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Wii to Get New Hardware - Possibly Hard Drive?

Posted by Zonk on from the wii-drive-this-way-because-we-can dept.

HoboBob writes "It has been suggested that Nintendo will be unveiling some new hardware for the Wii at the E3 media festival, and some are speculating that it could be a hard drive. According to the article: 'Confirmation back in April that Neo Geo games will begin being added to Wii's Virtual Console download service adds weight to the speculation, considering Neo Geo games are huge — some clocking in it at up to 330MB. One of those bad boys would put serious strain on the Wii's memory.'"

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  1. correction by hamanu · · Score: 5, Informative

    neo geo games were maximum 330 mega BITS, not megabytes.

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    1. Re:correction by Elledan · · Score: 4, Informative
      Correct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(console)

      Specification for ROM size was up to 330 megabits, hence the system displaying "MAX 330 MEGA - PRO GEAR SPEC" upon startup. While no technical changes were required to achieve it, some games over 100 megabits followed this screen by displaying an animation touting "The 100 Mega Shock". The original ROM size spec was later enhanced on cartridges with bank switching memory technology, increasing the maximum cartridge size to around 716 Mbit. These new cartridges also caused the system to display "GIGA POWER" upon startup, indicating this enhancement.
      So think roughly N64 cartridge sizes.
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  2. Re:Form factor by SausageOfDoom · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can only use the SD for store; you can't run VC games from it, you have to move them to main memory first.

  3. Re:Form factor by Amouth · · Score: 2, Informative

    yea but correcting that and letting you use it to run games.. is nothign more than a software upgrade

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  4. Re:Form factor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    The Wii does not support SDHC. That means 2 GB max.