Nintendo has just released the spring update for the Wii U. The update brings a number of improvements to the system including dramatically improved load times. Other features include the ability to copy and move data between USB drives and downloading and installing software even if the Wii U console is turned off.
- Loading times will be improved when switching between software or when returning to the Wii U menu.
- The ability to copy and move data between USB drives will be added.
- The Wii U will automatically install new software that you have downloaded in the background while playing a game.
- Software updates will automatically be downloaded (even without starting the software).
- You can immediately access Wii Mode while the Wii U is starting up if you hold the B button.
- The Wii U will continue downloading and installing software even if the system is turned off.
- The Wii U Virtual Console will be added the day after the update.
Thanks to everyone that sent this in.
Literally found it and started d
Own loading it 30 seconds before this wAs posted.
Its good i cant update it and i get a error
OH YES!
My Wii U is updating right now! I’m so excited!
FINALLY!
^ what he said.
:)
Wouldn’t it better to wait some days until download to see whether there is any issue?
Wouldnt it be better not to post your o/p on here
Noooo!
no
Believe it or not but you spoke like a true IT person. XD
I’m doing that myself at least a day but if nobody took the first step we wouldn’t know either way lol. I’m hoping no problems with this seeing as it took a long time.
Now that you’ve mentioned it, that sounds like a good idea. Now, I’ll wait a few days to see if there are any issues. If not, then I’ll download.
2:50 left for me. Is my Internet speed in the crapper or is it a big update?
Both.
Yeaaaaaaa.
Saving money for my wii u….
December COME TO MEEEEE.
You are lucky my 3ds wont let me save :(
:D :)
Well, I think that’s a compliment.
I live in Venezuela and the games are REALLY EXPENSIVE! They are like 250% more expensive than in USA and I’m lying to you… without mentioning that getting dollars is a PAIN IN THE ASS. Hell, even getting our own currency is a pain in the ass. I WANT NEW GAMEEES T.T
;) Stop supporting that Maduro asswhole, and find a good president who change that country for real.
Now quit your bitching and grab a gun.lol
Fuck yes, this site > IGN
Not really..
Yeah, it is.
This site makes ign look like a joke. Actually all the Nintendo sites I look at are better than ign. Ign is always late with news. This site, Nintendolife, Nintendoenthusiast, and wiiudaily.com are all better and have more news than igns Nintendo branch at least.
Yea, no…
I’m downloading the update right now. Thanks Sickr.
Get outta here, jerkoff!
Please leave Neutron.
Shut the hell up!
Real mature.
Shut the hell up!
Is that really your only response?
Shut the hell up!
How can he comunicate whit voice if he is writing?
I’ll take that as a yes.
dam i was just on my wii u!
Is this also for europe? Cause i don’t see the update
Go into system settings and click system update.
Hurray for Wiiu ! The potentially greatest home console ever.
PS2, NES, Genesis, SNES, DreamCast, and PS One piss on that Wii U shit!
the wii u is not shit but i agree with you on everything else in that post.
They all tag team together to form a giant Wii Poo Poo on you and your face
That’s your opinion. Not ours.
HEY LOOK !! ITS THAT CLOWN AGAIN !!! DANCE FOR US CLOWN !!!
The PS1 and PS2 were pretty terrible consoles, and were only any good due to the amount of games they had. The Genesis and DreamCast were alright, but lacking in game variety. The NES and SNES were brilliant though, due to Nintendo dominating the market and having the best games on the consoles.
now i dont agree. ps2 and the gamecube are. also snes and ps1 are great too.
Do you know what ” potentially ” means right?
im sry i think i worded my statements a little wrong there. that is after all my opinion and i kind of jumped the gun and didnt quite get what you sayed. now that i look i agree with you whole heartedly because it DOES have the potential. once it gets som games and maybe some more fine tuning, itll be a beast
yes about time!
Bunch of errors…
What time zone are you guys in???
Every one can download it, you must go to system setting then update!
Updating right now. I’m really digging the new site design btw! ;)
hooray
Your icon contradicts your comment. I’m not sure which to believe. xD
how much time is it taking to download the update guys? I just want to know because my internet is not that good…
Mine says 57 mins….
Mine said 53 minutes lol… 25 left
Thanks guys, I just updated. It took 35 minutes to update here. :D
I only have Highspeed 10 mbps.
mine booted up saying 57 mins but it took less than that when it got going
YeeEEEEeeEeeSSsSsSssSs!!!!
Will wait to see how the update is before I do it..I figure here in the US there is a mad dash to get this update so the system is probably overloaded..my internet connection is through Ethernet so will probably take about an hour
What? I subscribe via email and it said “The major update to the system is due to be released sometime next week.” but must have since been removed.
Im going to wait a while to update. After what happened to me with the 3DS update. Is anybody having any problems?
So still no virtual console??
coming tomorrow dood.
Not yet. However, the Nintendo eShop is under maintenance at the moment. However, the Wii U Virtual Console will be available tomorrow.
Took me about 15 minutes to download the update, and so far I’m liking what I see! (Or see less of, rather!) Plus, the new Rayman demo is great. uwu
15? I’m jealous. It’s going to take me an hour and 15. D:
Might just be because a lot of people in CA are downloading it or something.
Took me 17 minutes to download the update.
Probably 2 hrs or so for me…
Right now watching my bulls but started a minute ago down to 46 minutes. Hate comcast but love there internet speed.
downloading… slow… server seems very busy
Installing now. Only took about 35 mins to DL through wireless.
Mine says 30mins with 16mins to go.you actually have to go into system settings and press check updates n bam
WOW! Obber improvement! System is running PRIME!!! Love the Update. Everything is very fine tuned! Now that that is taken care of….BRING ON THE GAMES BIG N!!!
Even Games Run/Load Faster….is it possible this update stabilized the architecture a little more… allowing for better performance in Games????
right when i finally stop playing the rayman legends challenge mode and turn off my system, i see this. touche nintendo. touche.
someone said this on twitter..is anyone else experiencing this…
While the Wii U update makes the Game transition back to the Menu 2-3 times as fast, the Settings>Menu seems to be worse! XD
not me! my Wii U is running pretty fast :D
HUGE Improvment! Good job Big N!!
going into software and exiting is much much much faster.
YES!!! Kisses for E.V.E.R.Y.O.N.E! 💋
Less than an hour left…
I can start using it regularly then.
Took about 45 mins to download and install. Much more streamlined so yay.
about fucking time. next time test your console after implementing an update before releasing it to the public.
my Wii U is downloading the update as wee speak. people you might want to have your gamepad charging while it is updating!
thats why Im picking up my Nyko U Boost tomorrow..will come in VERY handy
Wish it was delayed another 2 days or so…My Wii U is on its way back from being fixed by Nintendo so I get it in another 2 days I would guess. Maybe on Saturday.
“I wish the whole world had to wait so I could have it at the same time.” No. Not nice.
What kind of selfish statement is that?
My Wii U won’t connect MiiVerse or the Nintendo shop. My internet connection is fine though. I can’t even start the update w/o it saying there’s an error. Anybody else experiencing this ype of thing?
I had that problmem when I first got my Wii U. Worst case scenario, you might need to do some manual configurations.
heeey!! i just updated my Wii U, is awesome! it has more Wii-like functions!
now we can use a Wii Remote to browse Miiverse!! even post a comment using the Wii Remote!! it’s very uncomfortable to write with it, but it’s awesome!!
damn, what a good day to be a Wii U user.
It won’t let me update. I get error message 105-4011 but the connection on my end is fine.
if it keeps doing that check your download management. it could be downloading on the slick and you not relize it. because i was getting an error starting it in the system settings then when i checked download management it was downloading. i have no idea why but it was working fine after that
Man, it’s gonna take me 2 hours
Dang I’m stuck at work while all you get to enjoy this beautiful update :'(
Shit froze when trying to load netflix. For fucks sake. Fix the freezing already Nintendo! Btw, I am aware they’ve supposedly fixed this issue with a previous update. It has not.
The update finished for me and let me tell you this update is AMAZING everyone! Dramatically quicker OS functioning, Holding B to boot straight to the Wii menu, Installs while playing a game and download and installs while the system is off. Everything just feels so much faster.
Extremely Awesome.
plus, the amazing Update let use the Wii Remote for almost every app!
or is just me? just last week i couldn’t use the Wii Remote on Miiverse.
Oh really? I never knew that. I should check that out. Thanks. =) (Before you weren’t able to use the Wii Remote on Miiverse and other apps).
“The Wii U will continue downloading and installing software even if the system is turned off.”
I’m curious on how this will work, and worried about heat generation like the Wii had with its 24 hour connect thingy
its probably like hybernation mode on a computer, except its downloading things. but i dont know for sure so the best thing you can do is test it and let everyone know how it worked!
I dont mind it updating on its own… I like it but for users that are concerned, just unplug it when you go to sleep.
Don’t worry if you turn it off it will not go on standby, only when you’re downloading. So no 24 hour connect
It’s a modern Chipset that operated Direct X11 equivalent features with 1/2 the wattage of the PS3 and Last generation console xbox 360.
and this is only one half of the two-part update; the second half arriving this summer.
realy? did they say anything that the second part will entail? and i would like to see your source for this info, because i havnt heard of this O_O if i have i dont remember at all XD
http://www.cubed3.com/news/18614/1/wii-u-spring-update-is-up-in-north-america-and-parts-of-eu.html
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/23/wii-u-system-updates/
The Wii U just Altered Beast.
Updating mines right now. While my console is in the living room, my Gamepad is in the bed room. Sweet! Now I’m bout to lay down in the bed, while watching my Wii U download.
this new layout is horrible, if anybody was thinking about leaving this site, this is the perfect time because this makes me not even want to come back or even want to check here
So Nintendo wanted the update before exclusives arrived. Now we have another download thus summer. Man u can’t wait to experience the improved Wii U! ALSO I notice reading the Wii U update allows the console to do some shit Ps4 is supposed to do.Downloading while still playing? Yeah Wii U is next generation.
Its a lot better then the previous one…
That’s a matter of opinion. In my opinion, this new layout is much better with the exception of the title and quote font sizes.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out….
Downloading this right now… still debating wether to play kirby or injustice… I do need to work on my combos…
its…its….its sooo beautiful :,). i am on it right now after the update and everything is running so smooth and sooo fast!! vast and perfect improvements! i’m really enjoying it :)
I ought to do it now, because otherwise I’ll have to do it on the weekend when my internet is slower than a dead cat.
My WII U was a Nissan, now it’s a Bugatti.
its an improvement…but its not night and day or anything
The speed are up to 50% faster. I would call that night and day.
you may call it that, but it doesnt make it night and day.
the term night and day suggests a drastic difference. This is an improvement, but certainly not drastic. Night and day suggests something being nothing like the other, its still slow, just not as slow.
its still taking way to long to do something as simple as going through the system settings. Still taking too long to load up the mii maker. Its not like its leaps and bounds better than the original wii one, yet that one loads up nearly instantly.
You are right. And no improvements for Friend List. Zero features and only patched OS.
i wouldnt say zero features…but your right…not a whole lot goin on with this update
Double standards much, Dave?
whats the double standard?
Based on what i’ve been posting here. I’d have to say you probably dont know what a double standard is.
feel free to point it out to me though…hopefully i get more than another vague and unwarranted statement
Hard to take you seriously when your stoner smile is all i can see xD
lol..well thats convenient…got your excuse all lined up
…..your pic is a pokemon…
your probably like 13 years old, talkin about taking me serioiusly?!?! lol
anyway, you clearly having nothing of any worth to say if your first comment towards me is a comment on my pic.
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Why was my comment deleted and the trolls arnt?