There will be a massive 16+GB downloadable version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
10/28/12 1:22pm
Namco Bandai has revealed that not only will Tekken Tag Tournament 2 be available as a downloadable title on the Wii U's Japanese eShop but this downloadable option will also be about $10 cheaper (a concept Nintendo itself can’t seem to grasp). But there’s a bit of a downside. That is unless players happen to have a separate harddrive with plenty of space at the ready.
It turns out Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is a whopping 16.7GB download, which is more than half of the storage space of a Wii U Premium model and more than a Standard model can handle. I knew the Wii U version of TTT2 was packed with extra content but wowzers! Just how many Nintendo costumes does this game have?
But in all seriousness, and ridiculous memory necessity aside, I’m glad Namco realized that if you’re looking to gain a strong digital consumer base, you have to make the digital products more appealing (I.E. cheaper) than their physical retail counterparts. But that unfortunate download size may undo all of that appeal and make the more expensive retail version the “better” choice.
A price point or a confirmation of a release for the eShop version has not been revealed for North America or any region outside of Japan. If Namco is smart, it’ll be available and be the cheaper option in all territories.
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
Envy_Dub
Golly Gee Willikers! 16GB?! I can only image how incredibly long it would take to download that much, let alone for one game!
CrazyDuck
Hey, as long as any HDD works on the Wii U this is great news ! Cheaper downloadable versions of full games ?? Hell yes !!
Janos
Well, I've always liked my better in their physical copies anyway so. Doesn't really affect me.
But man... 17 gigs...
CommanderZaktan
Yea.. I'm getting a retail copy.
cdjgamer
anyone downloading full games would already be buying a standalone harddrive.
yggdra324
that's what i was thinking, its like people just want to post negative things about Nintendo
LordoftheDerp
YEAS! In all seriousness though, holy shit.
Neto87
Its about the same size as the ps3 version, and its because all the hd video for the character endings, the 360 version fits on a dvd becaus its heavily compressed, check this http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-tekken-tag-tournament-2...
Eraser35
and Nintendo has officially failed at one aspect of being a big boy system
yggdra324
You fail at being a troll