It’s official. According to Eric Walter, Nintendo America’s PR manager, it’s confirmed that Nintendo will not be giving in to the demand for a Wii hard drive. Why? Because they don’t want people storing all their data on the console. I have no doubt that this will serve to fuel the fire of petitions that are already underway, but is a hard drive really necessary?
I’ve been a Nintendo lover for, literally, the majority of my life, and not once has the lack of hard drive bothered me. Running out of space on a memory card most definitely does suck, but investing in a few decent sized cards has never been a hassle. So, it has always seemed natural for that practice to continue with the Wii. And it’s not as if they haven’t made it more convenient. The Wii uses an SD card which means that your memory card is now useful in other devices as well.
Perhaps it’s just due to the fact that I’ve always had a few spare SD cards lying around, perhaps its due to blind “fandom.” But, I really don’t think the Wii needs a hard drive. If it did, it would already be there. After all, Nintendo’s been in the game for this long. They know what they’re doing.
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