flipping_heck
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=160189
I havent purchased any VC titles yet, but who here have actually filled up the Wii flash memory yet?
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External Wii hard drive rumour from Gamelabo (Hint: GL is about as honest as Sony PR)
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=160189
I havent purchased any VC titles yet, but who here have actually filled up the Wii flash memory yet?
Moz La Punk
Member
I haven't filled it up yet but to be honest that is because I don't want to run out of memory. I have seven games now and more than half is filled.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Draft said:
The option isn't enabled. All it will take is a firmware update.
The Hermit
Member
april... 
disappeared
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I hear it'll be a whole gig in size.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
disappeared said:
lol...
Mr. Pointy
Member
I hope it's more like a Nintendo-branded external casing that lets me put in a home PC HDD of any size.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
DeaconKnowledge said:
That's a crock if I've ever heard one. There's absolutely no evidence to suggest that's the case, and since there's no logical reason to cripple major functionality I'd say it's pretty likely they just never added support.
Even the SD support is quite poor.
All it will take is a firmware update, yes, but it's not like all the code is there and needs to be toggled on; it's a pretty substantial firmware update.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Dolphin said:
Not if it's filled with sweet, delicious VC games, they can't.
I haven't filled it up. The only thing taking up a large bit of space in teh Internet Channel. Most games that I have take around 1-3 blokes of memory and I only have two VC games.
Of course, if more VC games that I want are released, I can see that 512MB being filled quickly.
Of course, if more VC games that I want are released, I can see that 512MB being filled quickly.
Lord Helmet
Member
Fatghost said:
Yeah, but to my understanding you can't play any games off the card. You have to move something else to the card and vice versa. Rather annoying if you ask me.
Give us some i-pod looking HD attachment already... or let us use PC ones. I can hide the thing well enough.
I've stalled my VC purchases for two reasons... space, and the fact that if my Wii dies, there doesn't seem to be an easy way of getting my games back.
EDIT: Beaten.
radioheadrule83
Banned
If they wanna go for extra holy-shit points, they should make it have a function outside of being a HDD. Let it play GBA or DS games/downloads, or make it play MP3s standalone.
I would hope that any HDD will work actually... but if they make their own for some batshit insane reason, I'd like to see them do something else with it.
I would hope that any HDD will work actually... but if they make their own for some batshit insane reason, I'd like to see them do something else with it.
radioheadrule83
Banned
Well if they did that for SD cards, I think there'd need to be an update to allow cards larger than 2GB.
I could happily buy multiple cards for about £12, but the fewer bits and bobs the better.
I could happily buy multiple cards for about £12, but the fewer bits and bobs the better.
Lord Helmet
Member
nightez said:
Playing games off giant SD cards would be ideal, but that would be too easy for Nintendo.
I love the big N, but they have to do everything the hard way.
richman555
Member
This would make sense, and I am certain is technically feasible. The hard drive as things exist right now is unnecessary. It would however be the only way for some other VC game formats such as PC engine or Sega Saturn to be stored. Bottom line is I would like to be able to directly use the content stored on my SD card or a Hard Drive without copying it back and forth to the main 512MB. I do think the inclusion of the 512MB is fine for most people (maybe not the hardcore gamer).
I don't believe this rumor for a second. Nintendo obviously made the choice to go with a smaller memory unit on the Wii, and there is no way they're going to concern themselves with a tiny percentage of hardcore gamers that have already filled their internal memory with virtual console games.
The fact is the vast majority of Wii owners will never fill up their internal memory, so I just don't see them ever making an "official" Wii harddrive. Nintendo is just gonna tell you to buy SD cards if you're that hardcore.
The fact is the vast majority of Wii owners will never fill up their internal memory, so I just don't see them ever making an "official" Wii harddrive. Nintendo is just gonna tell you to buy SD cards if you're that hardcore.
Community Forum
Member
Bring out a hard drive with the Super Mario Galaxy demo preinstalled.
Profit.
Profit.
Emowii said:
This is just stupid imho... I'm a pretty casual wii owner who's downloaded just a few VC games, has all the channels.. and I only have a few hundred blocks left. I think nearly all wii owners will fill it up eventually, which I think was Nintendo's intention from the beginning.
OnWarmerMusic
Member
Iwata himself mentioned USB storage solutions in an interview from waaaay back on CNN.
Granted the interview is a year old now, but at least it shows that this option has been discussed. Frankly, since the announcement of the NeoGeo games coming to VC (and the rumoured Saturn titles as well), I feel like an external HD is inevitable. There's no way Nintendo is going to force people to deal with the SD solution forever. They're not that oblivious, right?
... right?
(link)CNN Money said:
Granted the interview is a year old now, but at least it shows that this option has been discussed. Frankly, since the announcement of the NeoGeo games coming to VC (and the rumoured Saturn titles as well), I feel like an external HD is inevitable. There's no way Nintendo is going to force people to deal with the SD solution forever. They're not that oblivious, right?
... right?
It's coming, no doubt about it. They didnt put USB ports on the system fo shits and giggles either ya' know.
There is NOW WAY that Nintendo wants people NOT downloading games becuase;
1.)fear of running out of room
2.)Run out of room, and dont know what to do
The VC is a cash cow, and seeing as how Nintendo LOVES to make money, this problem will be solved in short order.\
Most of Nintendo's concern stems from piracy, and justifiably so.
It will happen, I'll bet my right nut on it. Btw, seeing as how the Wii has just exploded onto the scene, the solution will come ALOT faster then many of you realize.
There is NOW WAY that Nintendo wants people NOT downloading games becuase;
1.)fear of running out of room
2.)Run out of room, and dont know what to do
The VC is a cash cow, and seeing as how Nintendo LOVES to make money, this problem will be solved in short order.\
Most of Nintendo's concern stems from piracy, and justifiably so.
It will happen, I'll bet my right nut on it. Btw, seeing as how the Wii has just exploded onto the scene, the solution will come ALOT faster then many of you realize.
moku said:
I really don't see the need of an external hdd for VC games. Seems like a waste.
Nintendo needs to allow VC games playable off of SD cards.
A 2GB card should be plenty for VC games.
First things first, Nintendo needs to address the channel issue with VC games. Make some sort of index possible.
I've got about 20 or so downloads, and I'm down to about 13 channels remaining, 650 blocks of space on the internal flash. I figure if they release Majora's Mask anytime soon, that remaining space will drop down to less than half.
I've got a 2gb SD card installed on it, and ALL of my channels backed up there just in case, and the SD card has roughly 14500 blocks left. So yeah, a lot less than 512mbs of that internal flash is alotted to us.
That said, I really don't see Nintendo releasing an HDD anytime soon... or ever. At best, I'd expect a firmware update that makes the Wii compatible with larger (4gb+) SD cards. And perhaps open up the ability to play them directly from the SD card.
Regarding the VC channel limit, I'd absolutely love it if they'd allow us to create Channel Folders. Hell, just enabling us to have one special folder/menu per console would essentially solve that problem completely.
And LordHelmet, if your Wii fries, Nintendo will take care of your downloads, either by transferring them to a new system once you send them your fried one (if possible), or refunding your points so that you may re-download them (or others).
Boycotting the VC because of storage certainly won't sway Nintendo, but boycotting it for fear of your Wii cooking is even sillier. Their customer service is excellent.
I've got a 2gb SD card installed on it, and ALL of my channels backed up there just in case, and the SD card has roughly 14500 blocks left. So yeah, a lot less than 512mbs of that internal flash is alotted to us.
That said, I really don't see Nintendo releasing an HDD anytime soon... or ever. At best, I'd expect a firmware update that makes the Wii compatible with larger (4gb+) SD cards. And perhaps open up the ability to play them directly from the SD card.
Regarding the VC channel limit, I'd absolutely love it if they'd allow us to create Channel Folders. Hell, just enabling us to have one special folder/menu per console would essentially solve that problem completely.
And LordHelmet, if your Wii fries, Nintendo will take care of your downloads, either by transferring them to a new system once you send them your fried one (if possible), or refunding your points so that you may re-download them (or others).
Boycotting the VC because of storage certainly won't sway Nintendo, but boycotting it for fear of your Wii cooking is even sillier. Their customer service is excellent.
Rancid Mildew
Banned
I'm fairly certain Nintendo won't release a USB HDD. This is the company that has all the weird ports on their consoles that never receive any meaningful use.
OK guys...whether you believe me or not is up to you...I know you are tired of hearing "I have a friend" statements. Anywho I know a person who carries NDAs with all three major companies Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. He cannot tell me stuff directly but I asked him the question about the USB in the back and lack of space in the flash memory.
He went on to state that " If was downloading alot of games and possibly demo's I would want to have enough space right? I'm sure that helps answer your question with out me breaking NDA." So either we will be able to link a pc hardrive to it or a Nintendo hardrive considering that statement. Whether or not it comes true I don't know as things always change but I do know some kind of discussion over it was held. Whether you all believe me or not thats up to you all...let me finish off that he also alluded to some big things Sony has planned but again couldn't state anything as he just said it was online based.
He went on to state that " If was downloading alot of games and possibly demo's I would want to have enough space right? I'm sure that helps answer your question with out me breaking NDA." So either we will be able to link a pc hardrive to it or a Nintendo hardrive considering that statement. Whether or not it comes true I don't know as things always change but I do know some kind of discussion over it was held. Whether you all believe me or not thats up to you all...let me finish off that he also alluded to some big things Sony has planned but again couldn't state anything as he just said it was online based.
Then again, if Nintendo really has solid plans for a Demo Channel (either for Wii games, or for the purpose of turning your Wii into a DS Demo Download Kiosk, or especially both scenarios), then even a fully enabled SD card might not suffice... Maybe they do have something planned for whenever said Demo Channel launches.
Azure Dream
Member
OnWarmerMusic said:
Friend Codes.
They were asked about it since, and they apparently decided not to pursue it, but maybe that was just company line at the time. Either way, it would make a fair chunk of sense... but as people have said, Nintendo doesn't always do things in the ways you'd think would be obvious.
Sweedishrodeo
the smegma spreader
all it will take is an OS update to allow USB storage devices to be accessed.
now the question: who does it first, homebrew community or nintendo? my bet has been on homebrew for a while now....
now the question: who does it first, homebrew community or nintendo? my bet has been on homebrew for a while now....
aorange999
Member
They really just should update the firmware to allow SDHC SD cards I have seen 8GB SDHC cards for as little as $60 and they say that in a year they will have 32GB SD cards.
OnWarmerMusic
Member
That'd help, but I think most people would much rather just slap a 120GB HD on there. The price per gig isn't even remotely comparable.aorange999 said:
:lol Yeah, hence my hesitation on this one. In Nintendo's defense, I think they have to decide which is the less-confusing scenario for the average customer: Buying an external hard drive (possibly Wii-branded) or madly shuffling data between SD cards. I'm betting on the former.Kulock said:
For that matter, I imagine it'd require a modded Wii to even access homebrew, no?
I'm very pleased with the aesthetics of the Wii's OS, but functionality leaves a lot to be desired. Seeing what the homebrew did with the PSP, it'd be really nice if they could 'improve' upon Nintendo's design in a similar fashion.
But I don't mod my systems like that.
I'm very pleased with the aesthetics of the Wii's OS, but functionality leaves a lot to be desired. Seeing what the homebrew did with the PSP, it'd be really nice if they could 'improve' upon Nintendo's design in a similar fashion.
But I don't mod my systems like that.
You have a point there. I too like to aesthetics of the OS, but Nintendo should have given us the option to have some customization and flexibility. I'm not asking that it have the open ended nature of a PC, but for christ sake, allow me to use an external HD and have a music channel so it can be used as a media center of sorts.
Stop holding my hand Nintendo.
Stop holding my hand Nintendo.
evilromero
Member
If you own all N64 games then you're probably looking a near capacity. I imagine Star Fox 64 will put most owners over the top easily. And Neo Geo games? That will definitely require some added space.Z3F said:
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