Product Description

The Memory Card 251 can store 251 "blocks" of information - more than four times the capacity of the Memory Card 59. Memory Cards are required for nearly all Nintendo GameCube games that save game progress.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #700 in Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: 45496950507
• Released on: 2006-06-15
• Platform: GameCube
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .25" h x 4.75" w x 7.75" l, .10 pounds

Features

• 16MB Flash Memory card
• 251 blocks to store your games and settings

Customer Reviews

Staple for the Gamecube
If you have a Gamecube you need this memory card. The 251 works well and allows for a lot of saving/deleting of information.

For a memory card this one is mandatory with many of Gamecube games and this one is the safest bet in order to play many of the games. There are other cards on the market but I don't know how well they function. This one functions great.

My complaints follow for why I didn't give this 5 stars are below.

1. Like many of the companies now they are charging a rather high price for something that probably costs very little to mass produce.

2. Even with the 251 capacity this still falls short and you can save only a few games to this card. Playing the new Sims Bustin Out game it takes up over 100 by itself.

For quality and storage capacity I do recommend this card for beginning with this system. I'll let you know if I find another that works better, so far no luck.

Memories
Finally Nintendo does it right and comes out with a descent sized memory card. The 51 is simply too small even for some single games. If you have a lot of games (like me) you'll need at least one of these if not more. The 251 holds a goodly number of games in addition to being highly reliable. I've even had a couple close encounters with mild static electricity making contact with the card and it hasn't adversely effected the card's abilities (though I strongly advise avoiding static shocks by touching a light switch before picking up anything electronic).
One thing you all should keep in mind, despite this card's durability is to create regular back-up files. I recommend doing this on a separate card, making sure to label them so you don't get confused. This way if you do manage to fry your 251 card you wont kick yourself in the head for losing all of your hard fought data. As a back-up I have an I-tech card which holds more than enough to back-up two of the 251 cards. I do recommend, however, that you only use the I-tech as a back-up since some sports games aren't as compatible with this non-Nintendo made technology.
Happy gaming.

A Quality Product from Nintendo
If you read the VERY small print on your Game Cube warranty, any and all 3rd party (i.e. Intec, Mad Catz) products that you use on your system void your warranty with your Game Cube. When people ask me, I always recommend the original. The Original Memory card that Nintendo came out with was way too small for the games they were putting out on the market. The 251 is great! I had 5-59 block memory cards at one time, all with one file on it that was over half the size of the card. Having a 251 allows me to have one card in my system, with all my saved games, and plenty of space left over. This is a definite must have if you're buying a system.