43 replies to this topic

[Nintendo]

So I read something recently that seriously altered my decision to buy the 8gb Wii U.

"The Wii U operating system, the account data, etc., will take up 4.2 GB of internal storage space. Each Wii U is preloaded with this data, which means that the 8 GB Wii U version will only have about 3 GB left for save games, downloads, and such. This is because when the 8 GB is formatted, it ends up with 7.2 GB of usable storage. Then 4.2 GB is taken up by the console itself."

This means that the 8gb Wii U won't even be able to have Nintendo Land as a download, so don't buy the 8gb thinking you'll be able to download around 4 games (roughly 2 GB per game?)

"The Wii U Deluxe version will ship with 32 GB of storage. When it’s formatted, it will have about 29 GB. Minus the 4.2 GB of system data, this means that the Deluxe version will have about 25 GB to store games, save games, downloads, and more."

Definitely, definitely, definitely going to get the 32GB now.
Smooth marketing Nintendo, smooth.




Source: http://wiiudaily.com/2012/11/wii-u-system-data-takes-up-over-4-gb-of-data/

[Plutonas]

the 8 gigs, gives u 3 gigs of space and the premium / deluxe.. gives u 27

Edited by Orion, 15 November 2012 - 11:15 AM.

[Goom]

U should know U are Nintendo after all

[Ixchel]

Well... it was kinda expected. Everyone here knows that you never get the full extent of a hard drive, and that they have to store the account data somewhere. Although I wasn't expecting it to be 4gb worth. o_o

[Nintendo]

the 8 gigs, gives u 3 gigs of space and the premium / deluxe.. gives u 27

Did you actually read my post? haha.
It wasn't a question, I stated what you said exactly.

Well... it was kinda expected. Everyone here knows that you never get the full extent of a hard drive, and that they have to store the account data somewhere. Although I wasn't expecting it to be 4gb worth. o_o

Yeah, same
3 GB worth*

[Plutonas]

Oh, I am dyslectic, so I read the big letters.. which are the title of the topic.. hahahahahaha

It was well known that u need an hdd, but whats the point of paying 100 euro extra for the 32 gigs? so if you buy the deluxe, the extra 24, will be useless.. except if the OS and updates exceed the 8 gigs (i doubt), so its very much needed. The way it is, it should be 16gigs-120gigs (both packets)

Edited by Orion, 15 November 2012 - 02:15 PM.

[x-SourApple-x]

the 8 gigs, gives u 3 gigs of space and the premium / deluxe.. gives u 27

You're not even getting one. Your argument is invalid.

Also, it's pretty obvious that it would be only little storage left. It's basically the Wii U version of the 4GB Xbox and 12GB PS3.

It's there so that it's cheaper, and you can use your own HDD.

[Plutonas]

I am not arguing... as for the 16 and 120.... My idea came from the 360 with 16 gigs of hdd, years ago... I had that packet with the 16 and it was very much needed (Except the extra hdd)... 8 gigs sounds very little.. But if the updates and the OS are ok, for the whole lifespan of wii U, then not a problem though...

Edited by Orion, 15 November 2012 - 02:21 PM.

[Nintendo]

Oh, I am dyslectic, so I read the big letters.. which are the title of the topic.. hahahahahaha

Ah, no worries man

[x-SourApple-x]

Ah, no worries man

Don't excuse him. He had no trouble arguing back with people in his own thread before.

[Plutonas]

Spoiler

I have problem and I avoid reading everything people write down... well its not a problem, personally, we dyslectics, considering it as a waste of time... we dont love reading hahaha (we have to make a huge efort to read and correct all the time..)
Is in our nature, hate reading and writing.. But we are smarter! Well, not smarter exactly, we just use both hemispheres of the brain.. Fantasy + logic together. So some of us are smarter, some of us are gifted, etc... some of us are neither of these 2. But we all see the world differently... ok enough about dyslectics... keep it up

Edited by Orion, 15 November 2012 - 02:40 PM.

[Ixchel]

Yeah, same
3 GB worth*

No, I meant 4. The account and other info takes up 4GB worth.

[x-SourApple-x]

Spoiler

I have problem and I avoid reading everything people write down... well its not a problem, personally, we dyslectics, considering it as a waste of time... we dont love reading hahaha (we have to make a huge efort to read and correct all the time..)
Is in our nature, hate reading and writing.. But we are smarter! Well, not smarter exactly, we just use both hemispheres of the brain.. Fantasy + logic together. So some of us are smarter, some of us are gifted, etc... some of us are neither of these 2. But we all see the world differently... ok enough about dyslectics... keep it up

You're just using it as an excuse to read what you want to read, and what you don't want to read.

[Manny T. Starr]

I sense hostilityyyyy...

Anyways, I've already been planning to purchase the deluxe 32GB Wii U, so this shouldn't be a problem for me. ;x

Edited by Manny T. Starr, 15 November 2012 - 04:57 PM.

[angelo07stang]

So will any usb external harddrive work with wii u I want to get a 1 teribyte external harddrive but want to get a good one I hear the crappy ones dont last long.

[Eskimo_sam]

i like the way they waited for everyobe to pre order before they told ys all thus soon they will tell us the system is capable if 1080p but no one will use it

[Anime-fan]

wow i thinks its like 16gb it cant be 8 or 9 it will be to small people

[blu gamepad]

I have a question though regarding the type of external hard drive you have to use. I read this excerpt from Kotaku...


But there are some sticklers in the details: if it's a plug-in hard drive, you can connect it to the Wii U. If it's a portable hard disk drive that is supposed to be powered by the console, you will need to get a Y-cable to use it

...and I was wondering if this hard drive would still work. I'm not sure I know about the difference between plug and play and the latter.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

Just get a Hard Drive they are so cheap now, problem solved.

[Eskimo_sam]

Just get a Hard Drive they are so cheap now, problem solved.

yeah lets buy a 400 dollar console and then have to buy a 100 dollar ontop of that good job nintendo
i love nintendo but there ripping us off!!!!!!