256mb memory card w/ free Wii bundleHaunted said:What could possibly be better than a HDD?
:boggles:
256mb memory card w/ free Wii bundleHaunted said:What could possibly be better than a HDD?
:boggles:
Soule said:Nooooo please just go for the HDD, I don't want better, better scares me, well... better from nintendo scares me so please, PLEASE just give the HDD.
Without the Wii - 49,99.Threi said:256mb memory card w/ free Wii bundle
brain_stew said:There's no need at all for a HDD, a 2GB SD card can be had for $10 and offers 8 times the current storage available to Wii users (256MB). That's more than enough, Nintendo just need to upgrade the firmware to allow us to boot games from SD cards and all is right with the world. There's no need for an overpriced HDD dangling off my Wii. A 2GB card has enough space for at least 50 Wiiware games, which is an obscene amount.
jrricky said::lol I couldn't tell if you were serious on that or not.
I'm going to go with the dumbest idea possible and say they're working on a USB SD card reader.
brain_stew said:There's no need at all for a HDD, a 2GB SD card can be had for $10 and offers 8 times the current storage available to Wii users (256MB). That's more than enough, Nintendo just need to upgrade the firmware to allow us to boot games from SD cards and all is right with the world. There's no need for an overpriced HDD dangling off my Wii. A 2GB card has enough space for at least 50 Wiiware games, which is an obscene amount.
If I remember correctly, the Wii only gives you 260mb or so for channels, VC games, WiiWare, save files, etc as the rest is taken up by the UI (and most likely the built in channels) and other things.itxaka said:Wii internal memory
512MB
2163 blocks
My life as a king - 300 Blocks
50 games * 300 blocks each = 15000 blocks = 3,5 Gb
2Gb card = 8652 Blocks / 300 per game = 29 games
Not counting channels and saves.
It's easier just to have a 20Gb/40Gb hdd in there and forget about blocks and such. I got about 12/14 VC games + 3 or 4 Wiiwares and have to delete from time to time in order to play other games. It's a fucknig hassle. I don't even know exactly how many games I own because I cannot put them all in the console at the same time!
itxaka said:Wii internal memory
512MB
2163 blocks
My life as a king - 300 Blocks
50 games * 300 blocks each = 15000 blocks = 3,5 Gb
2Gb card = 8652 Blocks / 300 per game = 29 games
Not counting channels and saves.
It's easier just to have a 20Gb/40Gb hdd in there and forget about blocks and such. I got about 12/14 VC games + 3 or 4 Wiiwares and have to delete from time to time in order to play other games. It's a fucknig hassle. I don't even know exactly how many games I own because I cannot put them all in the console at the same time!
Leondexter said:Yes, this is obviously the best solution. Check any past storage thread and you can see there are some tech problems (dealing with their incredibly slow encryption, I gather), but since you can apparently already do this with a hacked Wii, they need to make it happen for the legitimate users with money waiting.
itxaka said:2Gb card = 8652 Blocks / 300 per game = 29 games
Not counting channels and saves.
It's easier just to have a 20Gb/40Gb hdd in there and forget about blocks and such. I got about 12/14 VC games + 3 or 4 Wiiwares and have to delete from time to time in order to play other games. It's a fucknig hassle. I don't even know exactly how many games I own because I cannot put them all in the console at the same time!
No one knows! That's why everyone is pissed.jett said:Why won't Nintendo let you save your shit on SD cards?
jett said:Why won't Nintendo let you save your shit on SD cards?
its Nintendo d00djett said:Why won't Nintendo let you save your shit on SD cards?
brain_stew said:You only have access to ~256MB, the rest is for the OS. Wiiware games are restricted to 40MB. You really see yourself, downloading more than 45 Wiiware games? If the Wii supports SD HC, even that's not an issue, if it doesn't then switching an SD card really isn't all that difficult. There is absolutely no use for a 40GB HDD, its a complete waste.
You are way overestimating the average game's size. I have nearly 100 VC/WiiWare titles and saves including a few dozen Wii saves on my 2Gb SD card along with dozens of JPG images. I still have plenty of room. If a lot more good big WiiWare games come out your argument might be justified, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.itxaka said:Wii internal memory
512MB
2163 blocks
My life as a king - 300 Blocks
50 games * 300 blocks each = 15000 blocks = 3,5 Gb
2Gb card = 8652 Blocks / 300 per game = 29 games
Not counting channels and saves.
Luigison said:You are way overestimating the average game's size. I have nearly 100 VC/WiiWare titles and saves including a few dozen Wii saves on my 2Gb SD card along with dozens of JPG images. I still have plenty of room.
jett said:Why won't Nintendo let you save your shit on SD cards?
It's Nintendo d00dghostmind said:Why is there a 2GB SD limit anyway?
Losing your memory, or just repeating yourself?Threi said:It's Nintendo d00d
Beats trying to think of why Nintendo does the things they do.bmf said:Losing your memory, or just repeating yourself?
ccbfan said:Its not only VC and Wiiware you have to worry about. There's also all these new channels like the MK Wii channel and the Wii Fit channel. Wii Music and Animal Crossing Wii will surely have it too and if the MK channel and Wii Fit channel are any indication, I might have to start deleting/moving more than just VCs and Wiiware game when those come out.
Oh crap then you got the fact that Rock Band 2 is going to be fully functional and have DLC.
comedy bomb said:We'll be able to store our games in our hopes and dreams. That's even better than a HDD.
bmf said:A 16 gig SDHC card would hold me for a long time with a 40 meg game size limit. $50 on newegg for the kingston version.
Even if they upped the maximum game size it would be fine. The 256 megs of usable is what is really killing me.
the gcn sd adapter (official or gecko) works with non-HC sd cards - it's pretty much a plain re-wiring scheme, as the original GCN card bus can carry sd singalling as it is, and specialized software can access that.Luigison said:On another note, can't the Wii access the GCN card slots in Wii mode? If so, what are the GCN memory card transfer rates compared to SD on the Wii. While it's possible for Ninty to use a standard SD or USB solution, I expect them to go a more proprietary route like GCN cards. Is there anything that would limit the memory of a GCN memory card on the Wii?
The 2GB is a hardware limit of the SD card reader, 4GB and up are only readable by SDHC compatible devices. Don't think its fixable with firmware.Redd said:Ohhh I like this idea. Do it Nintendo do this if it's possible. My 2gb sd card is ok but it will fill up eventually. Is there a real reason why there's a 2gb limit?
blu said:the gcn sd adapter (official or gecko) works with non-HC sd cards - it's pretty much a plain re-wiring scheme, as the original GCN card bus can carry sd singalling as it is, and specialized software can access that.
If the firmware can be upgraded, then compatibility can be achieved. I haven't read up on the subject too much lately, but I believe the differences are in the memory addressing and the filesystem. The electromechanical characteristics are the same.Drkirby said:The 2GB is a hardware limit of the SD card reader, 4GB and up are only readable by SDHC compatible devices. Don't think its fixable with firmware.
bmf said:If the firmware can be upgraded, then compatibility can be achieved. I haven't read up on the subject too much lately, but I believe the differences are in the memory addressing and the filesystem. The electromechanical characteristics are the same.
cann3dheat said:A SD card upgrade would be great, but I guarantee that won't be it. Nintendo never does things...correctly. I say they'll probably store the games on some sort of server and you can re-download them as you want.
Convenient? No.
Nintendo? Yes.
Cheesemeister said:You can already re-download games you've deleted.
Watch it be a new model of Wii with 1GB of internal flash starting in January.
........With the release of internally built Wii motionplus Wiimote and WiiSports resort packin to sell another 20 million.Cheesemeister said:You can already re-download games you've deleted.
Watch it be a new model of Wii with 1GB of internal flash starting in January.
brain_stew said:SD transfers are quite snappy with a decent speed card.
Drkirby said:The 2GB is a hardware limit of the SD card reader, 4GB and up are only readable by SDHC compatible devices. Don't think its fixable with firmware.
Haunted said:What could possibly be better than a HDD?
:boggles:
comedy bomb said:We'll be able to store our games in our hopes and dreams. That's even better than a HDD.
Moot point, it already is allowed. You can copy VC and WiiWare games out to SD since the beginning of time. And then you can copy them back and they still work. The only thing you can't do is running them off SD directly.TunaLover said:because people could exchange games for FREE with other people. in other words, no money for the poor nintendo.
it's not allowed. the games you copy to the sd are runnable only on the wii they were copied from, that's the whole point of the taxing sd encryption scheme.bcn-ron said:Moot point, it already is allowed. You can copy VC and WiiWare games out to SD since the beginning of time. And then you can copy them back and they still work. The only thing you can't do is running them off SD directly.
my understanding is that the software should be deliberately written to work with the sd protocol. but i don't know if some parts of the original gcn card protocol overlap with the sd protocol - maybe certain ops are identical for both media.itxaka said:Not just special soft, I believe almost any game can save on sd-cube?