Nintendo image / Man Zero commentBeginning in spring 2009, Wii's SD card slot might actually become useful. Nintendo Wii owners can download tons of great new and retro games using Wii Shop Channel.

While data can currently be stored on an SD card, you cannot access this content in-game. But there's a catch: The Wii currently only supports SD cards with a maximum capacity of 2GB.

43; Shiromikio; Mon 3rd Dec 2012; No SD card slot might be a problem if people ever decide to get a Wii U down the road and then find out they can't transfer their progress to the other console.

Nintendo will be solving its little Wii Shop game storage overflow problem by opening up the SD card slot for storing and playing games from (with DRM galore, we're sure).

After complaints from users about the lack of onboard storage, Nintendo announced today it will offer an online upgrade to allow games to be downloaded to an SD card to boost capacity.

The recently announced Wii Mini will not have a slot for SD cards, according Nintendo World Report. The system’s lack of an SD card will prevent users from importing or exporting saves; on the ...

[DeadlyFoez] wanted to know when the SD card in his Nintendo Wii was in use. He built and indicator LED using a PICAXE 08M and added it next to the SD slot. He uses one pin of the microcontroller t… ...

Wait, what's this SD slot here for again?[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy] We're all big fans of the Wii's sleek aesthetics and diminutive stature, which is why it pains us to see things protruding from ...