No hard drive until Wii HD

[Viper1]

justinian said:

Viper1 said:

Alterego-X said:
There won't be Wii HD.

Correct.  Their next console won't have the Wii Moniker and adding HD at the end of the new name would just be silly.

Though they have stated several times back in 2006/2007 that their next home console will be HD.

 

justinian said:
IMO the best solution is simply to enable the use of External USB HDD. It's the cheapest option per GB.

With all the talk about expanding into the Nintendo TV channel and movies and all that this seems to be the only sensible solution.

The reason why they haven't done this yet is beyond me.

The SD card is already built in.  Why ignore such an elegant solution for something that is bulky, not very portable and less secure than the SD card solution?

True you get more GB per dollar via a HDD but it isn't like SD cards are expensive either.

 

All I am asking is what exactly is wrong with doing it? Who is asking them to ignore SD? What is so wrong with a simple basic upgrade so I can use my USB 300GB with my wii and enjoy my photos on TV without having to transfer them to SD first?

Basically there is no good reason why they don't do it (at least from what I've heard so far).

Bulky? It is a 2.5" External drive. How on earth can that be bulky next to the tiny wii. Together they make a far less footprint than any other console.

Portable? I don't intend to walk around with it my pocket.  Isn't that what the SD card for?

Less secure????         ????????????

It's like I said, no proper reasons.

 

Bulky - A think an external HDD is just a tad larger than an SD card.

Portable - See above.

Secure - Built in DRM.