25th January 2011, 2:07 AM
http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/built-in-software
So as it turns out, on their main web page Nintendo DOES have a system in place after all. This is good to know. It'll have limitations, but I'm okay with that. During the lifetime of the system I'll likely only have one big upgrade that'll require me to move things, and AFTER the lifetime of the system, I'll just hack the thing (hacking is inevitable, and Nintendo's security is notoriously weak). Now then, if only they could work that into the Wii. I'm still baffled that certain save files (as determined by the developer of the game in question) are locked and can't be moved. Why would you be worried about someone copying SAVE FILES of all things? It was a dumb decision on the Gamecube, and it's a dumb decision on the Wii.
In other news, how hilarious is it that Nintendo's strict refusal to use anything but cartridges for their portables has paid off so well in the long run, now that their 3DS cards have storage in the same range as DVDs? Mind you, the PSP2 will probably use mini-bluray, but it's still pretty impressive.
Hmm... the PSP2... Will it even have a disk slot? Will they ditch UMD support on that system, and will it even be able to play PSP1 games? Lots of questions there...
So as it turns out, on their main web page Nintendo DOES have a system in place after all. This is good to know. It'll have limitations, but I'm okay with that. During the lifetime of the system I'll likely only have one big upgrade that'll require me to move things, and AFTER the lifetime of the system, I'll just hack the thing (hacking is inevitable, and Nintendo's security is notoriously weak). Now then, if only they could work that into the Wii. I'm still baffled that certain save files (as determined by the developer of the game in question) are locked and can't be moved. Why would you be worried about someone copying SAVE FILES of all things? It was a dumb decision on the Gamecube, and it's a dumb decision on the Wii.
In other news, how hilarious is it that Nintendo's strict refusal to use anything but cartridges for their portables has paid off so well in the long run, now that their 3DS cards have storage in the same range as DVDs? Mind you, the PSP2 will probably use mini-bluray, but it's still pretty impressive.
Hmm... the PSP2... Will it even have a disk slot? Will they ditch UMD support on that system, and will it even be able to play PSP1 games? Lots of questions there...
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)