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What old franchise should Nintendo revive first on the Wii U?

Star Fox 220 47.31%
 
F-Zero 110 23.66%
 
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WiiBox3 on 13 June 2012

The real question is how large of USB storage can the Wii U access. I think the 360 can only format up to 16gb per USB drive. The Wii U will need a lot more than this if people will be downloading retail games. Could I hook up a 1TB external HDD and will the Wii U be able to access the whole thing, or will it format the 1TB drive down to 32GB?



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TheKingofRedLions on 13 June 2012

So the Wii U might have a hard drive?



Mr Khan on 13 June 2012
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.



Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.

superchunk on 13 June 2012
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...

 

wow at really poor reading skills.

That qoute very specifically is talking about a HARDDRIVE, not internal flash storage. Flash storage that has already been confirmed by numerous leaks and Nintendo's E3 page: http://e3.nintendo.com/wiiu/  "Wii U uses an internal flash memory. It also supports SD memory cards and external USB storage."



WiiBox3 on 13 June 2012
superchunk 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...

 

wow at really poor reading skills.

That qoute very specifically is talking about a HARDDRIVE, not internal flash storage. Flash storage that has already been confirmed by numerous leaks and Nintendo's E3 page: http://e3.nintendo.com/wiiu/  "Wii U uses an internal flash memory. It also supports SD memory cards and external USB storage."

How large of external USB storage do you think it will accept?



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Conegamer on 13 June 2012

The title is pretty damn misleading actually. Because there will be internal memory, that's been confirmed. Why are we still discussing this???



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

superchunk on 13 June 2012
WiiBox3 said:
superchunk 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...

 

wow at really poor reading skills.

That qoute very specifically is talking about a HARDDRIVE, not internal flash storage. Flash storage that has already been confirmed by numerous leaks and Nintendo's E3 page: http://e3.nintendo.com/wiiu/  "Wii U uses an internal flash memory. It also supports SD memory cards and external USB storage."

How large of external USB storage do you think it will accept?

Idk. I don't see why there would be much of a limitation if that's the primary large storage they will go with. I'm hoping for at least 1TB.



errorpwns on 13 June 2012
WiiBox3 said:
The real question is how large of USB storage can the Wii U access. I think the 360 can only format up to 16gb per USB drive. The Wii U will need a lot more than this if people will be downloading retail games. Could I hook up a 1TB external HDD and will the Wii U be able to access the whole thing, or will it format the 1TB drive down to 32GB?


Microsoft wants to sell their ovepriced hard drives, of course they'll limit the USB drive size.  Nintendo on the other hand, wants users to supply their own HDD and download their games, I am gonna garuntee they will try to make as much of that 1TB usable as possible.



PSwii60 on 13 June 2012

I sometimes visit this thread and I'm met with an Autolycus virus



BlkPaladin on 13 June 2012
spurgeonryan said:

I thought this was some exciting news, but I think we have heard about it before. Not sure.

 

 

 

 

You Can Purchase And Download Wii U Games While On The Go

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Alba

 

Wii U users will have access to Miiverse from smartphones, tablets, PCs and Nintendo 3DS. Satoru Iwata announced that Wii U users will be able to use mobile devices to purchase downloadable Wii U games while they are away from their Wii U, and the titles will automatically start downloading on the Wii U console through SpotPass.

“Our goal is that, in the future, you will also be able to purchase games found in the Miiverse from that smartphone or tablet device and, by the time you arrive home, that game will already have arrived on your Wii U system through SpotPass.”

We heard about the mobile MiiVerse thing, but not so much about it uses. So it will be more then just to look/post to service. Good purcase a game at work have it ready for you when you get home.