block size

mad1234 · 01-19-2007, 12:36 PM

can anyone tell me the size of a block?

i want to download some games with my wii points but i have a download limit.i can find out that each game is so many blocks but i don't know how big a block is.

ottoman · 01-19-2007, 05:00 PM

im pretty sure 1 game takes up 1 block, you shdould have plenty of space.

nizmoboy98 · 01-19-2007, 05:23 PM

yeah dont worry about space you can always redownload the vc games you already downloaded for free..so you can always delete the ones you dont want and redownload them for free when you wanna play them again

shrimpy20 · 01-19-2007, 05:26 PM

Does the Wii have 512MB of space?

MaxCapacitor · 01-19-2007, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mad1234

can anyone tell me the size of a block?

1 block is right around 128 KB (or 1024 Kb).

I placed a newly formatted 32MB (PC shows 29.4 MB actual) SD card into the Wii and it showed 235 block open. I did the math and 128.1 KB for each block was what I got. I also put in an empty 1 GB (982 MB actual) SD card and it showed 7857 open block. After doing the math it comes up 127.98 KB per block.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shrimpy20

Does the Wii have 512MB of space?

That's what the technical specs say but I'm not sure if there's 512 MB of free space when you first open up the box. There would have to be 4096 open blocks for that to be true. I don't quite remember how many blocks were open the first time I powered up the Wii though.

ToadIsDoingMagicMushrooms · 01-20-2007, 04:06 AM

Memory in devices is never what its supposed to be. Its always an Mb or two out.

Wii17 · 01-20-2007, 04:26 AM

he means on his isp he has a dl limit with extra mbs costing him surchare (i have a 60gb cap then slows down which i never use all of it so yay! lol, caps are the smart way to go) if you look at roms: nes games like 1mb max lol, snes probably 10mb max and 64 64mb max for huge games usually 12-32mb lol coincidence there

mad1234 · 01-20-2007, 02:47 PM

thanks guys for all your help

01-19-2007, 12:36 PM	#1
mad1234 WiiChat Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wii world Posts: 136 Friends: 0	block size can anyone tell me the size of a block? i want to download some games with my wii points but i have a download limit.i can find out that each game is so many blocks but i don't know how big a block is.

01-19-2007, 05:26 PM	#4
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01-20-2007, 04:26 AM	#7
Wii17 26 sets of flat batteries Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 831 Friends: 0 1950-4861-6176-4135	he means on his isp he has a dl limit with extra mbs costing him surchare (i have a 60gb cap then slows down which i never use all of it so yay! lol, caps are the smart way to go) if you look at roms: nes games like 1mb max lol, snes probably 10mb max and 64 64mb max for huge games usually 12-32mb lol coincidence there __________________ Currently own : Wii, Wii Sports, Wii Play, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Need For Speed: Carbon. (In order of purchase) Accessories : 2 Wiimotes, 2 Nunchucks

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01-19-2007, 05:00 PM	#2
ottoman Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,336 Friends: 0 1156-6661-4692-6561	im pretty sure 1 game takes up 1 block, you shdould have plenty of space.

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nizmoboy98 WiiChat Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 140 Friends: 0	yeah dont worry about space you can always redownload the vc games you already downloaded for free..so you can always delete the ones you dont want and redownload them for free when you wanna play them again

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ToadIsDoingMagicMushrooms Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern Ireland - Co. Down Posts: 853 Friends: 0 8263-8201-5467-9061	Memory in devices is never what its supposed to be. Its always an Mb or two out.

01-20-2007, 02:47 PM	#8
mad1234 WiiChat Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wii world Posts: 136 Friends: 0	thanks guys for all your help

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