Nintendo announces that they're not going to provide an HDD solution to the space-challenged gamers out there, but are instead working on something
"better." No hint as to what this may be, but it implies something clearly up Ninty's sleeve. So, any speculations?
here's mine:
Online data-storage servers for free or cheap.
It might make sense because the only reason everyone's Wiis are filling up with data is because of downloaded stuff. I don't know how thousands of blocks could really be taken up by ONLY save data, where in 90% of the time, it's only a couple of blocks. Anyone who would need the extra space must already have online access, plus this kind of thing is not new. My college, for example, has an online storage system for projects and stuff. Why wouldn't it work in this case? I don't know exactly how it would work, but it would certainly expedite the process of deleting channels and re-downloading others. This is the only thing I can think would be better than an HDD or an opening of the SD slot.
All of the pros are there, but the cons, IMO, are few and far between. For example, what if the server goes down? Well, if Nintendo are working on exactly this idea, then that must be what they're working out- testing functionality, speed, strength- doing everything they can to prevent crashes.
So, i dunno, what does everyone else think?
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here's mine:
Online data-storage servers for free or cheap.
It might make sense because the only reason everyone's Wiis are filling up with data is because of downloaded stuff. I don't know how thousands of blocks could really be taken up by ONLY save data, where in 90% of the time, it's only a couple of blocks. Anyone who would need the extra space must already have online access, plus this kind of thing is not new. My college, for example, has an online storage system for projects and stuff. Why wouldn't it work in this case? I don't know exactly how it would work, but it would certainly expedite the process of deleting channels and re-downloading others. This is the only thing I can think would be better than an HDD or an opening of the SD slot.
All of the pros are there, but the cons, IMO, are few and far between. For example, what if the server goes down? Well, if Nintendo are working on exactly this idea, then that must be what they're working out- testing functionality, speed, strength- doing everything they can to prevent crashes.
So, i dunno, what does everyone else think?
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. After you have bought the game you download it to
the wii's 512MB flash, once it fills up you delete it, if you want it again you download it again, ya? now think about it before this thread fills up with
facepalms. Also ninty download service is slow, even on a 1mbps it shouldn't take more than 30 seconds to download Mario 1 nes (assuming you have already
downloaded another nes game so the emulator is in place). Also think of the continous future costs of these "multiple servers" to hold the redundant
data. So cost wise a way of nintendo to "add" extra space would be through an update that enable you to format an SD card to hold encrypted data to
their own formatted standard, or this (but doubt) add schc support.
