Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has explained to Engadget that consumers can use as much external memory as they want with their Wii U console. Fils-Aime then went on to say that Nintendo didn’t want to use excessive storage solutions with Wii U, as that particular sector is seeing rapidly declining prices.
“You can plug in a full-on three terabyte hard drive if you want. I’ll love you as a digital consumer.”
“The reason we did it that way is that the cost of that type of storage memory is plummeting. What we didn’t want to do is tie a profit model to something that’s gonna rapidly decline over time. We’ll let the consumer buy as much as they want, as cheaply as they want.”
My HDD is ready.
:O .. Holy FUCK !
MY D+ CUP IS READY (MANBOOBS)
Missed the like button.
Haha, I’m so happy. All my predictions are actually taking place. I can’t wait to buy a Wii U!
what prediction? that the wii-u will allow external harddrives? that’s not exactly news :P
This prediction: http://www.ign.com/blogs/acesonnall/2012/03/14/price-for-wii-u
yeah well.. pretty much everyone i’ve been talking to was expecting a price point between 250$ and 350$ :)
I think it’s pretty smart from Nintendo to do this, have extra external hard drives that I could use for the wiiu.
This is what i have been trying to tell people all along !!!!!
HARDRIVES MAKE THINGS SHITTIER!!!!!
hi there 15,000 rpm cheeta will make game consoles very fast
It’s also potshot towards Microsoft… Their hard drives are overpriced beyond belief… And Sony, their “PS VITA Cards” are also pretty expensive for the data they can hold. Why didn’s Sony go for an upgraded, backwards compatible version of their memory stick again? Greed. Also everywhere you get told that getting the hard drive from your PS3 (which is only secured by one screw and no seals) voids your warranty. Sony allows it explicitly in the manual, but no one reads that (ha!). Kind of a fine move from Sony even though they’re pretty greedy too.
I am literally doing exactly that.
I will keep buying reasonably priced ones until they fill and fill :)
lol my 2.5 terrabite hardisk is ready
hi there soo what getting 2 1 terabyte 10,000 rpm veloci-raptor hard drives with a 600 gb 15,000 rpm cheeta wich gives me 2.6 terabytes at 35,000 rpms
Two words– common sense. Even if you’re running out of space getting digital downloads and/or Virtual Console, you can always invest your $$$ in getting an external hard drive or any memory storage media.
Guys, help me out; should I buy the basic Wii U and an HDD (I kinda need an HDD for general storage) or the premium one?
if you already have one ready for the wiiu, and plan to purchase a lot of digital titles, go for basic. if you don’t plan to buy a lot of digital and want nintendo land, premium is your choice.
You should buy the premium. 32 gig memory almost 8 gig of that free. Game discounted ( Nintendo land ), 10% of all downloadable content until 2014. Stands, chargers and all other good things :).
It depends on how much you are willing to spend on a HDD. I say wait till Black Friday/Cyber Monday whey HDD’s and other portable storage devices are dirt cheap. The basic WiiU will run you 320.98 after taxes and 385.16 (after taxes) if you get a game. 374.48/438.66 respectably for premium.
One question do you want Nintendo Land? Games are going to cost $60, if you are in the US. If the answer is yes then buy the premium bundle, not only getting the game but getting extra space and the accessories.
The charger, the free Nintendo Land, and the Nintendo Premium Network thing are all worth the extra 50 bucks. I say go premium.
I SAY BUY THE PREMIUM VERSION, AND SELL NINTENDO LAND ON EBAY OR SOMEPLACE. THEN YOU BASICALLY GOT THE PREMIUM FOR THE PRICE OF THE BASIC. AND SEE WHAT ALL TITLES YOU WOULD WANT TO DOWNLOAD AND ESTIMATE A GOOD HDD SIZE FROM THERE. DEFINITELY GET THE HDD ON BLACK FRIDAY AS IM SURE THERE WILL BE SOME AWESOME SELL :)
get the primium you get 32 gb nintendo land and othere goodies that baseic dose not have
Pre-Orderd mine 30 min after announcement… Black baby!!!!
Mii too
mii 3
Exactly! now we don’t need to have limits on our consoles!!
not anymore, for the past 3 console of Nintendo they have been always been limited, now 3rd party has no excuse not to support wiiu.
Nintendo is really thinking smart. Thee more moving part a console has, the more likely it will fail. That’s the problem Ps3 owners had. So if your external memery whatever should fail,you can just get a new one instead of not being able to play your games at all.
Exactly. I wonder how long it will take for the haters to get that…
Just get the Premium edition; honestly, $50 isn’t too big.
with all the accesoiries AND a game those $50 worth it
Hey! He’s got my Hard Drive… give it back Reggi!!
why not buy i new faster hard drive like a hybride hard drive 200 mb/s read write speeds 10,000 rpm veloci-raptor hard drives at 400 mb/s read write speeds or a 15,000 rpm cheeta hard drive at 600 mb/s read write speeds
Keep up with that Phony!
th…..th………th………….THREE TERABYTES!?!?!?!?!?!
(faints)
yeah 3 1 terabyte 10,000 rpm hard drives thats 30,000 rpms
Is he joking?
Why would he be?
So he isnt joking?
why would this be a joke? is 3 TB too much to fathom? ;)
technically if the software of the wii-u is any good it should be able to support any size of harddrive
yeah 3 1 terabyte 10,000 rpm hard drives thats 30,000 rpms
At least it isn’t like the Xbox 360 route, where you could only use 16gb for anything but the official hard drive and some games can’t save certain files without it, even if you had enough space. I still never bought one for mine, it’s about $120 for just 300GB, I could just get a 1TB USB hard drive with that money.
I can buy a 2TB HDD for about £70 xD
hi there i can buy a 10,000 rpm 250 gb veloci-raptor hard drive for $160 too have one of the fastest hard drives on planet earth
Aaand theres your answer, haters.
Question. If i bought a HDD, could i put all my games on it that i download, but move the one i want to play to internal HDD? That would be so epic. Running games on flash memory would he insanely fast
just buy an external SSD then
besides this would only speed up loading times but not much else.. console games aren’t that dependant on hard drive speeds
SSD’s cost an arm and a leg though…
well to answer your first question i don’t see why it shouldn’t be possible to move games between external and internal storage
not to forget that you’ll already see a massive loading time speed boost from having those games on an HDD at all.. compared to having the console read them from disk like with the wii that is
maybe that will already be enough for you ;)
you say consoles are not dependant on hard drive speeds tell that too microsoft useing western didgital 10,000 rpm veloci-raptor hard drives in xbox 720 with sata 3 or sata 4 10,000 rpm veloci-raptor can achive 400 mb/s vread write speeds
yes flash storage is way too fast read right speeds if you want a hard drive buy a dock for a 3.5 inch 15,000 rpm cheeta hard drive 600 mb/s read write speeds
hi there flash is soo fast hard core suport flash only gamming
EXACTLY! Stupid Sony and M$ ripping people off with their excess memory models. I hated that, and still do!
hi there your wrong about microsoft ripping people off microsft useing 10,000 rpm veloci-raptor hard drives spinning old games fast soo microsoft needs slower storage for used games old games and 10,000 rpm hard drives 10,000 rpm veloci-raptor comes in at 400 mb/s read write speeds
which one SD card, usb terabyte or both?
high there 1 terabyte sd card is the best solution
so i heard the reading speed on the wiiu disc drive is fast enough to read games and have similar loading times as the ps3 does when having installed a portion on the hardrive.
So technically it shouldnt need an internal hardrive to help with loading times. Are there any possible issues that could arise from using external hardrives as it applies to games? whether it be running games off it or anything like that?
20MB/s is the speed from what i hear
however disk drives have far longer access times than any hard drive so it doesn’t really compare
this would definitely slow down loading times compared to a regular HDD
there should be no issues with the games lying on an external hard drive
i have my entire wii library on an external hard drive and it works just fine
hi there hybride hard drive 200 mb/s 15,000 rpm cheeta hard drives come in at 600 mb/s read write speeds try too keep up with my 15,000 rpm hard drive
Nintendo isnt a fan of loading xD isnt that why the gamecube had small disks? Im not worrying about installs and loading, i have faith in nintendo as usual
ps3 game load speed 9 mb/s and wii u has a 22.5 mb/s about 2.5 times faster
Just pre-ordered ~Black
My body is ready but can’t wait
After today, trolls like Aeolus and Ness will have nothing to say (not like they had anything relevant to say in the first place though). It’s gunna be peaceful for once…
you don’t really believe that do you? :P
Famous. Last. Words.
The instant more spec details come in for the Wii U, they’ll be all over it like white on rice.
Trolls never give up.
That’s what makes being a troll hunter so much fun, though; endless sport.XD
im all for the basic wii u white and maybe ill get COD black ops and zombie u but alians wont come out till febuary sometime
Anyone else loving their new slogan for the Wii U?
“Wii U: How U will play next.”
That’s way better than their last one.
“Wii U: How U will play next” is gonna be the most talked about when Nintendo puts on a 60-second commercial debut.
hi there 4 15,000 rpm cheeta hard drives thats 60,00 rpms
Yes. Thank you. The 32 Gb model will serve me well for at least a year (if not more), and then I’ll get an inexpensive drive with lots of memory. I’ll be able to pick from anyone I want, and I won’t have propriety costs gouging me.
high there you want a hard drive i will be useing 10,000 and 15,000 rpm hard drives in my wii u
Thank you, captain obvious.
Aren’t you the type who would have ripped on Nintendo for not providing better storage anyway? Always trying to find ways to belittle everyone around you, even if you end up contradicting yourself. At least have some integrity.
No problem! Happy yo help! ;)
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high there yeah great news becuase i am getting a whopping 1 terabyte 10,000 rpm veloci-raptor hard drive i wounder how many gamers going use 10,000 or 15,000 rpm hard drives
Can we use any USB hard drive do we have to have certant ones?
Yes you can… no matter what brand name you’ve purchased.
Thanks.
Nintendo never ceased to make me happy…
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Wouldn’t it be great if a Video games console adapted the new USB 3.0 technology, especially when connecting external hard drives and Memory sticks for additional storage.