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Project Café: 8 Gigs Of Flash Storage, That's A Major Problem

Geek Revolt writes "Project Café is expected to be more powerful than current generation consoles, but what good is power if it’s missing a basic feature that the PS3/Xbox 360 has? Today Kotaku reported that Nintendo’s Wii successor "might" skip a hard drive in favor of 8 gigs of flash storage. This is fine for an iPod Touch—but for a next generation console, Nintendo should consider adding a hard drive. Here’s a few reasons why releasing a console with 8 gigs of flash is a major problem."

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Agent-865507d ago (Edited 5507d ago )

It really doesn't make sense, especially economically. Sure, they might save a few dollars on the hardware, but think of all the lost opportunities to make money off of DLC, downloadable games, etc. in the future because the customers don't have the space available. If this rumor is true, then I can really see Project Cafe become like the next Dreamcast: only marginally better than current consoles and will probably be outclassed by the PS4 and the next Xbox.

Misterhbk5507d ago

Perhaps this is the "arcade version" for the casuals lol.

Ninty can't be stupid enough not to include a Hard-Drive if they want the core gamers back.

bumnut5506d ago

Maybe they are happy with only appealing to casual gamers (kids, families, old people, etc)

Baccra5506d ago

This is Nintendo we're talking about here, OF COURSE they can be stupid enough to not include a hard drive.

I believe Nintendo's definition of hardcore is far different then our definition of hardcore- and that's the problem here.

matey5506d ago (Edited 5506d ago )

wait no HDD makes a system capable of proper HD graphics 1080p/60fps and SM4.1/900mhz GPU/Custom triple core faster than 360/ps3/DX10.1/DX11/2gig RAM/HD Haptic controllers with 8 buttons/New wiimotes better than MOVE/Streaming TECH/3DS compatable,Makes it casual get a life 360/ps3 have 1gig of flash thats it 8gig of flash is massive and expandable HCSD cards to store games on is better and makes 4 a smaller sleeker package,HDD is just 1 of a few ways of storage but because Sony/Microsoft do it thats how everyones got to do is RUBBISH if the STREAM HD has streaming tech it could have an Onlive type service which is better as its cheaper.

Misterhbk5506d ago

@bumnut

that would be a valid statement if they hadn't already claimed they are looking to grab the core gamers back.

gravesg5506d ago

MAtey shutup and stop spouting non-sense .. you dont seem to know the differnce between flash memory and RAM! ... the ps3 and xbox 360 don't use flash memory. They use Ram .. extremly low latency ram. ...smh stream hd doesnt exsist ..and onlive was a failure because they could only stream the games in non-hd .. sir plz go gather your facts before you shout non-sense all over the comments

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SantistaUSA5506d ago

Well if the 8gb flash drive is true, then I would least hope that they would allow us to be able to connect the console to an external hard drive, and not a proprietary Nintendo hard drive but any hdd that we could get at the retailers, that would be the smartest move imo!

wwm0nkey5507d ago

I will wait and see if this rumor of the storage is true, if it is then yes its a problem.

Shok5507d ago

This IS just a rumor people. A lot of people are taking this as a fact and bashing Nintendo for it. Just wait till E3.

ChickeyCantor5506d ago

But hey E3 right?
Nintendo will ALWAYS do something to nag about.
Its always been like that. But does it really matter?
It fuels N4G!

apollo065506d ago

I will wait for the big E3 unveil.

death2smoochie5506d ago

If this is rue, is this another attempt at Nintendo and its various reasons over the years to prevent modding/hacks/pirating?
Good God Nintendo please make it not so and have a HDD inside this new console for crying out loud.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7760d ago (Edited 60d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer85d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi84d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure84d ago (Edited 84d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer85d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot85d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box84d ago (Edited 84d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno85d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay85d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno83d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK84d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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