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bonzobanana said:

Soundwave said:

You can get bulk 32GB cards for like $5, Nintendo probably could score them for far cheaper than that. 3DS is early 2000s technology, using that as a baseline of what's possible today is pointless. 

Not the same. The cards will be proprietory lower volume  ROM cards and not be mass market 32GB cards. New 3DS games are still coming out now.

They aren't going to release a tablet with 32GB memory that can't store a single downloadable game. The spec and screen resolution will seriously reduce code size compared to home consoles anyway.  So basically too expensive,  not required and doesn't work with the announced spec if true.

Chirping in here because I covered this topic on another thread, but Macronix, Nintendos propietory ROM manufactuer, announced a while ago that they'd start on a new (32nm) production process and would be able to deliver 32GB ROM carts at the price of a regular BD for Nintendo.

So it seems like 32GB as the new standart cart size is not only possible and comparatively cheap, but all but confirmed by the manufacturer itself.