Help please with memory card and downloads

smokefromtheO · 06-11-2007, 08:11 PM

Hi, I just recently got a 4 gig SD memory card. The brand is Trancend. I downloaded a game from online but it didnt alow me to save it to my memory card. The download went straight to my console and when I try to copy it to my SD it wont let me do it. My question is, how can I download the games to my SD card? The Wii console reads my memroy card by the way. When you download a game do it allow you to choose where do you want to save the game in? Thank you.

Stranger · 06-11-2007, 08:16 PM

You arent able to save the VC games themselves to an SD card.

If Nintendo allowed that everyone would just trade games with their friends and Nintendo would eventually stop making money because nobody would spend money to download the games when they could swap SD cards with a friend and transfer it from them.

So you can only save game data to SD cards, not whole VC games.

smokefromtheO · 06-11-2007, 08:21 PM

Oh damn, then I didnt need the whole 4 gigs then. Man. I thought I can download the VC games to the memory cards. Thanks for clearing it up. I wonder what happens if our consoles runs out of memory and they have more games to download.

Stuzz78 · 06-12-2007, 12:12 AM

Can you do anything with the 4 gig card? I thought the Wii could only handle up to 2 gig.

Jorge · 06-12-2007, 12:36 AM

As far as I know the only thing the SD slot is used for is some games allow you to listen to your own MP3's while playing.

smokefromtheO · 06-12-2007, 12:37 AM

I dont know, I have not done anything with it. The Wii do recognize it tho.

Belmont · 06-12-2007, 12:47 AM

you can do that but will only play on your wii so unless you are out of room on your wii's hard drive there is not point too it.

ciper · 06-12-2007, 02:52 AM

Again I say Nintendo screws us. On other forums I have seen people who have many VC games and the Wii is running out of room with no solution. I'm angry that the 2gb card I purchased is essentially useless (before I knew better).

smokefromtheO · 06-12-2007, 08:55 AM

I feel the same way, I have a useless 4 gigs.

Wii_Smurf · 06-12-2007, 09:10 AM

They're are still useful, I have SD Card slots on my PC and the game 'Excite Trucks' allows you to listen to MP3's off an SD card while in-game

Not is all lost

ciper · 06-12-2007, 02:15 PM

Every day I dream of the 2.3 firmware update which allows game save states an VC titles to be saved to the SD card directly.
I really hope Nintendo doesn't expect us to use the rumored hard drive addon for this.

Belmont · 06-12-2007, 03:24 PM

i have put my VC game on my SD card i don't know why you guys are having problems with that.

sherwood3570 · 06-12-2007, 03:31 PM

So did you delete the game from your Wii after you downloaded it and tried playing it again after inserting the SD card?

ciper · 06-12-2007, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherwood3570

So did you delete the game from your Wii after you downloaded it and tried playing it again after inserting the SD card?

Exactly. The channel will disappear. This makes the SD card even more useless considering you can download any VC game you purchased infinite times.

Belmont · 06-12-2007, 03:33 PM

yes i did and it worked... is it not working for you?

sherwood3570 · 06-12-2007, 03:43 PM

No way, no how. Tell me how you did it and I'd be glad to try it out. How would you do it? There is nothing in Data Managment that allows you to do this. I don't mean to give you a cold shoulder...but until I see some directions, I can't believe it.

BTW Ciper, what is that pic of next to your location? lol
-Tom

Belmont · 06-12-2007, 03:45 PM

ok i will do it on my wii and then write it out step for step.

i am sorry i was mistaken if there was a way to take of Rep i would because i said this works and it totally doesn't i don't know why i thought it did i mean i have copied my games to my sd card before i know i have done that. so my bad i am sorry for the confusion.

ciper · 06-12-2007, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherwood3570

BTW Ciper, what is that pic of next to your location? lol

If I remember right its extended ascii 222 220 and 221

sherwood3570 · 06-12-2007, 05:21 PM

Lol sorry. I have no idea what that meant. But it only shows a pick of a little black...umm, castle I want to say. Or a data disk.

ciper · 06-12-2007, 05:26 PM

So now does everyone agree that the SD card is nearly useless?

Sherwood3570: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_ASCII

06-11-2007, 08:11 PM	#1
smokefromtheO WiiChat Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Friends: 0	Help please with memory card and downloads Hi, I just recently got a 4 gig SD memory card. The brand is Trancend. I downloaded a game from online but it didnt alow me to save it to my memory card. The download went straight to my console and when I try to copy it to my SD it wont let me do it. My question is, how can I download the games to my SD card? The Wii console reads my memroy card by the way. When you download a game do it allow you to choose where do you want to save the game in? Thank you.

06-12-2007, 12:12 AM	#4
Stuzz78 WiiChat Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 61 Friends: 0 4858-2176-4225-4242	Can you do anything with the 4 gig card? I thought the Wii could only handle up to 2 gig. __________________ "I'm closer now than I've even been to being a successfull human being" The Wiigle Landed: May 3rd 2007 WiiGames: Wii Sports, Wii Play, Strikers (257799 826668), Zelda:TP, Mercury Meltdown, Eledees, Mario Party 8, Super Paper Mario VC Games: Mario Kart 64, Street Fighter II, Zelda: OoT, Paper Mario

06-12-2007, 12:36 AM	#5
Jorge Television Consultant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 480 Friends: 0 0554-7647-3242-2709	As far as I know the only thing the SD slot is used for is some games allow you to listen to your own MP3's while playing. __________________ Proud Wii-S3 owner PS3: Guitar Hero III, Heavenly Sword, Lair, Oblivion, Resistance:Fall of Man, Motorstorm, Skate Wii: Call of Duty 3, Excite Truck, Mario Party 8, Red Steel, Sonic & the Secret Rings SSX Blur, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, WiiPlay, WiiSports, Zelda: Twilight Princess PS2: FF-X and FF-XII, Gran Turismo 4, Gretzky NHL '06, Guitar Hero II, Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Shadow of the Colossus, and Sly Cooper DS: NEW Super Mario Bros. and Pokemon Diamond

06-12-2007, 09:10 AM	#10
Wii_Smurf No.1 Smurf Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 3,956 Friends: 0 0000-0000-0000-0000	They're are still useful, I have SD Card slots on my PC and the game 'Excite Trucks' allows you to listen to MP3's off an SD card while in-game Not is all lost __________________ No Longer Have A Wii

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sherwood3570 infused Join Date: May 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 807 Friends: 0 1830-2062-7374-0757	So did you delete the game from your Wii after you downloaded it and tried playing it again after inserting the SD card? __________________


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06-11-2007, 08:16 PM	#2
Stranger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 856 Friends: 0	You arent able to save the VC games themselves to an SD card. If Nintendo allowed that everyone would just trade games with their friends and Nintendo would eventually stop making money because nobody would spend money to download the games when they could swap SD cards with a friend and transfer it from them. So you can only save game data to SD cards, not whole VC games.

06-11-2007, 08:21 PM	#3
smokefromtheO WiiChat Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Friends: 0	Oh damn, then I didnt need the whole 4 gigs then. Man. I thought I can download the VC games to the memory cards. Thanks for clearing it up. I wonder what happens if our consoles runs out of memory and they have more games to download.

06-12-2007, 12:37 AM	#6
smokefromtheO WiiChat Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Friends: 0	I dont know, I have not done anything with it. The Wii do recognize it tho.

06-12-2007, 12:47 AM	#7
Belmont WiiChat Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Murray Kentucky Posts: 461 Friends: 0 8288-8038-4521-3885	you can do that but will only play on your wii so unless you are out of room on your wii's hard drive there is not point too it.

06-12-2007, 02:52 AM	#8
ciper √ Join Date: May 2007 Location: ▐▄█▀█▄▌ Posts: 2,011 Friends: 0	Again I say Nintendo screws us. On other forums I have seen people who have many VC games and the Wii is running out of room with no solution. I'm angry that the 2gb card I purchased is essentially useless (before I knew better).

06-12-2007, 08:55 AM	#9
smokefromtheO WiiChat Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Friends: 0	I feel the same way, I have a useless 4 gigs.

06-12-2007, 02:15 PM	#11
ciper √ Join Date: May 2007 Location: ▐▄█▀█▄▌ Posts: 2,011 Friends: 0	Every day I dream of the 2.3 firmware update which allows game save states an VC titles to be saved to the SD card directly. I really hope Nintendo doesn't expect us to use the rumored hard drive addon for this.

06-12-2007, 03:24 PM	#12
Belmont WiiChat Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Murray Kentucky Posts: 461 Friends: 0 8288-8038-4521-3885	i have put my VC game on my SD card i don't know why you guys are having problems with that.

06-12-2007, 03:33 PM	#15
Belmont WiiChat Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Murray Kentucky Posts: 461 Friends: 0 8288-8038-4521-3885	yes i did and it worked... is it not working for you?

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06-12-2007, 03:43 PM	#16
sherwood3570 infused Join Date: May 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 807 Friends: 0 1830-2062-7374-0757	No way, no how. Tell me how you did it and I'd be glad to try it out. How would you do it? There is nothing in Data Managment that allows you to do this. I don't mean to give you a cold shoulder...but until I see some directions, I can't believe it. BTW Ciper, what is that pic of next to your location? lol -Tom __________________

06-12-2007, 03:45 PM	#17
Belmont WiiChat Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Murray Kentucky Posts: 461 Friends: 0 8288-8038-4521-3885	ok i will do it on my wii and then write it out step for step. i am sorry i was mistaken if there was a way to take of Rep i would because i said this works and it totally doesn't i don't know why i thought it did i mean i have copied my games to my sd card before i know i have done that. so my bad i am sorry for the confusion. Last edited by Belmont; 06-12-2007 at 03:56 PM.

06-12-2007, 05:21 PM	#19
sherwood3570 infused Join Date: May 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 807 Friends: 0 1830-2062-7374-0757	Lol sorry. I have no idea what that meant. But it only shows a pick of a little black...umm, castle I want to say. Or a data disk. __________________

06-12-2007, 05:26 PM	#20
ciper √ Join Date: May 2007 Location: ▐▄█▀█▄▌ Posts: 2,011 Friends: 0	So now does everyone agree that the SD card is nearly useless? Sherwood3570: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_ASCII

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