Originally Posted by Redjake

Does anyone know if you have to have a memory card for the Wii? The guy at Gamestop convinced my girlfriend you HAVE to have one to play games (and be able to save, anyway). I thought the Wii had internal memory available? I know that space is used for older games you can download, but couldn't it be used for game saves as well? I just don't want to drop $60 on a damn memory card........that I can get for $20 if I used the "off brand" (i.e. Kingston, etc.)

Also, CAN you use off-brand SD cards for the Wii? It's the same thing, no?