A Nintendo division..what would you like it to be?

[nocturnal YL]

I hope the Rev will have something to store DS saves

I only have 2 51-blocks cards, which the two cards store the exactly same thing. I did this after my Mario Party 4 save was gone by an accident.It sounds like RAID, and the same thing was done to my PC.

For the age range thing, they did have Ethernal Darkness, but that was a long time ago. Nintendo should build up their own series fot old players, making they have some excuses to buy the Rev. Nintendo should still aim mainly at its main franchises, in my opinion. (I'm actuallying thinking in my mind, "I hope to see more Marios and more Kirbys!")

I just hope the rumors about the Revolution hard disk be... true or false? Hard disks are not safe, it's just fast! If the hard disk part fail, what will happen to the players, who will then have to pay huge amounts?

[Fryguy64]

Why is the hard disk not safe? It makes game saving easier and cheaper, and is no less reliable than a memory card (they do have a habit of spontaneously deleting themselves).

[nocturnal YL]

Hard disks are safe during the first decade from manufacturing, but after 10 years the magnet will start to "fade out". It's like Nintendo DS's battery, which cannot be too over-consumed.


My SFC Mario World's record is still here, and it's 15 years already. it seemsthat battery saves are reliable... Just forget how my N64 was unable to read saved games.


Ah yes, hard disks are not transferrable! If you do transfer save files, the warrant will be invalid because you open the case.

[Fryguy64]

Well, my SNES still just about hold on to its saves but I've lost quite a few, including Super Mario World and (*gulp, sniff*) Yoshi's Island. Battery backup also cannot be transferred, and while it lasts a while, past a certain age it's unlikely to continue (and by that time it is near impossible to repair as well).

You can transfer data from a hard disk via a secondary backup source (such as a memory card or something). Why you'd want to transfer the entire hard disk is beyond me... but if you can shift the data across then it's not the end of the world.

And seeing as memory cards are showing themselves to be generally unreliable for even the shelf-life of a console it's a bit of a moot point to complain a hard drive will only last for 10 years - and if you do want to replace the hard drive by that time, back up your files and replace it... your warranty isn't valid after 10 years anyway.

[mrmolecule]

Batteries in cartridges do go dead after a while (PLEASE don't delete my hard-earned Pokemon Gold memory!) and they should open
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Real repair by the pros. Not spare parts, and if your system is beyond repair, they could send you a new one. Even if you're lamenting about your NES being mutilated by the dog, Nintendo would send you a new one. Or games. If your limited-edition GCN disc is damaged, they would send you a new one.

[Doubutsu80]

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