Shock! And checking online showed me that a number of other reviewers had completely forgotten about the Wii U's small hard drive as well. The game itself came in two parts, so I downloaded part one, but the second part was just too big.
#Wii play games off hard drive code
I put in the code and set the game to download. I assumed I had enough space to download this new game. The only big game I've previously downloaded on the Wii U is Mario Kart 8, which comes in at 4.3 GB. It was a size limit that I had completely forgotten until I tried to download a review title a couple of days ago. The Wii U is also a current generation console, but even the beefier Deluxe Set only has 32 GB of internal storage. Mario Kart 8, you beautiful 5 GB bastard. Unfortunately, I can't replace the internal Xbox One hard drive, so if storage issues pop up, I need to either delete a few titles or buy an external hard drive. My Xbox One is in better shape with 234 GB free on its hard drive.
#Wii play games off hard drive Ps4
This is something I foresaw coming, so I switched out my original PS4 hard drive with a 1 TB replacement. On my PlayStation 4, 329 GB is taken up by application data, with most games hovering around the 10-20 GB range. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One both come with 500 GB hard drives as a standard feature, since digital games on those platforms can be up to 50 GB in size. On PC, this is a sliding issue: my current build has a total of 3 TB and if I have any issues, I just swap in another drive. Most current generation platforms have acknowledged that digital downloads are growing part of gaming.
Being able to purchase, download, and play a game without ever leaving your home is pretty cool. There are still bandwidth and data cap issues with most users have to deal with, but I'm finding many of the non-reviewer people I know are also switching over to digital. I generally buy all of my console games in physical form, but I've become increasingly used to the idea of digital content the longer I'm in this position. One side-effect of being a reviewer is the increased number of digital games that find their way into my inbox.