why exactly can't we use our gamecube memory cards to save games on the wii? i mean, we can use the gamecube controller on certain wii games (dbz budokai tenkaichi 2, ssbb) but not the memory card? it'd be really convenient and would cut out the need of a hard drive add on.
Because the gamecube memory card blows and an SD card is better!!! they are trying to forget the dirty taste the gamecube left in nintendos mouth and good riddance i say!!!
It may be that the Wii's internal file system isn't even compatible with the one used on the much older GCN memory cards.
And even if it were... Wii blocks =/= GCN blocks, ....so you'd have to include two separate block counts on the back of the box. That would prove confusing for your casual player.
PS. It should also be mentioned that the largest offical GCN memory card is just 8MB in size. By contrast, the Wii's internal memory is 512MB. There's no way that these tiny cards would eliminate the need for a HDD add-on.
good marketing if you could buy a cheap used memery card were nintendo make no money or buy a expisive one for the wii were nintendo does make money hmm that a hard one
good marketing if you could buy a cheap used memery card were nintendo make no money or buy a expisive one for the wii were nintendo does make money hmm that a hard oneMagicNinja911
But from a practical standpoint though, the "more expensive" cards make more sense:
251 Block GCN memory card = 2MB = about 18 USD
1GB SD card = 1GB = 40USD for the "offical Wii model", though you can get another brand of SD card for less than half that.
Plus Nintendo doesn't actually make the "official Wii SD cards", SanDisk does. So they only get a portion of the profits.
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