Using a USB card reader on Wii U basic for eshop games

[ChadOkada]

superchunk said:

ChadOkada said:

 What I am trying to find out is if it is possible to play large  eshop games (12+ gig) from a  high speed SD card using a USB SD card reader.

Something like this:

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How much a savings are you really getting? Seems like its a minimal difference for a solution that is 50/50 chance of working.

At face value, I'd think it would work. But idk if WiiU's architecture would realize a difference in this USB device vs a USB HDD.

Most of the HDDs with good reputations are well over 100 dollars.  I had hoped this would be a good solution for the limited memory my basic Wii U has.  Thank you for responding as I said any advice is appreciated.