stick and it's still at least half empty. Or maybe that was when I had demos on? Anyways, unless 3DS digital games frequently go to 2 GB (or full retail games start popping up) 32's pretty spacious unlike on the Vita, nevermind anything above that.If only your hard drive was only 32 GB, then you might have had a point there.
steam games go up to 30 GB( some might even be over) so to be comparable to a 3DS with a 32 GB card you have to have 480 GB of hard drive space on your PC.If only your hard drive was only 32 GB, then you might have had a point there.
Fuck 32gb sd cards are like $30...
I think all vita stuff has screwed up my gb/$ thinking.
btw: how much memory is 1 nintendo 'block'?
128KBbtw: how much memory is 1 nintendo 'block'?
More like 480GB (30 / 2 = x / 32).steam games go up to 30 GB( some might even be over) so to be comparable you have to have 240 GB of space.
caught me before my edit128KB
More like 480GB (30 / 2 = x / 32).
You know, you guys are missing the obvious point when arguing with nincompoop; that beside Nintendo's "lenient" limit (which is the same as XBLA and iOS by the way), no application on the eShop has yet to exceed 400MB (as far as I'm aware).
If developers were on mass abusing the limit, you'd have a point, nincompoop. But since they're clearly not, your continued argument is becoming increasingly hilarious. Just give it up already.
So since the limit isn't being abused yet, that means that it's impossible for anyone to abuse it in the future? That's some flawless logic right there. For one thing, you don't even know if the cap has always been that high or if they just increased it recently.
Give it up. If like you say, the limit is so flexible, they could easily increase it again if size became a problem.
...that's not what I'm arguing at all.
"For one thing, you don't even know if the cap has always been that high or if they just increased it recently."
Pretty much what you were saying.
Coincidentally, the hdd I'm using for Steam is a 500 GB one.steam games go up to 30 GB( some might even be over) so to be comparable to a 3DS with a 32 GB card you have to have 480 GB of hard drive space on your PC.
There are other DD systems already around, such as XBLA and iOS, with the same size caps and often worse storage solutions, where this doesn't happen.So since the limit isn't being abused yet, that means that it's impossible for anyone to abuse it in the future? That's some flawless logic right there. For one thing, you don't even know if the cap has always been that high or if they just increased it recently.
hmm? how is it too high?
Wow, that's a good size. May need to upgrade.
So what would be the best 16GB-32GB SD Card?
Wow, that's a good size. May need to upgrade.
So what would be the best 16GB-32GB SD Card?
I'm just surprised there's a limit at all, other than what it's possible to fit on an SDHC card.
What the hell happened to your tag?!I'm just surprised there's a limit at all, other than what it's possible to fit on an SDHC card.
My $32 32 GB SD card is looking like an awesome purchase already.