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« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2008, 08:29:39 AM » |
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The Wii does technically have a hard drive. Any form of physical storage within a computer system is a hard drive. wrong . "hard drive" is an abbreviation for "hard disk drive" , and the wii doesn't contain any disks other than the game discs that you play in it . It's not as big as the ones in the other systems, but the fact that you can download games and save data without the need of a save cartridge means it has one. all of that is saved in non-volatile memory . same principle as memory cards on the gamecube . ho hard drive . |
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« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2008, 08:40:35 AM » |
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So I guess it's "Solid-State" memory then? - microswitches etc.?
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« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2008, 08:45:27 AM » |
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So I guess it's "Solid-State" memory then? - microswitches etc.?
flash memory , otherwise known as electronically erasable read only memory (EEPROM) . same principle used in SD cards , except you can't remove the card . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory |
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« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2008, 08:53:33 AM » |
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regardless of semantics, the original point still stands that the Wii has memory to store downloadable content. The fact that it's not technically a hard drive doesn't change that. The fact that they've actively said that there won't be any, makes the whole conversation moot.
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« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2008, 09:32:13 AM » |
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the problem is that internal memory capacity is only about 32 MB . for a game like smash bros , that amount of memory is essentially useless .
even if you were to use the entire storage capacity of the largest compatible SD card (2GB) , that would get you nowhere compared to even the smallest available hard drives (about 80 GB) .
of course , it wouldn't be possible to rely on the SD storage space . in order for an online capable game to work correctly , changes made to one person's unit would have to also be available to everyone else's . that means you can only work with the small fraction of 32MB that is known to be available to all wii users .
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« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2008, 11:40:17 AM » |
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who knows perhaps theres going to be downloads for brawl maybe stages
sorry sakurai said as of right now he's not involved in production of brawl anymore so i doubt they would |
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« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2008, 11:41:44 AM » |
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sorry sakurai said as of right now he's not involved in production of brawl anymore so i doubt they would
the game is finished . you can't add things to it once it's already been produced and sold . |
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« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2008, 02:07:10 PM » |
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in halo3 they did.... now,you can both melee each other and get the kill!
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« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2008, 02:13:09 PM » |
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in halo3 they did.... now,you can both melee each other and get the kill!
because that was already part of the game when it was released . |
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« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2008, 03:08:23 PM » |
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in halo3 they did.... now,you can both melee each other and get the kill!
HALO = TEH SUXORS i agree with rocky. THERE WILL BE NO DLC FOR BRAWL. Since wii is a disc based system. SUX 4 US |
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« Reply #25 on: April 08, 2008, 03:13:56 PM » |
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HALO = TEH SUXORS
i agree with rocky. THERE WILL BE NO DLC FOR BRAWL. Since wii is a disc based system. SUX 4 US
not just that , but when you make a game , you have to specifically design it with the ability to accept changes through internet , update discs , etc . you can't just take a game that's already been made and decide that you want to add stuff to it . sakurai already said he didn't implement it for downloadable content . since it doesn't have that ability now , it means it can't , never will . |
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« Reply #26 on: April 19, 2008, 06:37:48 AM » |
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Yeah,i geuss.and the design to change updates is correct.
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