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Nintendo is 'working on a solution' to the Wii storage limit

10:20 AM on 06.17.2008, Dale North 44 comments

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Geeks and Otaku, stand proud. Our incessant bitching has finally made it to the ears of the upper brass at Nintendo, and now it seems that they are finally working on some kind of storage solution for the memory-gimped Wii.

After the recent controversy, Nintendo let NoE marketing man Laurent Fischer drop the good news: "We're working on a solution." Nice save! But don't go jumping to conclusions yet; whatever this solution is, it's not external hardware.

"Definitely there's no plan to issue hardware, an external hard drive, but we know that we have an issue in that area," said Fischer. "It's very obvious and we're perfectly aware of it, but there's nothing we can say beyond this." 

"We definitely detect that they [gamers] are serious and we know there is an issue in this, so it's something that we're working on," he told GamesIndustry.biz.

He did not give any other details, other than say that "this area is fully handled by the development team in Japan." 

What do you think this solution will be? Do you think they'll free up some of the SD memory card restrictions?

[Thanks, Coonskin05]


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killias2's Avatar
killias2 at 06/17/2008 10:22
haha, if they even bring out a new Wii, I will cry. I just got it like 2 months ago.
linuxguy's Avatar
linuxguy at 06/17/2008 10:24
80GB wii with blu ray
believe it
and what's a soulution?
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 06/17/2008 10:24
I'm with Alex. A software solutions could go a very long way to using the hardware already available to address the issue.

A new Wii sku would be ridiculous, considering the really solid install base, and the problems making enough of the things for new retail
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 06/17/2008 10:33
Do they consider a memorycard hardware?
Kryptinite's Avatar
Kryptinite at 06/17/2008 10:34
It would be awesome if they released a solution to my total lost in enthusiasm for my Wii. Like a little blue pill or something.

..holy shit I just thought of an awesome post title
Corncobtacular's Avatar
Corncobtacular at 06/17/2008 10:35
It'll be underwhelming and overpriced...of course i think that's a given
niacin's Avatar
niacin at 06/17/2008 10:35
Well the main worry for them with us getting to use the SD slot is piracy, think how easy it is to copy a SD card. I'm guessing that they are working out a solution which links the games downloaded to the individual console even after they have been transferred to the SD card.
Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 06/17/2008 10:36
Huh. I thought there were NO PLANS EVER for more storage. Go Nintendo, backing down on your word, again. Never trusting anything they ever say again...
Rhoq's Avatar
Rhoq at 06/17/2008 10:38
Unrestricted access of the SD card slot would be the best quick fix.
vishusdelishus's Avatar
vishusdelishus at 06/17/2008 10:55
Online storage?
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 06/17/2008 10:56
Please open up the SD card slot, like you were fucking supposed to from Day one.

New Wii sku = me very pissed off.
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king3vbo at 06/17/2008 11:03
New Wii with HD? I wont buy it.

Unlocked SD card slot? That would work for me, if it's software based. But I still have to buy a 4GB SD card, which sucks
linuxguy's Avatar
linuxguy at 06/17/2008 11:04
they will unlock the 500GB hard drive that have been there all along
:)
linuxguy's Avatar
linuxguy at 06/17/2008 11:07
*has
I'm starting o believe that we'll never have an edit button
PappaDukes's Avatar
PappaDukes at 06/17/2008 11:07
whatever it is, it needs moar waggle.
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 06/17/2008 11:15
Nintendo can suck my wenis at this point.
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njsykora at 06/17/2008 11:39
A firmware update and officially licenced SD cards formatted so stuff on there can only be used on the Wii it was bought on.

Also, didn't Iwata say they were working on this a few months ago?
pedrovay2003's Avatar
pedrovay2003 at 06/17/2008 11:39
@niacin

As far as piracy goes, Nintendo's already got it down. You can only play downloaded games on the system you downloaded them on, so just being able to use the SD card would be absolutely fine.

In fact, I think that'd be the best solution of them all. Either that, or straight external storage support via USB in the back.
Cyberxion's Avatar
Cyberxion at 06/17/2008 11:40
Alex, you're like a comedian, only minus the funny! :P

I hope that Nintendo understands what it is we're really asking for here. It's not so much that we don't have any place to put our VC titles and WiiWare games, it's that we're fucking fed up with having to delete stuff to make room for other shit. Make that happen Nintendo.
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Zero Atma at 06/17/2008 11:43
@Wexx: At least this is in a positive direction. Saying "we won't fix this," then saying "okay, we'll fix it" is better than "we'll do this" and then "nevermind, we won't after all."

I think unlocking the SD slot would make the most sense, especially if they can speed up the data transfer rate and make sure SDHC works. With 32GB SDHC available or at least on the horizon, it's a logical step, and one that should be easy to accomplish.
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zombiekiller13 at 06/17/2008 12:22
While an external hard drive would be nice, I wouldn't mind them opening up the SD card for use with games. At least it would be a step in the right direction.

As it stands, I have a good amount of VC games and two WiiWare games on my Wii (Dr. Mario and My Life As a King). I think I've got something like 400 blocks left, but had to move games like Gate of Thunder (can't remember if it was 200 or 300 blocks) off to the SD card. I've been holding out on getting anything else, just in case something I really want (re: Earthbound and Super Mario RPG) comes along.

If they let us play games off the SD card...huge improvement. Not the external drive we want...but it's enough to keep us quiet for a while.
Brahms's Avatar
Brahms at 06/17/2008 12:32
"Nice Save!" ? That's a bad, bad pun Dale.
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MechaMonkey at 06/17/2008 12:34
And all it took was a little PR mess.
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Spartacus at 06/17/2008 12:36
Maybe they could do...zipped game files of some sort, that take longer to load up and down, but allowed you to keep more games on the existing hard drive.
Syn's Avatar
Syn at 06/17/2008 12:38
Hm, maybe they are working on a way to give us online storage of some sort?
Corak's Avatar
Corak at 06/17/2008 12:45
I'm going to go with an online storage system of some sort. Most likely they will charge for it, but if they gave people the necessary storage they required, and its fairly priced, I don't think it would be that bad.
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ace of knaves at 06/17/2008 13:07
I'm not sure if it's too late, but it will definitely be too little.
Hoodie's Avatar
Hoodie at 06/17/2008 13:14
I don't think they'd do online storage. I mean, it's already there. You can re-download any WiiWare or VC titles you've deleted from memory. They just need to open up SD card access. Done.
JonDarkwood's Avatar
JonDarkwood at 06/17/2008 13:31
They don't have to make an external hard drive. They just have to unlock the USB ports to let us use our own.
Conan-san's Avatar
Conan-san at 06/17/2008 14:30
Priotory USB Stick. Believe it.
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 06/17/2008 14:30
My guess is that they'll just let us play VC and WiiWare games straight from SD cards rather than having to copy them back to our Wiis.
Mr PORC's Avatar
Mr PORC at 06/17/2008 15:33
It's about time, but opening SD cards options is just the tip of the iceberg: we need a bloody hard drive, but given the record of nintendo regarding storage solutions (i.e. famicom disk system and 64DD), it's not very likely! Aw, I made myself sad...
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 06/17/2008 18:08
If they opened up the SD cards, I'd be content. But until they do something, I'm pretty much done with WiiWare and VC games.
John B's Avatar
John B at 06/17/2008 19:30
The only way that I will possibly rejoice at this is if the simultaneously allow 3rd party DLC, like with Rock Band or GH. Otherwise, the extra storage isn't going to mean anything for most people.

So, yeah, it's great that they're addressing the issue of storage, but how about the rest? No word of integrating DLC = no rejoicing for me.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar
TheToiletDuck at 06/17/2008 19:35
while your at it nintendo, put a coffee maker in that thing.
Nintendo need to watch more Pimp My Ride.
BluDesign's Avatar
BluDesign at 06/17/2008 19:47
Nintendo's planning on flashing the firmware to unlock the other bits of RAM to bump that up to 514 MB.
Bizznet's Avatar
Bizznet at 06/17/2008 22:19
it's about frigging time, I had to put my N64 virtual console titles in my SD card, and that took FOREVER!

It's good to know the Wii is finally going to see a solution.
Pikman's Avatar
Pikman at 06/18/2008 03:27
YAY! Thank god for that! GO NINTEN NINTEN NINTENDO!
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar
Burnt Meatloaf at 06/18/2008 05:18
Not hardware based? Are they seriously considering online storage? That will suck beyond belief. Games != e-mails.

*Bizznet: "It's good to know the Wii is finally going to see a solution."

Yeah, go ahead a praise the company for announcing they have a "solution", without knowing what the solution is. In corporate lingo, "solutions" are never solutions. Solutions are actual products you can see.

Hey, we have a solution for the 360 overheat issues! It's called a class-action lawsuit deflector... I mean, extended warranty!
Daxelman's Avatar
Daxelman at 06/18/2008 12:21
8 Gig SD cards for cheap at local University stores, here I come.
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