Wii U Discs Will Be 25GB In Size

[NJ5]

pariz said:

NJ5 said:

pariz said:
I was hoping the console to play blu rays. I know that's Sony's business and this way they'll make some extra profit out of each disc (Nintendo)... but this storage media is what seems to put Nintendo in a worst competent position every generation out there since SNES.

The Wii's storage did not limit the kind of games possible on it, it uses DVD like the 360...

I'm pretty certain that 25 GB won't limit the kind of games possible on the Wii U either.

We all know that. But we also know that Wii does not play regular DVDs and that puts the console in a disadvantage.
What I was trying to point out is that they always play it their way, for good or for worse.

That's true, but Nintendo is a company which saves money when it can. Games and gaming platforms is all they make, so they have to be profitable on those things even if they're forced to cut prices early. Cutting out DVD / Blu-Ray-playing royalties is absolutely the easiest way for them to decrease their costs.

Also, unlike Sony or Microsoft, they don't get any money from Blu-Ray royalties, so it's a pure money sink for them. I guess their thinking is "if Blu-Ray really takes off, everyone will have a few Blu-Ray players at home in a few years, so what's the point?".

That's not to say Blu-Ray playing on the Wii U is impossible... it's just unlikely unless Nintendo changes strategy and wants to make their consoles also about media.