Nintendo Wii gets belated storage upgrades

Philip Wong | Mar 13, 2009

According to Web site QuickJump Network, work is underway to develop a USB-based hard drive upgrade for the Nintendo Wii gaming console. Available in 32GB and 64GB, the hard drive addons are designed to be plugged into the console's rear USB port. These also require a firmware upgrade before the storage space can be populated. They will complement the existing 512MB memory for storing game data and SD card slot for onboard JPEG playback. There's no official word yet from the Japanese company regarding pricing and availability for the USB hard drives.

This is probably good news for Nintendo customers, though these drive capacities are nowhere close to the 120GB and 160GB storage on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, respectively.

Via Ubergizmo

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