Today I awoke to find out that Nintendo has finally given me one of the two things I have been waiting for. Now you can finally play your downloaded games from your SD Card. No longer do you have to use up all of your system memory! Joy of joys!
“Welcome to the SD Card Menu! Here, you can launch channels saved on SD Cards by temporarily utilizing the Wii System Memory.” CONFIRMED. That’s right, launch from SD.
If your system memory is full, you still have to delete stuff, but there’s now a streamlined, automated process to do that from this new SD Card Menu. It will even choose stuff for you, if you want.
Update: The new Wii system update also adds support for SDHC cards up to 32 GB — that’s alotta Virtual Console games folks!
Read more here: Wii System Menu 4.0 and here: Wii Shop Channel’s SD Card Menu
Now all we need is a DVD Channel and I’ll be set for life… well, that and perhaps a new WiiHD or some such. Excellent news! Tonight I shall be doing some needed spring cleaning of my System Memory.
These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/25/08 … please enjoy:
Huge hidden biomass lives deep beneath the oceans | New Scientist Environment
Life has been found 1.6 kilometres under the sea floor, at temps reaching 100 °C. John Parkes hopes his team's discovery might one day help find life on other planets. He says it may even redefine what we understand as life and what we understand by age.
Weezer's Pork and Beans | YouTube
Weezer's video for their single "Pork and Beans." How many Internet Celebs can you find? This is one of the best videos I've seen in years!!
Photographing a Wedding and then an Earthquake | lelandwong's Xanga Site
Can you imagine what it was like to have been photographing a wedding in Sichuan, China when 7.9
earthquake hit and shakes for three minutes?
Phoenix Mars Lander: Entry Descent and Landing | NASA
It will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars.
Senators say whether they?d agree to be vice president | The Hill
The Hill asked all 97 senators who are not running for president the same question: ?If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?? Some senators laughed, but others took the question seriously.
NES Controller Mod, May Just be Most Fun Coffee Table Ever | Gizmodo
Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables… Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller… that actually works!! Video in link!
Come back for more links tomorrow!!
These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/12/08 … please enjoy:
WiiWare is live!! | Joystiq
We know there’s little chance that the Nintendo faithful among you haven’t already circled May 12 on your calendar with your Nintendo World Championships 1990 commemorative Sharpie, but just in case, let us remind you that the WiiWare service is now live.
11-year-old gives $440 to Clinton campaign | The Times West Virginian
11-year-old Dalton Hatfield feels so strongly that Hillary Clinton should be the next president he not only sold his bicycle, but video games and anything else that “I could make money with” to donate to the former first lady’s bid for the nomination.
Not Quite Yet | RealClearPolitics
Elite opinion on the Democratic race has congealed around the idea that it is over. Clinton has no chance whatsoever to win the nomination now. I think she is nearly finished, but not quite yet.
Colossal Castle or Humble Home? Same Price ? Your Choice | DivineCaroline
From the rolling green pastures of France, to the sparkling coastline of Mexico, why live in a cramped, rat-infested junior one-bedroom when you can reign high in your very own castle?
The Get Out Clause, Manchester’s stars of CCTV cameras | Telegraph
Unable to afford a camera crew and equipment, The Get Out Clause decided to make use of the cameras seen all over British streets. Afterwards they wrote to the companies involved and asked for the footage under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Nintendo Wii: The next new fad diet?
http://wiinintendo.net/2007/01/15/wii-sports-experiment-results/
To sum it up… the guy changed nothing about his daily routine and food intake and just made sure to play Wii Sports for 30 minutes a day and managed to drop 9 lbs in 6 weeks. Not too shabby!