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Nintendo recently commented on the Wii's storage solution during the WiiWare promotional event in Germany.
The folks from ONM spoke to the European Nintendo executives on storages issues that have come about since day one.
It seems that Nintendo are still assuming the Wii's storage solution (512MB on-board and a maximum of 2GB via regular SD cards - SDHC not being compatible), is perfect for users. Whilst at present it does seem appropriate for game saves, a handful of VC games and the odd channel or two, with WiiWare on the way - would a hard-drive really dent the machine's accessibility.
Surely having to delete and re-download content to keep within the system's memory limits is far less accessible then having all content available in a single location?
The folks from ONM spoke to the European Nintendo executives on storages issues that have come about since day one.
At the moment, we of course know that some people are strug... well, it's not that they're struggling, it's just that they don't like the system as it's set up at the moment. But at the end of the day, the system is manageable.
I realise that some people would like to store everything in one place, for easy accessibility, which is understandable. For them, it would be more convenient to have more space. But having said that, I don't think that's the general feeling of most of the people.
Most of the people are happy with what they have. Of course, we could increase our technology and add a hard drive, but then what we lose is simplicity and accessibility, which is one of the important things for us. We want our consoles to be easy to access and not cause headaches
Nintendo Europe's senior marketing director Laurent Fischer
I realise that some people would like to store everything in one place, for easy accessibility, which is understandable. For them, it would be more convenient to have more space. But having said that, I don't think that's the general feeling of most of the people.
Most of the people are happy with what they have. Of course, we could increase our technology and add a hard drive, but then what we lose is simplicity and accessibility, which is one of the important things for us. We want our consoles to be easy to access and not cause headaches
Nintendo Europe's senior marketing director Laurent Fischer
It seems that Nintendo are still assuming the Wii's storage solution (512MB on-board and a maximum of 2GB via regular SD cards - SDHC not being compatible), is perfect for users. Whilst at present it does seem appropriate for game saves, a handful of VC games and the odd channel or two, with WiiWare on the way - would a hard-drive really dent the machine's accessibility.
Surely having to delete and re-download content to keep within the system's memory limits is far less accessible then having all content available in a single location?
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Phoenixus Reply Quote #1
L72 Samus
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S.JHappy with storage? I know I'm bloody not.
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Marzy Reply Quote #2
L85 Final Ganon
3509 583 03.08.2004 MarzyI personally don't have a problem with the storage anymore, but I can understand how it will affect other people and I believe they should maybe release a hard drive of some kind for the people who download a lot of content.
I don't really download many VC games and I don't plan to ethier. I may buy a few WiiWare games though, but the memory for me is alright for now.( Edited 16.05.2008 11:07 by Marzy )
I don't really download many VC games and I don't plan to ethier. I may buy a few WiiWare games though, but the memory for me is alright for now.( Edited 16.05.2008 11:07 by Marzy )
jb Reply Quote #3
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14153 886 04.01.2003 jbcubed3.I still think there needs to be a hard-drive and less limits in place. 100 Mii limit? Come on. 30 person limit in Mario Kart? Sigh.
A hard-drive would really make things so much more fun, and far more accessible for Wii owners imo. I really don't know why Nintendo aren't budging.
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A hard-drive would really make things so much more fun, and far more accessible for Wii owners imo. I really don't know why Nintendo aren't budging.
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Jump_button Reply Quote #4
L76 Ridley
2610 180 04.05.2004 jumpButtonwell i dont right now i do play games one at a time old one any way but with wii ware coming i think it will start to bug me
and u can all way take game u not going to play off it dont cost u anything to get them back up but time but my internet fast so it never long
and u can all way take game u not going to play off it dont cost u anything to get them back up but time but my internet fast so it never long
edracon Reply Quote #5
L16 Guardian Dragon
157 22 27.11.2007 edraconi have 3 wiiware games and 4 vc games... and now my storage is full.. WTF?!? WE NEED EXTRA STORAGE! right now I play all the games daily, I'm not going to delete and redownload, besides my wifi s crap to get working right (I was lucky to be able to download at all).
(btw, I am in America. An I know it says this guy is from NOE.)( Edited 16.05.2008 11:35 by edracon )
(btw, I am in America. An I know it says this guy is from NOE.)( Edited 16.05.2008 11:35 by edracon )
Kamakaze Reply Quote #6
L8 Floating Lakitu
76 20 22.09.2006 KamI dont want a hard disk. I want to be able to run stuff straight off the SD card!
CrankyMonkey Reply Quote #7
L1 New Born
6 1 16.05.2008 noneKamakaze said:
I dont want a hard disk. I want to be able to run stuff straight off the SD card!
I dont want a hard disk. I want to be able to run stuff straight off the SD card!
Amen! That's all I want as well!
SuperLink Reply Quote #8
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14330 758 19.01.2005 Link / SuperLink9Oh FUCK YOU NINTENDO. (Overreaction necessary I feel)
You realise this means we're NEVER getting it now? For fuck's sake! What a headache they can be. Their ignorance isn't even bliss, it's just flame bait!
*Throws extra heavy flameshield AT Nintendo*
Take that douchebags!
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You realise this means we're NEVER getting it now? For fuck's sake! What a headache they can be. Their ignorance isn't even bliss, it's just flame bait!
*Throws extra heavy flameshield AT Nintendo*
Take that douchebags!
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Linkyshinks Reply Quote #9
L100 Eternal Master
7051 759 15.02.2007 LinkyshinksWe want our consoles to be easy to access and not cause headaches
BlueRocks Reply Quote #10
L31 Dark Director
401 70 03.04.2007 noneI have no need for a hard drive (or the SD cards either) but I see no reason one couldn't be provided for those who feel the need to have one and wish to 'lose simplicity'.
Give people what they want, don't tell them what they need (and don't need).
Give people what they want, don't tell them what they need (and don't need).
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CrankyMonkey Reply Quote #11
L1 New Born
6 1 16.05.2008 noneSuperLink said:
Oh FUCK YOU NINTENDO. (Overreaction necessary I feel)
You realise this means we're NEVER getting it now? For fuck's sake! What a headache they can be. Their ignorance isn't even bliss, it's just flame bait!
*Throws extra heavy flameshield AT Nintendo*
Take that douchebags!
EDIT: Nintendo are the biggest hypocrites in forever. People say Iwata changed Nintendo. Yeah right, they're still as/MORE traditional than the old Nintendo!
Oh FUCK YOU NINTENDO. (Overreaction necessary I feel)
You realise this means we're NEVER getting it now? For fuck's sake! What a headache they can be. Their ignorance isn't even bliss, it's just flame bait!
*Throws extra heavy flameshield AT Nintendo*
Take that douchebags!
EDIT: Nintendo are the biggest hypocrites in forever. People say Iwata changed Nintendo. Yeah right, they're still as/MORE traditional than the old Nintendo!
I feel your pain, but there's one important point to make: realize that NOE/NOA are as in the dark as we are much of the time. NCL doesn't tell them *anything* it doesn't have to, so while he's busy applying the usual PR spin to a lousy situation, the bigwigs in Japan might have a solution in the offing in the very near-future.
I guess what I'm saying is: take anything you hear from NOA/NOE with a few metric tons of salt (or from any other foreign subsidiary of a Japanese corporation).
KingDom Reply Quote #12
L32 Lingering Spirit
437 27 05.08.2004 noneThe public knows how to use a HDD nintendo.
They've been using ipods for years ffs.
They've been using ipods for years ffs.
errr...
Birdo Is A Tranny Reply Quote #13
L46 Shieka Guard
809 55 17.07.2007 Ian We want our consoles to be easy to access and not cause headaches
OMG IM GETTING A HEADACHE JUST THINK ABOUT A HDD!
EdEN Reply Quote #14
L5 Octorock
43 21 24.08.2007 noneWell, this comment DOES come from NoE which, no offense, but is the ugly stepchild of Nintendo proper. I guess a storage solution will be announced at E3... probably open up the SD Card so you can play Wiiware games from them and that can make us be ok for at least another year. THEN at E3 2009 they announce and release a Wii Harddrive with 10 GB flash memory for $49.99.
Or maybe, just maybe, the Wii HDD will be available by Holiday 2008.
Or maybe, just maybe, the Wii HDD will be available by Holiday 2008.
TAG Reply Quote #15
L86 Fierce Diety
3680 134 08.07.2004 noneHow hard would it be to make a small hard drive that you just slap on the Wii somewhere? If you don't need a hard drive, or if a hard drive is somehow too complicated for, then you don't have to buy one.
I don't know why they wouldn't release a hard drive or something similar. People buy the hard drives, which means money. With this extra storage, people will be more inclined to buy games. Win-win, surely?
I don't understand how a hard drive would be more complicated than juggling data between your Wii and several SD cards. How irritating..
I don't know why they wouldn't release a hard drive or something similar. People buy the hard drives, which means money. With this extra storage, people will be more inclined to buy games. Win-win, surely?
I don't understand how a hard drive would be more complicated than juggling data between your Wii and several SD cards. How irritating..
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Martin_ Reply Quote #16
L100 Eternal Master
6457 723 05.09.2004 noneI don't know a sinlge Wii owner who doesn't think the console's storage limitations are totally lame. The Xbox 1's (!!) storage solution totally eclipses the Wii's. Which is really quite embarrassing lol. Hell, I'm not happy with Wii storage, and I don't even own one!
tiamat1990 Reply Quote #17
L79 Iron Knuckle
2980 66 29.10.2004 tiamat or tiamat1990How is having a hard drive complicated!!! You stick a fucking cable the back JUST LIKE AN IPOD! HOW IS THAT GOING TO CAUSE A HEADACHE! And the people that it's going to confuse probably aren't going to buy one either!! DAMN YOU NINTENDO!
This is one of the few reasons I'm starting to neglect my Wii and playing my PS3 a lot lately. Nintendo's making it so fucking hard for me to like the damn console...To be honest, I'm starting to really hate Nintendo. Their fucking attitude, my god! I don't think I give a shit as much anymore. I'm just tired of it. Their archaic philosophy towards technology is just so irritating.
This is one of the few reasons I'm starting to neglect my Wii and playing my PS3 a lot lately. Nintendo's making it so fucking hard for me to like the damn console...To be honest, I'm starting to really hate Nintendo. Their fucking attitude, my god! I don't think I give a shit as much anymore. I'm just tired of it. Their archaic philosophy towards technology is just so irritating.
Yo'ster Reply Quote #18
L2 Toad
16 20 08.03.2008 noneI honestly don't see why we can't just plug a USB drive into the USB port. I see 2 GB drives selling for $20 and 8 GB drives selling for $50. While not as big as a hard drive, they are easily portable and wouldn't require Nintendo to alter the Wii. I imagine storage on a flash drive would require only a firmware update.
I'm not one of those that has run out of room on the Wii. I have under half my space left though, and I can see the end coming. Yet I've attempted saving files to an SD card. It generally takes a long time. I can imagine the inconvenience of saving files, deleting a channel, and then loading a new one as being horrid.
Nintendo needs to stop ignoring the desire for more storage. If their channels keep up at their current pace, even Wii owners that don't download as much will become low on space.
I'm not one of those that has run out of room on the Wii. I have under half my space left though, and I can see the end coming. Yet I've attempted saving files to an SD card. It generally takes a long time. I can imagine the inconvenience of saving files, deleting a channel, and then loading a new one as being horrid.
Nintendo needs to stop ignoring the desire for more storage. If their channels keep up at their current pace, even Wii owners that don't download as much will become low on space.
Dritttoolegit Reply Quote #19
L33 Hammer Bro
454 31 12.03.2007 D-RittLose simplicity and accessibility? If it so hard to comprehend the concept of a hard drive, DON'T FUCKING BUY IT THEN! Oh and downloading then deleting/moving to an sd card when done with and redownloading/moving back to the wii memory when you want access to it again is so much simpler.
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