Wii U to have USB memory support

Nintendo has confirmed the Wii U will feature USB memory support.

Many people have been critical of the Wii U's 32GB flash storage, claiming it won't be big enough.

Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime, said Wii U would allow users to expand the memory by USB.

Fils-Aime told Engadget: "You can plug in a full-on three terabyte hard drive if you want. I'll love you as a digital consumer.

"The reason we did it that way is that the cost of that type of storage memory is plummeting. What we didn't want to do is tie a profit model to something that's going to rapidly decline over time.

"We'll let the consumer buy as much as they want, as cheaply as they want."

8GB and 32GB models of the Wii U were announced last week.