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SD cards larger than 2 TB do not currently exist (as of January 2026).
SD cards larger than 2 TB do not currently exist (as of January 2026).


== Nintendo Wii ==
== Wii ==
SD cards up to 2 TB can be used.
 
SD cards up to 2 TB can be used. Very old games cannot read SD cards larger than 2 GB.


SD cards above 32 GB must be formatted to FAT32. Use the [[Formatting an SD card]] guide to do this.
SD cards above 32 GB must be formatted to FAT32. Use the [[Formatting an SD card]] guide to do this.


Any brand new genuine SD card will be faster than what the Wii can handle. Class 4 (4 MB/s) is the fastest the Wii can handle, and any cards produced today will be much faster than that. The only reason to buy faster SD cards is for data transfer speeds between PCs and other devices.
Any brand new genuine SD card will be faster than what the Wii can handle. The Wii can only read up to 25 MB/s. The only reason to buy faster SD cards is for data transfer speeds between PCs and other devices.


Avoid SanDisk cards if possible, due to the issues the newer ones produced tend to have with certain software.
Avoid SanDisk cards if possible, due to the issues the newer ones produced tend to have with certain software, such as BootMii.


== Nintendo 3DS ==
== Nintendo 3DS ==