Comments on: Frustrated with the Wii’s internal memory? Nintendo is listening http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/ Nintendo Wii and DS news, reviews, opinions, and much more! Thu, 22 May 2008 19:58:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: The Tanooki » Square Enix's Shiraishi And Tsuchida talk WiiWare, size limitations http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17841 The Tanooki » Square Enix's Shiraishi And Tsuchida talk WiiWare, size limitations Mon, 12 May 2008 22:54:12 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17841 [...] With my short time spent with Lost Winds, you couldn’t even tell there was a size restriction; the game is gorgeous. How games turn out will basically come down to how skilled developers and artists are. Now the Wii’s size limitation, that’s a different story. [...] […] With my short time spent with Lost Winds, you couldn’t even tell there was a size restriction; the game is gorgeous. How games turn out will basically come down to how skilled developers and artists are. Now the Wii’s size limitation, that’s a different story. […]

]]> By: Pyro http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17311 Pyro Sun, 04 May 2008 20:40:53 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17311 Save solid state drives for next gen consoles (as in after 360, Wii, and PS3) Right now the drives themselves cost more than the consoles. Once prices come down, they would be a good idea. Lets look at comparable pricing, 16GB SSD: $200.00 20GB 360 Drive: $40.00 20GB HDD: $20.00 128GB SSD: $3,265.00 120GB 360 Drive: $150.00 120GB HDD: $40.00 And all of this, when you can get a good 500GB+ External Hard Drive for $100. I mean really. Just package it up in foam or something to make it sound proof. The price difference is just too huge to really make an issue out of 1db of drive noise when your Wii makes the same noise when the disk spins up. Save solid state drives for next gen consoles (as in after 360, Wii, and PS3)

Right now the drives themselves cost more than the consoles. Once prices come down, they would be a good idea.

Lets look at comparable pricing,

16GB SSD: $200.00
20GB 360 Drive: $40.00
20GB HDD: $20.00

128GB SSD: $3,265.00
120GB 360 Drive: $150.00
120GB HDD: $40.00

And all of this, when you can get a good 500GB+ External Hard Drive for $100. I mean really. Just package it up in foam or something to make it sound proof. The price difference is just too huge to really make an issue out of 1db of drive noise when your Wii makes the same noise when the disk spins up.

]]> By: Michael http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17241 Michael Sun, 04 May 2008 08:42:56 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17241 Imagine what we could do with a simple USB.. 2-8 GB of memory could go a long way. If not, as much as I want the HD, Christian is right, they're annoyingly loud and tend to be slow. I like P3T3R's idea, solid state is quick and I believe completely quiet? That sounds more like Nintendo's style to me. at jespoir: I like the idea, and Bill Gates would too, but online storage is a fair ways off. Until the majority of computer owning families have access to ultra quick internet speeds, it just isn't reasonable. Myself, being just outside of town and in a black area of high-speed internet would not be happy if Nintendo rolled out something like that. Imagine what we could do with a simple USB.. 2-8 GB of memory could go a long way.

If not, as much as I want the HD, Christian is right, they’re annoyingly loud and tend to be slow. I like P3T3R’s idea, solid state is quick and I believe completely quiet? That sounds more like Nintendo’s style to me.

at jespoir: I like the idea, and Bill Gates would too, but online storage is a fair ways off. Until the majority of computer owning families have access to ultra quick internet speeds, it just isn’t reasonable. Myself, being just outside of town and in a black area of high-speed internet would not be happy if Nintendo rolled out something like that.

]]> By: Pyro http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17208 Pyro Sat, 03 May 2008 21:40:54 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17208 I currently have a 2GB SD Card in there, but obviously we have SD limitations. They need to take off the limitations. Then allow any HDD to be connected to the USB slot. ANY KIND. Like the 360 has. I can use a 20-120GB Official HDD from Microsoft, and connect a USB Thumb Drive, and connect an external HDD, and connect my iPod, and my PSP, and pretty much anything else with a drive in it, at the same time. 500GB space? No problem for under $100 bucks. Smaller, cheaper, quiter drive? No problem, $10 thumb drive. Music and videos only? Connect your iPod. All Nintendo needs to do is provide a SOFTWARE update to allow the usage of these drives. The USB slot/hardware is there. I currently have a 2GB SD Card in there, but obviously we have SD limitations. They need to take off the limitations.

Then allow any HDD to be connected to the USB slot. ANY KIND. Like the 360 has.

I can use a 20-120GB Official HDD from Microsoft, and connect a USB Thumb Drive, and connect an external HDD, and connect my iPod, and my PSP, and pretty much anything else with a drive in it, at the same time. 500GB space? No problem for under $100 bucks. Smaller, cheaper, quiter drive? No problem, $10 thumb drive. Music and videos only? Connect your iPod.

All Nintendo needs to do is provide a SOFTWARE update to allow the usage of these drives. The USB slot/hardware is there.

]]> By: P373R http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17193 P373R Sat, 03 May 2008 19:02:09 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17193 An SSD hard drive would be faster than any old USB stick and could withstand much more read/write operations. SSDs are getting rapidly cheaper, too. It is very likely that Nintendo will eventually launch an official SSD storage solution. An SSD hard drive would be faster than any old USB stick and could withstand much more read/write operations. SSDs are getting rapidly cheaper, too. It is very likely that Nintendo will eventually launch an official SSD storage solution.

]]> By: drktrpr1 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17121 drktrpr1 Sat, 03 May 2008 05:06:09 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17121 @ jespoir: a good idea, but way too complicated for Nintendo's "casual gamer." A gig of space per Wii user could cause lots of problems for Nintendo. @ jespoir: a good idea, but way too complicated for Nintendo’s “casual gamer.” A gig of space per Wii user could cause lots of problems for Nintendo.

]]> By: Nintendude http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17115 Nintendude Sat, 03 May 2008 03:49:24 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17115 @Ryan If you aren't a hardcore gamer, and don't wanna drop the 80$ for 16gb, there are ones at Walmart for 15$ (1gb), enough to satisfy memory needs, and keep your wallet happy too. Hopefully this is the idea the big N is hinting at. :D @Ryan
If you aren’t a hardcore gamer, and don’t wanna drop the 80$ for 16gb, there are ones at Walmart for 15$ (1gb), enough to satisfy memory needs, and keep your wallet happy too. Hopefully this is the idea the big N is hinting at. :D

]]> By: jespoir http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17104 jespoir Sat, 03 May 2008 01:05:15 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17104 How about greatly improving online capabilities by giving each Wii owner 1GB of online storage space? Plus, if one wanted more space they could buy more with Wii points. Simple. All they have to do is get a ton more servers to speed up everything having to do with their online services. How about greatly improving online capabilities by giving each Wii owner 1GB of online storage space? Plus, if one wanted more space they could buy more with Wii points. Simple. All they have to do is get a ton more servers to speed up everything having to do with their online services.

]]> By: Christian http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17098 Christian Fri, 02 May 2008 23:24:34 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17098 As long as it's not a hard drive, I'll be happy. Flash memory: smaller, quieter, no moving parts. As long as it’s not a hard drive, I’ll be happy. Flash memory: smaller, quieter, no moving parts.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17063 Ryan Fri, 02 May 2008 17:38:27 +0000 http://www.thetanooki.com/2008/05/02/frustrated-with-the-wiis-internal-memory-nintendo-is-listening/#comment-17063 @RF Larke I think this is a good idea, considering you can get 16 GB ones for under 80 bucks these days...That's almost as large at the Xbox360's pro-bundle HD. @RF Larke
I think this is a good idea, considering you can get 16 GB ones for under 80 bucks these days…That’s almost as large at the Xbox360’s pro-bundle HD.

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