Topic: Some queries about SD cards

1) Do the SD cards have to be made by Nintendo just to work with the Wii and store VC/WiiWare games?

2) What sizes of SD cards does the Wii accept?

3) Is it possible to have a multi-purpose SD card? A card that stores Wiiware/VC games, photos, music etc?

1) No
2) Up to 32 GB
3) I wouldn't risk it.

1) Any SD card will work with Wii and DSi.

2) Wii accepts anything up to 32 GB SDHC cards.

3) Yes, all content for Wii is stored in a separate folder to everything else. Same for DSi.

I'd also add that you need to have updated your System Menu to 4.0 or above to support SDHC cards. Otherwise the maximum is a 2GB standard SD card.

Personally, 2GB is ample unless you've got a heck of a lot of WiiWare and Virtual Console games. Given that the maximum size of a Wiiware game is about 43 MB, and many will be a lot smaller, that's around 40-odd before you've got to think about getting anything larger.

a further note - certain older games only accept the 2GB cards for some of the features (photosaving in Brawl).

Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour can only use the 1GB and 2GB cards. Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero can use the SDHC cards as well as the 1GB and 2GB SD cards.

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/sdCards.js...

This link may be of help to you. I just purchased a Sandisk 8GB card and it works great.

I have a question.

If you load a game from the SD card enough times, will the game directly launch instead of going to the loading screen?

That's what happened with Paper Mario today. It didn't need to load, it just launched.

Yip, if u load a game, then quit (as in, turn off the Wii), then turn it back on and load the same game, it will launch automatically.

1. No
2. Up to 32 GB
3. Yes

i bought a 32GB HCSD Card for £10 free delivery last year from china.
it stores every thing VC,Wiiware,nintendo channels(although channels are on dash board).
Endless ocean 2 advertises 32GB HCSD card,what for i dont know.
no regrets,you wont one get one,its like having a 32 GB HDD wii.

1) If they are made by Nintendo, you are certain that they will work. Otherwise, most SD cards work and some not. If you have a mini/micro SD card, you can treat it as a normal SD card by placing it in its adapter.
2) The Wii accepts SD cards from 32 GB and lower, however in some games (Smash Bros. Brawl) only cards from 2 GB and below work.
3) Yes, just as you can store different things on your Hard Drive, it is also possible to put anything you want on a SD card as long as there is enough room.

After you launch a game from the SD card menu, it is removed from the Wii after a certain period of time. If you launch it again before it is removed, there will be no need to copy anything.