3DS carts have 8GB capacity

MCV Staff 20th December 2010 Business News

Taiwan tech firm Macronix has been drafted in to manufacture the cartridges for Nintendo’s 3DS, consumer blog Kotaku reports.

Furthermore, the site claims that the cartridges will boast a capacity of 8GB – putting them firmly in Xbox 360 territory when it comes to the amount of data that a single disc/cart game can offer.

Current DS cartridges have a 512MB storage limit.

However, Kotaku claims to have heard rumours that Nintendo will put a 2GB limit on 3DS games, as well as a minimum requirement of 1GB.

Tags

About MCV Staff

Check Also

470 Pacific [Industry news] Pacific Standard Creative Launches as New Division of Pacific Standard Sound, Merging World-Class Film, Television, and Video Game Capabilities

[Industry news] Pacific Standard Creative Launches as New Division of Pacific Standard Sound, Merging World-Class Film, Television, and Video Game Capabilities

Pacific Standard Sound (PSS), the award-winning sound design and full service post production and sound company whose work spans some of entertainment's most iconic properties, today announced the launch of Pacific Standard Creative (PSC), a new division purpose-built to serve the evolving storytelling and production needs of video game development studios, advertising agencies, trailer houses, and independent productions who demand world-class sound without compromise. Pacific Standard Creative will be helmed by industry veteran Eric Marks, who brings more than a decade of audio and engineering leadership, as well as two years as the Vice President of the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE).

© Copyright 2026, MCV. BizMedia