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Re: Talking Point: The Realities of Wii U System Memory Have Become Clear

irken004

From IGN: When buying a Wii U, gamers will be able to choose between the Basic bundle, which comes with 8GB of internal storage, and the Deluxe bundle, which comes with 32GB of space. By default, due to formatting, the Basic system will have 7.2GB of free memory and the Deluxe will have 29GB. From there, though, the Wii U's OS will take 4.2GB of space. That's about half of the Basic's storage, not counting any expansion through hard drives or SD cards.

So the basic bundle is practically useless for anyone that would want to download any new games.

Re: Talking Point: Life Without Wii U Achievements

irken004

I know of a few people who would only buy a WiiU if it did have achievements. Personally, I think they can be handy in encouraging people to finish every part of a game, but they should be optional for people who don't want to see a notification appear.

Re: Wii U GamePad Wireless Range is "Fine Within The Same Space"

irken004

Yamashita: Yes. And they all run wirelessly. We had to develop software for a lot of things—NFC, the TV control button, and the geomagnetic sensor — it was a lot of work! However, with regard to NFC, when we saw your announcement, Iwata-san, we were shocked. We were like, "Huh?! He's announcing that?!" (laughs)

Iwata: Is that so? Sorry about that! (laughs)

It sounds like even Nintendo doesn't know what to make until they make an announcement. Talk about last minute specs!

Re: Sorry, But GBA Games Aren't Coming To The 3DS Virtual Console After All

irken004

I choose not to buy a 3DS because:
1) Not many games I'm interested in are on it yet.
2) I assumed that GBA games would be available by now, which most are not.
3) I can't notice the 3D well (though I haven't tried the XL yet).
4) I should get rid of this DS Lite and maybe my DSi before I think about getting another handheld. Probably a Vita, to be honest. But first a new PC.