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Satoru Iwata recently commented on the Wii's memory solution for the "small number of customers" that feel it's too small.
Following an English translation of the company's recent Q&A session, the company president discussed the Wii's limited storage capacity and possibility for a solution in the future.
If Nintendo were to question gamers on their storage needs, perhaps they might just find out that many are crying for a larger means of holding content - even more so with WiiWare on the way this May.
Support for USB-based hard-drives are what a fair chunk of Wii owners have been desperate to have since the console's release in 2006.
Thanks to C3 reader Linkyshinks for the tip.
Following an English translation of the company's recent Q&A session, the company president discussed the Wii's limited storage capacity and possibility for a solution in the future.
Statistically speaking, it is true that there are a small number of customers who feel that the flash memory is too small, while many others find that they have plenty of memory. However, because this small number of people are none other than the most avid players, we know we have to review the best possible solution to eliminate their inconvenience.
Satoru Iwata - Nintendo President
Satoru Iwata - Nintendo President
If Nintendo were to question gamers on their storage needs, perhaps they might just find out that many are crying for a larger means of holding content - even more so with WiiWare on the way this May.
Support for USB-based hard-drives are what a fair chunk of Wii owners have been desperate to have since the console's release in 2006.
Thanks to C3 reader Linkyshinks for the tip.
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chrisjwilkinson
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I guess this might mean that a hard-drive of some sort is on the way then. Not much of an issue for me - yet - but I know of a few people who are genuinly concerned that they are going to be having problems soon.
meeto_0
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There is nothing worst than companies putting spin on topics they dont want to face up to. Who did they interview? Mothers and grandparents who play wii fit/play/sport and have no intention of downloading a snes game. Any gamer will say they want a harddrive it isn't a small percentage unless they the normal gamer makes up a really small percentage
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... Screw this. Go Team Sea Slug!
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"Small number of customers".... yeah. Oh well, still, it's great they've awknowledged the problem, hopefully it won't be long now. It's getting ridiculous ><
jb
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Price to put up a poll on their official sites?
Not much. Quick and easy solution to see what we, the paying consumers, want and need.
jb(at)cubed3.com
Not much. Quick and easy solution to see what we, the paying consumers, want and need.
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The cheese.
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Basically what it means is that only a small percentage of Wii owners are actually 'hardcore' gamers. 
This is a major issue with the Wii, and I doubt anyone would say no to more memory options.
This is a major issue with the Wii, and I doubt anyone would say no to more memory options.
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Linkyshinks
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jb said:
Price to put up a poll on their official sites?
Not much. Quick and easy solution to see what we, the paying consumers, want and need.
Price to put up a poll on their official sites?
Not much. Quick and easy solution to see what we, the paying consumers, want and need.
I think Nintendo know exactly what games all users own via our Wii Numbers and Wii Connect 24. As a result they will be aware of memory issues for some. All that info is freely available to them if a Wii is connected to Wii Connect 24. They know exactly what we have played on our Wii and even when. I think they now are starting to see that the onboard memory is being used up rapidly and with Wii Ware on the way that they need to provide a solution.
Lets hope something is revealed at E3. Matt C at IGN seems very confident something will be, without actually breaking embargo-
"something Wii owners have been asking for from the start is on the way", is what he said in a VC episode in January.
( Edited 01.05.2008 18:43 by Linkyshinks )
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With all due respect.
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USB memory support would be nice.
At the moment I don't need it, but I have a 1GB USB Memory Key, and it would be nice if I could just plug it in and use it.
At the moment I don't need it, but I have a 1GB USB Memory Key, and it would be nice if I could just plug it in and use it.
Linkyshinks
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Jacob4000 said:
USB memory support would be nice.
At the moment I don't need it, but I have a 1GB USB Memory Key, and it would be nice if I could just plug it in and use it.
USB memory support would be nice.
At the moment I don't need it, but I have a 1GB USB Memory Key, and it would be nice if I could just plug it in and use it.
I don't think that's a long term solution at all myself, there is memory heavy content on the way and even a 2Gig SD is not enough. It would be a cumbersome short term solution. It could also cause piracy issues.
Nintendo will want to make money wherever possible, they currently do not make much on branded SD cards for Wii, and with good reason.
A Nintendo branded USB Wii HD is more likely.
( Edited 01.05.2008 18:59 by Linkyshinks )
Irfy
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I have a 250gb external drive, will that work? its usb.
aburnett
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nintendo better release a hdd
its not like we need a massive one. Hell, a 32GB usb stick would do.
But then again, that will be much more money than a standard HDD.
its not like we need a massive one. Hell, a 32GB usb stick would do.
But then again, that will be much more money than a standard HDD.
BlueRocks
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Please enlighten somebody who does not know...
Would it take a hardware change for the Wii to play dvd movies or is it a firmware/software issue?
If it is the latter, could an external hdd facilitate the playing of dvd movies?
Would it take a hardware change for the Wii to play dvd movies or is it a firmware/software issue?
If it is the latter, could an external hdd facilitate the playing of dvd movies?
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Fatman
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BRAWL FTW!!!!
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cough hardrive?
A fail so epic, it may just be a win.
