Okay so I would like to use Amazon to buy a usb HDD for use on my wii like for usb loader gx and everything I find says usb 3.0 and I don't think wii's can read 3.0. If anyone has any personal experiences with some wii HDDS can someone link them too me please?
I suppose it depends on how many games you want to hold, but I got a reclaimed 160Gb HDD and enclosure for less than £20, perfect for my needs..
have a wd elements drive, works perfectly with my wii and ps3
usb 3 or 2, doesn't matter.
As it was said, Wiis can read USB 3.0, but it will only run at USB 2.0 speeds. I'd suggest a drive that's not that big also, as Wii games are not that big at around 5GB each. a 500GB can hold 100 games, which is probably overkill. I'd go with a 250GB for the Wii. Seagates and Western Digitals are good grabs.
I put my wii shit on the same drive I use for my 360 and PS3. Just a generic 1tb external (means it's a full size drive with it's own power supply not a tiny portable with USB power) brand was Verbatim, I think, but that's just the case, the internal drive doesn't even show up as that brand on PC, I forget how it shows up. Working great for nearly a decade now. It's not 3.0, no reason for it on those 3 systems. Not that 3.0 shouldn't work, since they're supposedly back compatible with 2.0.
If you plan to use it with a Wii U (like in Wii Mode) you definitely want to get one with a power supply, not USB. MIne works fine on that (after hacking Wii Mode) just like on the Wii. Just plug it in there instead after launching Wii Mode.
If you plan to use it with a Wii U (like in Wii Mode) you definitely want to get one with a power supply, not USB. MIne works fine on that (after hacking Wii Mode) just like on the Wii. Just plug it in there instead after launching Wii Mode.
Technically anything that can be formatted to FAT32 can work with anything on the Wii. If you want to play both, 250GB would still be a healthy size. As I said before, 5GB for Wii games, and Gamecube games are about 2GB, so you can hold lots of those. If you also use other emulators like NES, SNES, N64, etc, those would work flawlessly also with any HDD.
Tl;dr Pretty much any HDD would work with the Wii so long as it uses a USB port. It would work no problem with any emulator, Nintendont, and Wii backup loaders.
I used a WD My Passport Ultra (1TB), which is a USB 3.0 compliant drive, for a while with no complaints or issues. I use the same drive in a Wii U now but was required to get a Y-split cable to provide additional power to the drive to work with the Wii U.
Remember USB 3.0 Type-A cables are backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1 (Type-A) ports. Just realize you won't get the speed benefits that USB 3.0 offers in a 2.0 or older port.
Remember USB 3.0 Type-A cables are backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1 (Type-A) ports. Just realize you won't get the speed benefits that USB 3.0 offers in a 2.0 or older port.
Last edited by AkikoKumagara,
Similar threads
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
BigOnYa:
I haven't played my Switch n a month or so, just been playing Xbox, and just picked to play lil and Damn that A and B, X and Y being reversed always gets me. -
@
slaphappygamer:
I havent played my xbox360 is a couple of years. My switch got much use the last few days. Tears of The Kingdom is great+1 -
@
BigOnYa:
I agree Tears is great. I even played thru it completely twice. I've been hooked on playing thru Fallout 4 again though, after they released the next gen version for Series S/X. Is pretty cool update.
-
-
@
NinStar:
tears of the kingdom is not the type of game I would ever intentionally start over unless it had a new game plus -
@
NinStar:
because I already got burned out with breath of the wild, which for the most part is essentially the same game, and then again with master mode, which doesn't work as a new game plus (that always felt bizarre to me)
-
-
-
