View Full Version : Storage Solution GET!!
Knoxximus
03-25-2009, 01:16 PM
Update your Wii's NOW! Storage solution went live today to correspond with Iwata's keynote!
Once you clear your games off the Wii internal memory, you can launch games from the SD! It takes a minute (not literally), as the Wii will move the game from SD to internal memory then run it! No more moving stuff around! Plus it's nice to see all the channels full.
The best news?
MY 4GB WORKAROUND STILL WORKS LIKE A CHAMP!!:applause::bouncy:
http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg142/scaled.php?server=142&filename=99057789.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6500/phot2.jpg
http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg523/scaled.php?server=523&filename=48648793.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480
^^Bigger games like this take maybe 7-15 seconds to load and play. Smaller games are damn near instantaneous!:hot:
http://triton.imageshack.us/Himg523/scaled.php?server=523&filename=52698618.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480
^^This is my unpacked 4GB non-SDHC card. Notice the available blocks. SDHC WORKS TOO NOW!! I only tested 8GB tho...:drool:
KingBroly
03-25-2009, 01:20 PM
I care not for your needs. I demand picture proof
Reality's Fringe
03-25-2009, 01:25 PM
Bout time,goddamn.
EXStrike
03-25-2009, 01:28 PM
There's also a 'Move' option now when juggling the data.
homeland
03-25-2009, 01:28 PM
wow! Nintendo actually made an effort. Probably won't upgrade but still impressed.
Cao Cao
03-25-2009, 01:30 PM
Yeah, some of the live-blogs were talking about the update that was released this morning, and Kotaku said that Nintendo would announce the storage solution and Rock n' Roll Climber (Balance board sequel to Ice Climber).
Knoxximus
03-25-2009, 01:34 PM
Pictures incoming.
Hnag on guys! This gets BETTER!!
YOU NO LONGER NEED TO PAD THE 4GB CARD! I cleared it off, put it in, and it displayed over 30,000 blocks of space!
But EVEN BETTAR THAN THAT!!
I popped in the 8GB SDHC card I use for my GP2X, and it READ and WROTE!!
SDHC CARDS WORK NOW!!! How big? I dunno, but my 8GB worked like a CHAMP!!
THE 4GB WORKAROUND SOLUTION IS OFFICIALLY OBSOLETE!! REJOICE!!!
Strell
03-25-2009, 01:41 PM
I DEMAND MORE INFORMATION, PEASANT.
It will please me.
Knoxximus
03-25-2009, 01:41 PM
Pics are in OP!!
Strell
03-25-2009, 01:42 PM
......
Well! Let's get lootin'!
BlueLobstah
03-25-2009, 01:43 PM
Sadly, I'm not excited as I should be given that this should've been in the system at launch. (Or at least with the introduction of WiiWare).
But in either case, I'm glad it's here. I can actually start using my Wii Nintendo Points again and install all those pointless channels that I never use.
ChibiJosh
03-25-2009, 01:45 PM
I can start downloading things again. Maybe I'll finally check out World of Goo.
Knoxximus
03-25-2009, 01:47 PM
For lulz!!
http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/965/965783/gdc-09-iwata-keynote-live-blog-900-am-wednesday-20090325093830542-000.jpg
^^Youse gotta get RAPED!!
xycury
03-25-2009, 01:51 PM
I'd have to think that SDHC drives are already in the Wii else there would have to be data conflicts if one would fill up the card.
I wonder if one could have used the 4gb non SDHC cards before this update without problem.
Seems weird to have a limit when there isn't one.
wii skiier
03-25-2009, 01:52 PM
Whoa. Wow. Yay.
Knoxximus
03-25-2009, 01:55 PM
I wonder if one could have used the 4gb non SDHC cards before this update without problem.
Short answer: YES, or else my sticky FAQ above would have never been relevant.
Snake2715
03-25-2009, 01:56 PM
sweet deal now.
The other nice thing is picture cards being viewed now that are larger than 4gb and SDHC correct?
Knoxximus
03-25-2009, 02:06 PM
Another cool thing is that once you initially load a game, the Wii automatically manages that load, meaning that when you turn your Wii on the next time, go to SD load, and pick that game again, it will load instantly. This will remain untill a)you manually delete the SD load file from your Wii Channel management menu or b) you allow the Wii to manage your space as you load various titles and it just might pick that particular game to delete to make space for something else on the fly.
And this is all done in the background...pretty effin sweet!!
Knoxximus
03-25-2009, 02:07 PM
sweet deal now.
The other nice thing is picture cards being viewed now that are larger than 4gb and SDHC correct?
Dunno what you mean by picture cards, but 4GB and SDHC cards work fine now.:bouncy:
Maybe even up to 32GB!! Who the FUCK needs a Hard Drive now? LOL!!
ArthurDigbySellers
03-25-2009, 02:26 PM
Dunno what you mean by picture cards, but 4GB and SDHC cards work fine now.:bouncy:
Maybe even up to 32GB!! Who the FUCK needs a Hard Drive now? LOL!!
Joystiq reports that it supports up to 32GB SDHC cards.
StarKnightX
03-25-2009, 02:29 PM
Joystiq reports that it supports up to 32GB SDHC cards.
Thats a lot of VC and WiiWare games.:D
Strell
03-25-2009, 02:30 PM
I knew that rumor about a hard drive was nonsense.
They finally figured out you should just use the damned SD card slot.
johnnypark
03-25-2009, 02:38 PM
This is excellent news. I don't know why they ever had limitations or had any file-swapping nonsense to begin with.
I'm just glad that it was fixed when I bought my Wii, so I never had to put up with it.
flybrione
03-25-2009, 02:52 PM
I think I am going out today and buying a 2000 points card. There have been a couple games I wanted to download but haven't because of space issues. This is great! Why didn't they do this from the beginning?
snipegod
03-25-2009, 03:03 PM
What are the ramifications of this update on the a) homebrew channel, b) having individually updated the shop channel and IOS51?
I saw some screenshots of the Homebrew Channel in the new SD card menu, but am unsure about installing the newest update.
Scorch
03-25-2009, 03:05 PM
Aaaaand hackers will figure out how to launch full Wii games off an SD card in three.. two.. one..
but seriously, this is fantastic news.
ArthurDigbySellers
03-25-2009, 03:11 PM
Aaaaand hackers will figure out how to launch full Wii games off an SD card in three.. two.. one..
but seriously, this is fantastic news.
Well if they were going to figure that out, you would think they would have already done it considering that the method that Nintendo is using is identical to how Rock Band and GH:WT are handling DLC tracks on the Wii.
Mad D
03-25-2009, 03:48 PM
I didn't expect it out so soon!! I just started to get full the other month.
ProfWho
03-25-2009, 04:26 PM
This is great and it works better than I expect, though not as well as I would have hoped. I would have hoped that it would have shown the games as if they were on the console, but no biggy.
crunchewy
03-25-2009, 04:28 PM
Wow! Awesome! However, do we really need to remove all our games and such from internal memory? What about game saves? I'm going to order an SDHC card now definitely. Anyone know what a big, fast, good, but inexpensive one is?
ProfWho
03-25-2009, 04:51 PM
Wow! Awesome! However, do we really need to remove all our games and such from internal memory? What about game saves? I'm going to order an SDHC card now definitely. Anyone know what a big, fast, good, but inexpensive one is?
It doesn't read save files so you should leave them on your Wii. Also, you have to have enough space on the Wii to load the game to the Wii memory. Keep about 400 blocks open.
ArthurDigbySellers
03-25-2009, 04:52 PM
Wow! Awesome! However, do we really need to remove all our games and such from internal memory? What about game saves? I'm going to order an SDHC card now definitely. Anyone know what a big, fast, good, but inexpensive one is?
Game saves need to stay on the internal memory.
I would recommend moving all of the smaller VC games to an SD card and leaving the bigger WiiWare titles saved to internal memory. The VC games load super fast while N64 and larger games take 7-10 seconds to load before you can play them.
Also, Strell noted that games that use WiiConnect 24 will not work from the SD card.
vherub
03-25-2009, 05:07 PM
excellent news, will purchase something today to show my support for the update
Friend of Sonic
03-25-2009, 06:10 PM
Big cactus! Great news, I can't believe 32GB cards work. Can't wait until they cost 10-20 bucks (which is probably a ways off, but still...)
Even so, 8 GB cards are pretty cheap right?
lilboo
03-25-2009, 06:10 PM
So, what's everyone keeping on their SD card..and on the Wii? :-k
I put everything on my SD card for the moment.. I have 1018 blocks on my Wii! Haven't seen that in years!
What's funny, is that with all of the VC/Wiiware games I have on my SD card.. I also have about 500+ photos on it....and I have 6862 blocks left. Just nice!
Friend of Sonic
03-25-2009, 06:15 PM
does anyone know if you keep ur vc games on ur card if you can play the games on ur camera. cuz if u keep ur photos on the sd card u can look at them on the wii. thx for any help
-friend of sonic
Knoxximus
03-25-2009, 06:24 PM
Only caveat I see is that the SD load page has a limit of 20 pages, or 240 games. So a 32GB card is kind of moot unless...
a) You download only N64, Turbo-CD, NeoGeo, and WiiWare titles
b) You have a SHIT TON of DLC for Guitar Hero and/or Rock Band
Barring that even an 8 or 16GB card is more than enough.
lilboo
03-25-2009, 06:34 PM
I have a 2GB..with pics...and I have close to 7000 blocks. 2GB, IMO, is more than enough.
The good thing is that, the SD card will hold 240 games. So, basically, if that EVER gets filled..you can put all your small games on the Wii, and keep the larger ones on the SD card.
I still don't know how I want to keep mine set up. At least now I have options.
dcfox
03-25-2009, 07:28 PM
Big cactus! Great news, I can't believe 32GB cards work. Can't wait until they cost 10-20 bucks (which is probably a ways off, but still...)
Even so, 8 GB cards are pretty cheap right?
I bought an 8gb sd card for $20 the other week.
ArthurDigbySellers
03-25-2009, 07:30 PM
I have a 2GB..with pics...and I have close to 7000 blocks. 2GB, IMO, is more than enough.
The good thing is that, the SD card will hold 240 games. So, basically, if that EVER gets filled..you can put all your small games on the Wii, and keep the larger ones on the SD card.
I still don't know how I want to keep mine set up. At least now I have options.
I have a cheapo 256 MB card in there that I used to back up old games and saves to. Today I moved all of my VC games and some WiiWare games to it and the card still has over 1000 blocks left.
I think a 2 GB card will last a long-ass time unless you are consistently downloading WiiWare stuff and even then, just buy another 2 GB card - they are cheap as hell.
Maybe I'm crazy, but I think Nintendo enabled SDHC with future plans in mind. There has been talk of streaming movies and stuff like that which would need some storage for caching, etc.
DocRamon
03-25-2009, 08:00 PM
this still didn't solve what i feel is an even bigger problem... locked save data. i still can't move or copy data for online games like endless ocean, mario kart, or the monster that is smash brothers. which means that, in time, after enough games are saved, i still might not have the room needed to boot stuff from an sd card.
crunchewy
03-26-2009, 12:11 AM
What I'm hoping is that we now see game patches. Patches could be stored on SD or internal memory and loaded when the game loads. I'm dreaming, I'm sure. In any case, I think the notion that x GB is enough is off. It all depends on what Nintendo and/or third party developers do with this new feature. With the ability to have up to 32 GB of storage, I can see more games offering real DLC.
Gothic Walrus
03-26-2009, 12:28 AM
About time. :applause:
lilboo
03-26-2009, 12:38 AM
I was so excited to show my BF about this. He basically said what we (or most of us) where thinking. "Oh wow, now we can actually play it again!"
:lol:
Which is true. I've had so many moments where I wanted to play Sin & Punishment, or Bonk's Revenge, or just something else..but really did not want to go through the options and doing all that.. AND having to do MATH and figure out blocks and shit. GTFO.
Knoxximus
03-26-2009, 01:10 AM
I was so excited to show my BF about this. He basically said what we (or most of us) where thinking. "Oh wow, now we can actually play it again!"
:lol:
Which is true. I've had so many moments where I wanted to play Sin & Punishment, or Bonk's Revenge, or just something else..but really did not want to go through the options and doing all that.. AND having to do MATH and figure out blocks and shit. GTFO.
This...minus the boyfriend parts.;)
SpazX
03-26-2009, 01:29 AM
Holy shit they actually did it. It's a Christmas miracle.
Cool.
Does this mess up that one certain channel?
Strell
03-26-2009, 01:56 AM
Cool.
Does this mess up that one certain channel?
From what I've seen, the Wii treats existing channels as just that - existing channels.
The way it was phrased somewhere else was that the method used to enable the channel is what Nintendo guns for - not the channel itself. So once it is there, updates like this seem to ignore it. True, new firmware could break it, but it seems this one doesn't.
I.e., like on The Office when Kevin said he can't bring beer to work, but there's no rule about brewing it there.
Think of this as a loophole.
I think I did read, however, that if you are planning such things and haven't done the method yet, this will close that entry down.
Make sense?
BlueLobstah
03-26-2009, 02:20 AM
It was twilight, and I was hacking away at some trees. But unfortunately, my ax broke and it no longer works.
Has anyone had some issues with channels on the SD card? I was trying to test a couple of VC titles, and couldn't get some of them to work. Kirby's Dreamland 3 refused to copy over from the SD to the Wii. In addition both Cubello and Space Invaders Get Even show up as ?'s as the channel icon, and refuse to launch off the SD card as well.
From what I've seen, the Wii treats existing channels as just that - existing channels.
The way it was phrased somewhere else was that the method used to enable the channel is what Nintendo guns for - not the channel itself. So once it is there, updates like this seem to ignore it. True, new firmware could break it, but it seems this one doesn't.
I.e., like on The Office when Kevin said he can't bring beer to work, but there's no rule about brewing it there.
Think of this as a loophole.
I think I did read, however, that if you are planning such things and haven't done the method yet, this will close that entry down.
Make sense?
Very much so. Thanks.
Guess I'll start that up before heading to bed.
Strell
03-26-2009, 02:24 AM
Has anyone had some issues with channels on the SD card? I was trying to test a couple of VC titles, and couldn't get some of them to work. Kirby's Dreamland 3 refused to copy over from the SD to the Wii. In addition both Cubello and Space Invaders Get Even show up as ?'s as the channel icon, and refuse to launch off the SD card as well.
Does it give any messages/warnings, or does it simply not work?
I'd try deleting what you have and then downloading directly to the SD card and trying again.
There's bound to be hiccups that may or may not be ironed out within the next few weeks.
Reality's Fringe
03-26-2009, 09:40 AM
H4x0r5 will break this update eventually. Count on it.
Halo05
03-26-2009, 09:48 AM
Awesome. I can finally spend my points without worrying about running out of space and/or dealing with the file swapping.
ananag112
03-26-2009, 09:57 AM
Why couldn't Nintendo have this from the start? Why did this take so long for them to do?
Anyway, its nice to see Nintendo finally address the problem without forcing users to buy an expensive add on device.
crunchewy
03-26-2009, 10:14 AM
Does anyone know if faster SDHC cards make a difference on the Wii? I.e. should I spend the extra bucks for a class 6 card, or would a class 2 work just as fast?
Knoxximus
03-26-2009, 10:50 AM
Yes. Speed matters.
lilboo
03-26-2009, 10:52 AM
My SD card works well for me. It doesn't take much time for the menu to load (5-7 seconds?)..and a short time for the games to play..(again, 5-7 seconds?)
I guess if saving a few seconds is worth it, go ahead :lol: I guess I am just thrilled to not have to swap things in and out..delete, re-download..etc.
crunchewy
03-26-2009, 10:58 AM
I hate waiting. :) Plus, hopefully they will start releasing bigger games now/raise the cap. Also, I'm hoping we start to see games taking advantage of all that storage space by offering more substantial downloadable content. And game patches! Please!
BlueLobstah
03-26-2009, 11:08 AM
Does it give any messages/warnings, or does it simply not work?
I'd try deleting what you have and then downloading directly to the SD card and trying again.
There's bound to be hiccups that may or may not be ironed out within the next few weeks.
Unfortunately, the message is somewhat vague with something like, "Unable to load channel."
I already deleted and re-downloaded the problem channels, and the exact same issues arose, so I wanted to check and see if anyone else was having specific problems with those channels before before I try another avenue.
EXStrike
03-26-2009, 12:12 PM
I hate waiting. :) Plus, hopefully they will start releasing bigger games now/raise the cap. Also, I'm hoping we start to see games taking advantage of all that storage space by offering more substantial downloadable content. And game patches! Please!
I don't really think so, because games still need to be copied over to internal memory before they can be run.
foltzie
03-26-2009, 12:49 PM
For lulz!!
http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/965/965783/gdc-09-iwata-keynote-live-blog-900-am-wednesday-20090325093830542-000.jpg
Oh my... Well Nintendo, you should congratulate yourselves, you may have just replaced giant enemy crabs with maximum damageable weak points for cheap internet comedy.
foltzie
03-26-2009, 12:58 PM
This...minus the boyfriend parts.;)
You're just jealous.
lilboo
03-26-2009, 06:55 PM
:lol:
shadowkast
03-30-2009, 03:56 PM
time to re-download stuff I forgot I even bought so long ago
foltzie
03-30-2009, 04:35 PM
time to re-download stuff I forgot I even bought so long ago
Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue here I come!
dmunkee
04-01-2009, 04:12 AM
I've been sending long-deleted VC games to the SD card all night. I still can't believe I downloaded Elevator Action. Nostalgia goggles for the loss.
theflicker
04-01-2009, 10:15 AM
I've been sending long-deleted VC games to the SD card all night. I still can't believe I downloaded Elevator Action. Nostalgia goggles for the loss.
Hmm. I always enjoyed Elevator Action. They should make a WiiWare lightgun update/remake of Elevator Action.
crunchewy
04-01-2009, 12:38 PM
I liked the Elevator Action arcade game, but I don't think I ever played the NES version. Is the NES version good? Maybe they'll release the arcade version now, though.
Knoxximus
04-01-2009, 01:46 PM
I liked the Elevator Action arcade game, but I don't think I ever played the NES version. Is the NES version good? Maybe they'll release the arcade version now, though.
That thought is exactly what stopped me from downloading it a coupla days ago. I hope we get ASSAULT!!:bouncy: