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Encyclopedia > Nintendo optical discs
Nintendo optical discs

Nintendo GameCube Game Disc (left) and Wii Optical Disc
 
Media type Read-only optical disc
Encoding Digital
Capacity GCN 80mm: 1.5 GB
Wii 120mm: 4.7 GB (8.5 GB dual layer)
Read mechanism Laser
Developed by Nintendo & Matsushita
Usage 80mm: Nintendo GameCube game media
120mm: Wii game media

Nintendo optical discs refer to the optical disc format used to distribute video games released by Nintendo. This includes the Nintendo GameCube Game Disc and Wii Optical Disc. Read-only memory (usually known by its acronym, ROM) is a class of storage media used in computers and other electronic devices. ... “Optical media” redirects here. ... Graphical representations of electrical data: analog audio content format (red), 4-bit digital pulse code modulated content format (black). ... For other uses, see Digital (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... “Optical media” redirects here. ... Namcos Pac-Man is one of the most popular video games ever made. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ...


Format

The Nintendo GameCube Game Disc is the medium for the Nintendo GameCube, created by Matsushita, and later extended for use on the Wii through backward compatibility.[1] The GameCube Game Disc is a 1.5GB, 8-cm miniDVD based technology which reads at a constant angular velocity from disc edge to disc center.[2] It was chosen by Nintendo to prevent copyright infringement of its games,[3] to avoid licensing fees to the DVD Forum and to reduce loading times. A recording medium is a physical material that holds information expressed in any of the existing recording formats. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... In technology, especially computing (irrespective of platform), a product is said to be backward compatible (or upward compatible) when it is able to take the place of an older product, by interoperating with other products that were designed for the older product. ... There are two types of MiniDVD cDVD, which are 80-mm versions of the 120-mm DVD mini-DVD, which are standard CDs filled with the DVD-video format // cDVD A Mini-DVD-RAM with DVD Round Holder. ... Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) refers to how information is written to or read from a rotating data disk. ... The copyright infringement of software (also known as software piracy) refers to several practices when done without the permission of the copyright holder: Creating a copy and/or selling it. ... The DVD Forum is an international organization composed primarily of hardware and software companies that use and develop the DVD format. ...

BCA Mark on an 8cm DVD

The GameCube Game Disc was criticized for its relatively small storage, as some games with large amounts of data have needed to be placed across two discs, such as Resident Evil 4, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Tales of Symphonia. Full-motion video scenes and audio for a few also had to be slightly more compressed to fit on a single disc, reducing their quality. Prior to the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo consoles traditionally used cartridge-based media. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2832x2128, 319 KB) Own picture, taken and made by self. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2832x2128, 319 KB) Own picture, taken and made by self. ... This is a list of games with two discs for the Nintendo GameCube video game system, organized alphabetically by North American release name (when available). ... Resident Evil 4, known in Japan as biohazard 4 ), is a third-person shooter, published and developed by Capcom. ... Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes is a stealth-based game that was developed by Silicon Knights and Konami for the GameCube and released in March 2004. ... Tales of Symphonia ) is a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2. ...


For the Wii, Nintendo extended the technology to use a full size 12-cm, 4.7/8.5 GB DVD-based disc, enabling it to have the benefits of the Nintendo GameCube Game Disc, while having the standard capacity of a double-layer DVD-ROM. Although the Wii can utilize double-layer DVD-ROM discs, all titles were single-layer up until the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. With the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Nintendo has admitted that some Wii systems have trouble reading dual-layer discs due to a dirty laser lens. Nintendo is repairing systems with dual-layer problems free of charge, regardless of warranty status.[4] Super Smash Bros. ...


Burst Cutting Area (BCA)

Each Nintendo optical disc contains a BCA mark, a type of bar code that is written to the disc with a YAG laser. Another example of DVD media with BCA marks is the discontinued DIVX format.


A BCA mark is visible to the naked eye. It should not be confused with the IFPI mark that is on all optical discs. BCA is described in Annex K of the DVD physical specification, and can be seen between radius 22.3mm (+0.0/-0.4mm) and 23.5mm (+/-0.5mm). The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. ...


References

  1. ^ Casamassina, Matt (2006-09-12). IGNcube's Nintendo "Revolution" FAQ. IGN. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
  2. ^ Dipert, Brian (2005-08-04). Beating the blue-laser blues. EDN. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
  3. ^ GameSpy Staff (2003-07-30). Beginner's Guide: GameCube. GameSpy. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
  4. ^ Nintendo of America. Repair Form for U.S. Residents. Nintendo of America. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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