Emasher Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 now this will probably be solved through a firmware update and is only a problem if you use SDs before you fill up the 512 megs. i'm not saying the wii is a bad console everything works and its super fun alright the first problem is you cannot use sds at all until you connect to the net and download that update over wii connect 24. the other problem that will almost for sure be fixed in a few days/weeks is that you cant load a saved file of an sd or save a file to an sd. so every time you want to access a file off an sd you neend to go to settings and move the file then move it back when your finsished playing. so if you dont need to use an sd because of a sibling dont until the update. but the wii is still the best console i've ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I reckon the reason for that is for the wii to get its wii specific code registered on the wifi, to then be used for encryptions and protection of the VC titles to that specific wii, maybe. Do you know if there are any sorts of problems with very large SD cards? There was word of incompatibility issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 this is only game saves not vc games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.dakota Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 So, how does this affect the Costomised Music Tracks on ExciteBike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Fuck sake..is there no way of update via game discs? This is going to piss me off as I cannot connect. If the Wii only updates by connecting to connect 24, this has already made a gap between being accesible by every one. Not every one has wifi and/or compatible ISP, so this is a huge fucking dissapointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I think Iwata said that the updates for the system would also be made avaible on discs. Don't know where anymore, but he said it's - I'm pretty sure of that. No idea if you can get the discs in America right now, but we'll just see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Hopefully you can download them from the internet onto your computer onto SD card... Oh wait, you cant, the Wii wont do data management without them! Why did this require an update? Did some retard forget that your supposed to put saves and VC titles onto SD card when your memory is filling up? Cocks. Also, I dont remember Iwata saying about updates on discs, still, it requires you to buy a game just to update. No Wii data management for me then..assholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I think he mentioned it in the iwata Asks interviews, but I'm not sure (and neither in the mood to check it). But I'm almost positively certain. By the way, it might be possible doing it over SD card, because although data managment is impossible, the photo channel works fine without it - that means it can read an recognise the SD's. And if that doesn't work, get it connected using the external modem for the Wii to wire it up.Wihtout internet, your Wii future is doomed. Doomed! Yes, lik in Doom II. Or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Well lets me honest, its just the same with firmware updates for 360 and PS3, so don't see it as a problem to be honest, im sure they've done this to prevent piracy, means nintendo can keep tags on what machines have downloaded what etc... whilst I do feel sorry for people who won't have access, i'm not at all surprised this is the case and don't blame Nintendo for protecting themselves in such a manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I agree with you for not blaming Nintendo for this, but they really should of had the parental controls (not like I care about that) and data management already on the systems firmware. And judging by the time europe has until its release, I doubt this problem will be fixed for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 That took me ages to understand what you were talking about. Never heard of capitals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 your right it won't be fixed for our launch, we are gonna get the same version of firmware im guessing seem as the wii stock pile has been getting built up for awhile. I'm wondering if theres anyway you could burn them to a cd? like the 360? (or atleast I know you can do it to enable backwards combatablity for games not originally supported) but then again, the 360 drives actually reads CD's and DVD's whereas the Wii doesn't.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 That took me ages to understand what you were talking about. Never heard of capitals? Same, I was wondering exactly what an sds was, until I realized he meant SD cards, instead of my imagination telling me of a Super DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Thats the BIG SECRET! bundled inside you get the Super Nintendo DS WOOHOOO! OMG MEGATON! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Good point..weres this secret for hardcore gamers on the Wii? Damn you Kerrin, you lying little slut, YOU SAID MAJOR SECRET FOR HARDCORE FANS. Such a slag. I think I better leave this thread as im starting to go way off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 yeah lol me to, between us we will turn it into a thread about the non-existent secret and get it locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 demonmike can't you take your Wii to a friend's house to download updates? You must know SOMEONE with a Wi-Fi/router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 actualy the more anoying part is having to copy and erase the data everytime you want to play a game if using SDs (could a mod capitalize the thread name the sd part or cange it to SD cards.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 actualy the more anoying part is having to copy and erase the data everytime you want to play a game if using SDs yeah is abit annoying means u have to constantly shift between internal memory and SD cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JC- Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 When Iwata said firmware updates could come on discs, why didn't anyone remember how PSP updates without using the internet? Yep, that's right, the firmware is packaged on the same UMD as the games you buy. So every time you run a new game, it'll check to see if you need new firmware. Thus, no internet connection required. Though I guess you'd actually have to wait for a game you want to buy first. Magazines could always include them on demo discs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 however i dont know how this works with vc games. if you need to load them to memory or not. i guess the point of the SDs it to back up your files not play them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Oh well, even if they don't fix it: Save games -> 512 MB Flash VC games/other content -> Future SD Card No way you can fill up the 512 MB entirely with game saves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 well if your rich and buy lots of games as there are more games on the wii then the gcn (or will be) it wont be too bad loading the vc games onto the console before we play them but the game saves are anoying (i have yet to download any vc games) (does anyone know when the browser is coming out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Oh well, even if they don't fix it: Save games -> 512 MB Flash VC games/other content -> Future SD Card No way you can fill up the 512 MB entirely with game saves. I guess your right, but still, i'd like to back-up my saves. If theres one thing I learnt, is that god likes to corrupt my data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubahood Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Right so you can't get on the net to update consoles yet you are whineing about not being able to save VC games to your SD card. How are you gonna get the VC games without going online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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