| superchunk said: Some of you are crazy. This is a perfect solution and THE best option for consumers. MOST people won't need more than 8GB and already have quite a few SD cards laying around or would be happy with buying an $10 16GB SD card to pop in there. Those that will want more storage are by far in the minority and will have no issues spending $50 or a large usb HDD (up to 1TB probably for that price). This way Nintendo can keep costs low, increase the lifespan of the WiiU, reduce its size, reduce it heat/noise levels, etc etc. I am really happy with this solution. Especially if WiiU has connectivity to my PC like my PS3 does.... then it really doesn't matter as all my large media content will simply be streamed from the PC to the WiiU. Videos take up the most space anyways. |
Unfortunately this is Nintendo and even pro consumer choices are somehow bad for us according to forums -_-
If they included their own hard drive it would jack up the price far more than buying separate storage ourselves. It also means that consumers who don't want or need massive amounts of storage don't end up paying for something they will never use. Whereas consumers who want large amounts of storage can buy it for MUCH cheaper than they would if it was included with the system.
A quick look at amazon shows I could get a 1TB HDD for £70 (I actually already own two of these and they are very good and reliable) or a 32GB SD card for £15. If game company itself was putting a 1TB HDD or 32GB SD card in a console then you can guarantee the price would be jacked up WAAYYYY more than that.
My guess is to make it simple for casual gamers they will sell a line of Wii U branded SD cards that have the right feature set etc.
