Official Wii U Thread!: Pokemon Rubmle U coming to Wii U

[Mr Khan]

wfz said:

spurgeonryan said:

Wii U Features No Built-In Storage

by Danny Bivens - June 13, 2012 - 7:30 A.M.
Total Comments: 4 Source: Andriasang.com NCL http://andriasang.com/con1fx/wii_u_hard_drive/ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/events/120606qa/05.html

Iwata clarifies the Wii U storage conundrum. 

The Wii U will not have built-in storage. Previous reports indicated that the Wii U would come with 8 GB of internal storage, but the information comes from a mistranslation from Nintendo’s E3 analyst briefing and Q&A session.

Iwata stated, “We haven’t said anything about a hard drive that we’ll be including with the system itself. But we have said, through the USB connection, consumers will be able to take advantage of a wide range of the hard drives that are available on the market, and for quite cheap now, to add memory to their system however they like.”

Even though Nintendo is not including internal storage with the Wii U, it is possible that Nintendo may include an SD card with the system.

 

 

 

There had better be some storage! But if they go for really cheap they may not...

 

No internal storage at all? How will the mainstream audience (those who don't want to buy external storage units) download patches and updates for games, as well as downloadable-only games?

Yeah, i find that dubious. You need to save games, unless we're going back to the GameCube era where the system wasn't sold with a memory card, which would be just plain moronic.

If it doesn't have any internal memory, then it will have to be an included SD Card a la the 3DS. No internal memory, so long as they include a memory card, could be a good thing, because if your Wii U breaks down then you can just pop the memory unit and install it seamlessly in a replacement (hopefully), but it would be the acme of stupidity if the Wii U isn't usable out of the box.