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How to Upgrade Your Wii's Internal Memory

Part of the appeal of the Nintendo Wii is the vast array of games available to download via the Virtual Console and Wii Ware channels, as well as the ever-expanding line of channels themselves. However, downloading games like "Super Mario Bros. 2" and "World of Goo" eats up quite a bit of the system's meager memory. There is an easy fix that will allow you to upgrade the memory for a few extra bucks without needing to pry open the system.

Things You'll Need

Flash memory card, Sandisk or similar

Instructions

- 1
  Open the small door on the front of your Wii, located just below the reset button. Insert the flash memory card (label facing right) into the slot just below the red "sync" button.
- 2
  Turn on the Wii. Click on the Wii logo in the lower left-hand corner. Select "Data Management." Choose "Save Data" to access game save files, or "Channels" to access downloaded Virtual Console and Wii Ware games.
- 3
  Select "Channels" to move the memory-hogging Virtual Console and Wii Ware games to the memory card. Click on the icon of the game that you want to access and select "Move." Choose "Yes" when asked if you want to move it to the SD card. Hit the trigger button to exit to the main menu once the process is complete.
- 4
  Click on the memory card next to the Wii logo in the lower left of the screen and select the game you want to access. Choose "Start" to play the game from the memory card.

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