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SanDisk SDSDG-2048-A11 2GB SD Gaming

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Just to clarify -- an SD memory card is a great thing to have for your Wii. The Wii comes equipped with a small hard drive, but if you're saving game data and/or downloading a lot of virtual console games (like me) you're eventually going to run out of room--and that's where these cards come in handy. It virtually gives you unlimited space since you can just buy more cards whenever you fill one up.

That having been said, I see little reason to buy this particular memory card. Why? As far as I can tell this card is identical to Sandisk's other 2 GB cards with one exception--it's white with the word "Wii" printed on it. It's also more expensive than a typical 2 GB card. I suppose if you really want the color of your memory card to match the system you may as well spend the extra money on it, but if not why not save yourself some cash and just order a normal SD card? They're easy to find--they're used in cameras and MP3 players, among other things--and you can find one on sale without looking too hard.

I definitely recommend an SD memory card for your Wii, but there are better alternatives than this particular product.

I'm writing this review to clear up any confusion regarding SD cards for the Nintendo Wii:

1. Any brand of SD card will work in the Wii; more reliable brands like Sandisk will also be more reliable in the Wii.

2. There is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE between this card and a standard SD card from Sandisk, except for price. The only reason you should buy this over a standard 2 GB card is if you're willing to pay about five times more for the "Wii" label (2 GB Sandisk cards are about $6 on Amazon as of this writing).

3. The Wii can support up to 8 GB cards, so go buy an 8 GB card for this same price if you want to spend this much. If SD cards that hold more than 8 GB are ever sold, the Wii will not support them unless Nintendo updates its firmware to do so.

4. IMPORTANT: Although it seems like a great idea to have a huge memory card to hold Virtual Console games, WiiWare, and save files, these types of files CANNOT be used directly from SD card storage in the Wii. They must be in the Wii system memory to be played, and Virtual Console and WiiWare games can be re-downloaded at any time, so a large SD card will not be particularly useful for this type of data. What an SD card will be useful for is moving save files from Wii to Wii, storing music and photos that can be accessed by the Wii, and storing special types of data that certain games(Like Super Smash Brothers) will allow you to store on an SD card rather than system memory. Unless Nintendo updates the Wii firmware to allow for save file and Virtual Console/WiiWare gameplay straight from the card, a large SD card won't be very useful.

I hope this helped some of you. Now go buy a regular SD card for cheap!

As others have said before me, there's no need to buy a special white SD card. The Wii simply uses the SD card as a data backup; access speed is not a concern, because the Wii doesn't use it to improve processing power or for real-time game saves. That said, I do find that SanDisk's cards are more reliable than PNY or other cheap cards. Don't be fooled by this "high-performance gaming card"; get a regular blue SanDisk SD card and save your money for accessories.

one, this product is not really required to get the most out of your wii like it says in the description. The wii comes with a built-in, albeit small, hard drive for game saves. The only reason to get a SD memory card is to save games you download from the wii store, and even then, you have to download them to your wii and then transfer them to your card. Once the games are transferred to your card, you can't play them until you transfer them off of your card and back onto your wii hard drive, so don't be fooled. So after all of that, if you still want a SD memory card, don't get this one. There are sales on these things every week at bestbuy or office max or circuit city or any electronics store you can name. This is overpriced because it is the only "officially" licensed card.

Hey everyone. I just bought the Wii and read somewhere that you HAVE to use a Wii SD Card. So I was kinda ticked off about it consider how much they are.

I recently bought a 2gig SD Kingston memory card for $2 online and I tried it out in the Wii.

It works fine. You do not need to buy the Wii SD Card. Your just paying for the name. Any SD Card is fine.

You can pick them up pretty much anywhere for really cheap. Especially right now due to the Holiday sales.

I just wanted to share my results.

Good luck gaming!


*RevJonnyTattoo

I got an almost identical version of this at Office Max; the only changes are that it's blue and doesn't have the word Wii printed on it, and I got it for $20.

I got this because like so many other people I thought this would help a lot with my virtual games and save games as well. It does clean up a lot of the clutter on the Wii if you're not playing a certain game and want to remove the data from your Wii's memory but don't want to take a a chance and lose any data when you do erase it from the Wii's memory. Also like a few reviewers have said you cant move saved game data from the gamecube memory cards to the Wii's SD card nor can you load saved game data directly from it if your playing a game which is a little inconvenient. But the one good thing is the space on the memory card means you'll probably only have to buy one for a pretty long time before having to get another one and yes even though price is pretty step for this card. One other thing though if you go for the regular Sandisk memory card you cannot get the Sandisk HC card one these cards will not work on the Wii console I had a friend who bought one to try it out and found out this way. So all I can say for this item is if you're looking to make more room on your Wii console memory this card is a good backup to use...

You don't need this Wii brand SD Card. All you need is any 2GB SD card. And you are not limited to a 2GB card. As per Wii Customer Service you can go as high as a 8GB SD Card as long as it's an SD HC type Card. Call and ask them yourself. Save MONEY Buy the one without the Wii Logo.

I don't know if I really needed a special "Wii" memory card or if I could have just used one of the million other SD cards I have laying around the house. But I bought it and here we are. It works. It remembers things. It didn't break during shipping or anything like that. I think SanDisk is a trusted brand. So if you actually need this thing (maybe I should have Googled that point before I spent the money) then this is a perfectly fine one. Go for it.

This is just a regular SD card and does the job it needs to do. I use the card to store games that I download directly to my Wii console.