Author Topic: SD Card Channel! (Read 29500 times)

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #50 on:** March 25, 2009, 10:11:00 PM »

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The Wii memory however applies to all the games you play and even extra content such as messages and channels, so now this possible limit of 100,000 could potentially present a problem sooner than one might think.

Let's say you are right. Launching Wii games from your SD card is so minimal compared to that other stuff you are talking about that really it is no different then before. I would also wager that the 100k is extremely conservative. Regardless, the VC/Wii Ware portion of the "wear and tear" is virtually insignificant and IF there is a problem it would happen even if you didn't have any VC/Wii Ware games IF (yes IF AGAIN) what you say is true.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #51 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:36:20 PM »

I don't know about you guys, but I think this was heavily tested before it was released. Everything just slips into place nicely and it loads quickly.

I think that along with piracy Nintendo tested the possibility of the update affecting the Wii's internal memory.

I know that things ALWAYS go wrong, no matter the company or the product. But I'm not worried about this.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #52 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:02:40 AM »

Is it an insult if someone gifted you a VC game and you move it to the SD card?

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #53 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:07:44 AM »

Quote from: ShyGuy on March 26, 2009, 12:02:40 AM

Is it an insult if someone gifted you a VC game and you move it to the SD card?

As long as it wasn't mine it is fine.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #54 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:21:55 AM »

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As long as it wasn't mine it is fine.

...be right back.

Spinnzilla · « **Reply #55 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:24:52 AM »

it appears that a lot of wii GHWT and RB2 users can't get their DLC to play off the larger SD cards now. hmm...

Stratos · « **Reply #56 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:38:34 AM »

My GH RB data works fine on my 4gb card, I've been using that one for a while now.

Spinnzilla · « **Reply #57 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:43:05 AM »

well I was referring to the 16 gig cards and up.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #58 on:** March 26, 2009, 02:55:00 AM »

Quote from: Spinnzilla on March 26, 2009, 12:43:05 AM

well I was referring to the 16 gig cards and up.

My guess is that there will be a way to patch it, either patching the songs themselves or the game. Shouldn't take much.

Pale · « **Reply #59 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:31:09 AM »

Does anyone else find it ironic that stevey, the king of needlessly bashing NWR for supposedly being anti-nintendo, is the one finding ridiculous fault with this update?

My hunch says he's trying to rationalize the continued use of pirated VC games, which makes him a bad guy.

EasyCure · « **Reply #60 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:32:44 AM »

Quote from: Pale on March 26, 2009, 09:31:09 AM

Does anyone else find it ironic that stevey, the king of needlessly bashing NWR for supposedly being anti-nintendo, is the one finding ridiculous fault with this update?

My hunch says he's trying to rationalize the continued use of pirated VC games, which makes him a bad guy.

devil on your shoulder: you know what must be done.. BAN HIM!
angel on your shoulder: Don't do it Pale, he's just an angsty teen trying to find his place in the world!

Plugabugz · « **Reply #61 on:** March 26, 2009, 10:51:51 AM »

Quote from: Pale on March 26, 2009, 09:31:09 AM

Does anyone else find it ironic that stevey, the king of needlessly bashing NWR for supposedly being anti-nintendo, is the one finding ridiculous fault with this update?

My hunch says he's trying to rationalize the continued use of pirated VC games, which makes him a bad guy.

You have been warned for this post. Unless you're talking about pirates.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #62 on:** March 26, 2009, 04:46:27 PM »

Remember when Stevey was still learning the language? You've come a long way baby! /cigarette ad

Tanatoes · « **Reply #63 on:** March 26, 2009, 05:08:41 PM »

I just spent about an hour downloading all the VC and Wii-Ware games that I've had to delete in the past few months to make space. (Wll not all.. there are still some games I didn't bother to download since I figure I probably won't be playing them again.) Then I had to spend some time in the SD channel moving stuff around to sort of organize things. (All the Super Mario games together, all the Sonic and R-Type games.. you get the idea.) Now I have instant access to a VAST library of classics and new Wii-Ware stuff.. I'm LOVING this update.

My only complaint is that if you use the home button and quit to the Wii menu it doesn't copy the state of the game back to the SD card so some games are going to have to stay in the Wii memory. (In particular I'm thinking here of Kid Icarus. I'm too lazy to write down codes to save my game, so I just pause and save the game state to preserve my glacial progress through this bastard of an impossible game and just continue from my last death as though I'm doing one enormous long play-through.)

I'm rewarding myself by downloading some new games I didn't have room for before the shift. Hooray for Ogre Battle and Beat.Trip.

I am a happy Nintenfan.

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #64 on:** March 26, 2009, 06:09:53 PM »

I love this.

vudu · « **Reply #65 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:20:30 PM »

Quote from: Tanatoes on March 26, 2009, 05:08:41 PM

My only complaint is that if you use the home button and quit to the Wii menu it doesn't copy the state of the game back to the SD card so some games are going to have to stay in the Wii memory. (In particular I'm thinking here of Kid Icarus. I'm too lazy to write down codes to save my game, so I just pause and save the game state to preserve my glacial progress through this bastard of an impossible game and just continue from my last death as though I'm doing one enormous long play-through.)

Wait, what? Shouldn't the save file save to the Wii system memory so you can pick up where you left off? It would totally suck if the update broke the temp save state feature.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #66 on:** March 27, 2009, 01:08:01 AM »

Quote from: vudu on March 26, 2009, 08:20:30 PM

Quote from: Tanatoes on March 26, 2009, 05:08:41 PM
My only complaint is that if you use the home button and quit to the Wii menu it doesn't copy the state of the game back to the SD card so some games are going to have to stay in the Wii memory. (In particular I'm thinking here of Kid Icarus. I'm too lazy to write down codes to save my game, so I just pause and save the game state to preserve my glacial progress through this bastard of an impossible game and just continue from my last death as though I'm doing one enormous long play-through.)

Wait, what? Shouldn't the save file save to the Wii system memory so you can pick up where you left off? It would totally suck if the update broke the temp save state feature.

It didn't break any of the save states, all my save states are fine and intact how they were before. Also if VC save files are moved to the SD card(most can't be moved there anyway) the save state is wiped(it's stated in the last page of every VC game manual). Any retail or download-able game for Wii can't access save data that's stored on a SD card only save data that is on board the Wii internal memory since that's how the games were programmed.

Jonnyboy117 · « **Reply #67 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:48:03 AM »

So there's basically no reason to put save data on the SD card.

Quote from: ShyGuy

Is it an insult if someone gifted you a VC game and you move it to the SD card?

No way! I put ALL my VC and WiiWare games on the SD card. Including my most favorites. The only things I left on the system are channels like Wii Fit Channel that I want to load immediately (because I'm usually half asleep when I weigh in).

Tanatoes · « **Reply #68 on:** March 27, 2009, 08:50:26 AM »

I stand corrected! I've just confirmed that save stated DO still work for NES games that are stored on the SD card. So now I have no complaints at all about the SD Card Chanel. This is the best thing to happen to my Wii in weeks.

Does anybody know when all the Final Fantasy VC games are supposed to hit?

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #69 on:** March 27, 2009, 11:20:58 AM »

Quote from: EasyCure on March 26, 2009, 09:32:44 AM

devil on your shoulder: you know what must be done.. BAN HIM!
angel on your shoulder: Don't do it Pale, he's just an angsty teen trying to find his place in the world!

devil: **** angsty teens!

But yeah, this change goes a LONG way to making the VC more profitable.

Nintendo was basically losing money by making players decide whether or not they wanted to "shuffle the fridge" before every purchase as I'm sure it prevented quite a few game sales.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #70 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:37:56 PM »

I was getting more and more pessimistic about this update as time went on, but it feels really good to be proven wrong. I've got over 4000 Wii points that I can finally use.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #71 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:44:06 PM »

This will make VC/WiiWare wildly successful, eating into disc-based third party game sales.

GREAT JOB, NINTENDO. THIRD PARTIES HAVE BEGUN THEIR EXODUS.

Wii Non-Development Conference.

vudu · « **Reply #72 on:** March 27, 2009, 01:54:59 PM »

Quote from: Tanatoes on March 27, 2009, 08:50:26 AM

Does anybody know when all the Final Fantasy VC games are supposed to hit?

I think the first one is supposed to hit this fall and after that they'll be releasing them in order. No word on how long in between releases, but probably a couple months. Unfortunately, we're not going to get FF II, III or V (and it seems VI might be up in the air, too). Since no one wants to play the original FF anymore, you're probably going to have to wait at least a year until IV comes out.

Pale · « **Reply #73 on:** March 27, 2009, 01:57:22 PM »

You would be insane to want to play original IV on VC when you could be playing the awesome DS remake.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #74 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:06:00 PM »

Quote from: Smash_Brother on March 27, 2009, 11:20:58 AM

Quote from: EasyCure on March 26, 2009, 09:32:44 AM
devil on your shoulder: you know what must be done.. BAN HIM!
angel on your shoulder: Don't do it Pale, he's just an angsty teen trying to find his place in the world!

devil: **** angsty teens!

But yeah, this change goes a LONG way to making the VC more profitable.

Nintendo was basically losing money by making players decide whether or not they wanted to "shuffle the fridge" before every purchase as I'm sure it prevented quite a few game sales.

I think this update will benefit WiiWare more than the VC. Even if fans still download classic games on the Wii I think brand new, exclusive content is far more enticing than old NES games, and as World of Goo has proven fans will pay any price as long as the game delivers.

And yes Pale, I too believe stevey is endlessly trying to bash this update for the sake of bashing. But believe it or not, he is not the only one.

Its just proves to me that fans will never be truly happy with whatever Nintendo does and will just find something to whine about and use it to prove their discontent.

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Author Topic: SD Card Channel! (Read 29500 times)