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1) How many blocks of usable savable memory does a 2 GB SD Card have for Virtual Console games and for E-Shop Games?
I can't guarantee the exact number, but the max would be 16384. Using a blocks to MB converter (Blocks is an actual computer unit of space like MB and GB, Nintendo didn't just make it up), you can get the exact numbers. However, computers and people make things interesting. You may know that 1GB = 1000MB. This is untrue, because it's actually equal to 1024MB. This is why SD Cards can say they are 128GB, but are actually something like 117GB. It's a bit of false advertisement, but they are working off the incorrect scale. The smaller the size, the smaller the amount of space lost. The larger the SD Card size, the bigger that number gets. Here's a converter I used ages ago. https://nblocksconverter.herokuapp.com/mobile
2) How many blocks of usable savable memory does a typical Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, DS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, and Turbo Graphx-16 game take up?
That's going to vary wildly, based on system. Super Mario Land on GB takes up 24 blocks, Super Mario Land 2 takes up 32 blocks. Link's Awakening DX takes up 40 blocks. Wario Land 3 takes up 48 blocks Games gradually get bigger as the console has been out longer, the cost of the larger cartridges becomes cheaper, there are better compression methods available, etc Wii games can be up to 4.7GB large if single layer, and about 8.4GB if dual layer. On Wii U, the system doesn't actually list out blocks, it uses MB and GB. Wii U games can be up to 25GB large on a disk. If you really want to know the size, try searching "Game Name" file size "3DS or Wii U".
3) I notice 1 TB seems to the maximum size for an SD card.
Do those work with the FAT32 conversion process?
1TB is around the current limit on SD cards. Some companies are trying to make ones with a bigger capacity. Nintendo for instance made sure the Switch would work at launch in 2017 with 2TB SD Cards, despite the fact they were not available yet. Yes they would, but I'd highly recommend against it on 3DS. Additionally, you shouldn't be getting it for Wii U either, those need external hard drives. The SD Card slot is primarily used for the Wii Mode, and you can't access the Wii Shop Channel anymore.
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Sweet, finally able to post again. Something happened there, don't be surprised if I can't post again though. EDIT: Can't send part 2. Please email me at [email protected] for the rest. I've sent emails to NL with no help, made the new account to try and reply to you since I couldn't post anywhere else after replying to this.
1) How many blocks of usable savable memory does a 2 GB SD Card have for Virtual Console games and for E-Shop Games?
I can't guarantee the exact number, but the max would be 16384. Using a blocks to MB converter (Blocks is an actual computer unit of space like MB and GB, Nintendo didn't just make it up), you can get the exact numbers. However, computers and people make things interesting. You may know that 1GB = 1000MB. This is untrue, because it's actually equal to 1024MB. This is why SD Cards can say they are 128GB, but are actually something like 117GB. It's a bit of false advertisement, but they are working off the incorrect scale. The smaller the size, the smaller the amount of space lost. The larger the SD Card size, the bigger that number gets. Here's a converter I used ages ago. https://nblocksconverter.herokuapp.com/mobile
2) How many blocks of usable savable memory does a typical Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, DS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, and Turbo Graphx-16 game take up?
That's going to vary wildly, based on system. Super Mario Land on GB takes up 24 blocks, Super Mario Land 2 takes up 32 blocks. Link's Awakening DX takes up 40 blocks. Wario Land 3 takes up 48 blocks Games gradually get bigger as the console has been out longer, the cost of the larger cartridges becomes cheaper, there are better compression methods available, etc Wii games can be up to 4.7GB large if single layer, and about 8.4GB if dual layer. On Wii U, the system doesn't actually list out blocks, it uses MB and GB. Wii U games can be up to 25GB large on a disk. If you really want to know the size, try searching "Game Name" file size "3DS or Wii U".
3) I notice 1 TB seems to the maximum size for an SD card.
Do those work with the FAT32 conversion process?
1TB is around the current limit on SD cards. Some companies are trying to make ones with a bigger capacity. Nintendo for instance made sure the Switch would work at launch in 2017 with 2TB SD Cards, despite the fact they were not available yet. Yes they would, but I'd highly recommend against it on 3DS. Additionally, you shouldn't be getting it for Wii U either, those need external hard drives. The SD Card slot is primarily used for the Wii Mode, and you can't access the Wii Shop Channel anymore.