Wii U Has 8 GB of Internal Storage

[TomaTito]

50+ replies since I posted yesterday... really?

TheKoreanGuy said:

dahuman said:

TheKoreanGuy said:
Honestly, every company should adopt what Sony has done with the PS3: removable HDD. Slap some USB ports on there so people can use their external HDD if they want and everyone is happy.

I don't see how a removable HDD is easier to work with than plug and play USB. Are you seriously asking for girlfriends, moms and grand parents to swap out an internal HDD? hell no?

If we are dealing with moms and grandparents, I don't think they will need more than 8GB for a video game console. It is also extremely easy to swap the HDD for PS3. If they have that much trouble, they can ask their boyfriends and husbands. :P

You also missed the part where I said it should have removable HDD AND USB ports.

This was said on page one I think. Do you know any consumer that is smart enough to upgrade an HDD but not to stick in a USB HDD? Aren't those consumers the one that could need more than 8GB? Won't these type of consumers already have extra storage options lying around the house?

I think our HD fans are looking out for poor old Nintendo with this "issue". They see the potential of selling licensed HDD and releasing SKU with only bigger HDD. Both of those things brings bigger revenue to Nintendo, and they want all first party games to stay for generations to come. Having a console with a fast but small SSD that can be easily expanded with a USB drive will only loose money.

If we learnt anything from companies like Apple or Sony, consumers love closed systems with proprietary connections and media. Whenever you start opening those up, consumers reject it.