Is this hard drive compatible with the Nintendo Wii U 32GB Deluxe Set?
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You can use it with a Wii U yes BUT you cannot just use a single USB cable to hook into it. The hard drive will not receive enough power and the Wii U will complain that it cannot use this Harddrive. What you can do, and it is what I did, is get a Y Adapter Cable (Like this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002W8EDOM/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1). This lets you hook up the drive to two USB ports at once, so that it pulls power from both. So if get that Y Adapter Cable and plug it into the 2 front USB ports on the Wii U, you should be golden.
1696094
Hi Monica - the drives may work with no issues, but we are still in the formal testing process for these drives; as such, they are not yet on the compatibility list and not officially supported. http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20641/~/hardware-compatibility-list-hard-disks
264202
Yes. From what I heard, the only thing this hard drive will not do is play original Xbox games but I can't personally verifiy that.
2148277
I know this is an old question, but it's voted high, so for future reference, you can't use an SD card to store Wii U data, but you can easily use an external hard drive, or even a flash drive/memory stick for Wii U data storage.
1654305
It appears that the other hard drive has comparable specs. However it comes with a different firmware. Otherwise I think it is likely a matter of packaging and marketing.
2064401
Not sure, it was a direct replacement for the DVD drive in the Wii, and for that it works great!
838530
Yes. You can pretty much format any drive you like to a FAT32. You can find many freeware programs that will do this. It still is going strong as my Wii U storage device.
885929
No, it is also compatible with the new Wii U Pro controllers that are similar to XBox controllers. The old Wii controllers also work.
736928
Yes it will work the only ones that don't work on the wii would be the new wii u games
1388475
Should work fine I have the 4GB slim and I added this drive. So far I haven't needed to install any games cause most of mine are older. But I have been installing the free xbox live gold games with no issues. So a game with install should not have a problem with this drive.
2212743
Yes from images I can find on this harddrive it appears it should work specs say it has a 2.0 USB interface only trouble I see is Amazon basics cables tend to have fat ends that may make plugging it in difficult if plug is recessed. Online images of this drive show a flush surface plug that should work.
32366
100% compatible. Lol, but seriously it's still a decent drive. You won't notice any difference compared to a newer 64mb 7200 rpm drive. Just don't buy it used.
632850
This drive only has a thunderbolt port, so if the game systems have that port then it's a go. This drive does not have a USB port
2116795
Don't know about the Wii U. I use it in my laptop for readyboost whish greatly speeds up my computer. It should work well in systems designed to use this type of memory.
1302903
Yes. That is the model I just put the hard drive in today. Works perfect. Just don't forget the mounting bracket if your system is 12GB.
1473361
I don't know but I seen a feature in the settings that allows you to transfer data from Wii to Wii U.
2095199
The 8 GB are there for if you need to install updates or like to download games from the Nintendo eShop. However, usually the 8 GB aren't enough for some games. Thankfully, the Wii U is compatible with all USB flash drives, so that's an easy way to work around it.