Nintendo today released a new system update for the Wii U. Remember to not unplug the system while its downloading or installing the update, as it may damage your Wii U. The update may take up to an hour to download, according to Nintendo, so be patient.
On its website, Nintendo says the latest Wii U update brings “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.”
And it does what?
It’s basically packed chock full of fixes. No Nintendo TVii though.
Freezing fix.
Thank god.
Not only that, but it seems to also have fixed the GamePad’s TV Remote function. According to PureNintendo, theirs always told them “Coming Soon” whenever they tried to use it. It now works.
Mine worked outta the box
So did mine.
Mine worked out of the box also.
Mine too! :D
Apparently, FIFA 13 demo is now on the eshop for download too.
that was there before the update
what in the update
A bunch of fixes.
My update downloaded while I was playing ZombiU! All I had to do was install it after I turned the game off.
I love this machine
Same here, but I was playing Mario!
Yeah lol What’s New?
Nintendo say the update may take up to an hour also if you get out wen is raining you may get wet.
Lol
Even when its not raining for females :o
Hahahahahahaha……i dont get it
I think its a period joke…
Then it was pretty lame then
It’s really not…
If it was a horney joke then it NEVER fits in the same sentence as Nintendo! Lol
Mother 3 remember? All the hidden perv jokes in pokémon remember?
sweet, hope the update speeds up download/loading times. thats my only gripe with the system atm
IKR? this thing sounds like it could bump the wiiu up to near perfection! Fuck trophy’s and system wide voice chat. SOny and Microsoft can keep them. Miiverse is more than a soloution…
If this update can stop the crashed which I have only experienced once, then the wiiu will earn legendary status…
agreed, and they could totaky just add party chat in the mix eventually. i’m totally loving this system so far, they did a great job.
What type of crash did you experience? Did it freeze in its tracks, or did you actually get an error message of some sort on screen?
It just froze up during some menu.Think it was a miiverse menu. And I had to unplug it. Never had any major problem other than that. Apart from the odd glitch.
Hopefully this new update fixes everything ^_^
Oh no, not another one!
Lol guess you dont own a ps3 right?
Indeed. Every update I’ve had for Wii U has been around half the size of updates I’ve had on my PS3.
At least ps3 gave you the had drive to fit it on. I the white wii u is about to be filled only with updates poor guy.
How long Nintendo says it may take to download is irrelevant. It all depends on your internet connection. My update has been downloading for about 20 minutes now, and the timer is at 2 hours and 18 minutes. For those wondering, I’ve read that the update is 593 megs.
Well, my internet connection suck! It says it will take 6 hours to download…
this update took about 10-15 minutes for me.
same here. loading times for the os are blazing now. the game loading times are still about the same i think, which weren’t all that bad to begin with anyway
Uh oh…
Hopefully it fixes loading times and freezing
They don’t say what’s in the update that’s what makes me mad… At least with Wii we used to get messages…
There was also a update for the 3DS and if you go it to new super mario bros 2 and go in coin rush shop, there’s a new pack set. Pack #7 and #8 to release tomorrow.
And if you power off your Wii U? It says not to unplug it, but I totally forgot about the update and turned the system off.
If it was downloading the update your fine. However, if it was installing then you’re probably fucked.
This update most likely is the update that fixes the freezing issue and might increase loading times.
I suppose you mean decrease
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wiiu/en_na/system_system_update.jsp Here ya go.
Whoops, just click the General Info tab.
If you really need to be told not to unplug your system during an update, you’re an idiot
It is just so Nintendo will not be responsible for morons action. If there’s not a warning messenge about this kind of stuff they are forced to replace eventually bricked systems.
I’m downloading it right now while watching TV. I got the GamePad next to me to check on the update progress. This second screen really adds a lot to the console gaming experience, this is why I love Nintendo.
Yep ! well suck on these watermellons. My Bug ass power consuming TV is switched off cus it’s late. But I can put the gamepad on it’s stand or charging cradle and use the pro controller to play cod on the gamepad! The gamepad is effectively a mini television for certain games. And I love the way games look on it! I still can’t believe this TV is 480p lol.
It is 16:9 progressive with a high refresh rate and small pixels and powerfull console graphics all add up to a nice looking gamepad screen.
What’s your NNID mike S ? Mine is xNintedwardx
I love when you leave the wiiu it goes dark to save power and when you pick it up it lights up ^_^ !
can’t believe this gamepad* like I say it can effectively act as a mini , by the side of your pc TV.
Did you know you can point at the gamepad with a wii remote and play cpd on it perfectly?
This makes Nintendo look like HUGE assholes for not letting us play wii games on it…
I’ll send you a friend request through Miiverse, I don’t want to put my ID up on the site.
Damn I love the Wii U, I didn’t even have to change the input on my TV to do this :)
cool ^_^
NNID xDarkSkyX, call of duty, anyone?
will add you tonight when i get home GMT.
xNintedwardx cheers :)
Hang on a minute . Those x’s are part of my ID
My full ID is = xNintedwardx
Is yours the same :S ?
Yes, Its the same, ill send you a friend request just so you know who i am, its has the same name as NNID
What’s different in the friends list?
I don’t really see any difference
I swear to God, if all these new updates brick the system if plugged out…
What the power goes out?? -___________________-
The only thing you have to fear… is fear itself.
good one
I’m sure Churchill would have had a wii u on launch day
They confirmed doesn’t brick the system do some research or just quit making rediculous post.
Remember unplugging your system during install bricks the system.
hope you have a battery backup surge protector
There was an update for 3DS, so I was hoping MiiVerse, when I went to eshop I had to download update with the same reasons
There’s an update for 3DS out now too?
There is indeed
“Time remaining: 02:28”
Lol, if only. That’s probably how long it WOULD take if other people weren’t downloading it.
Yeah the remaining time indicator is extremely inaccurate XD
The 3DS update took me <5 seconds.
Maybe Nintendo needs to upgrade their servers. :x
The more the merrier. Thank goodness for the Big N for fixing the root of the situations in no time flat.
Now the Japanese will have two out of the box updates XD
Still 1 cause the first is in box
nope, not yet.
Thank god for the freezing fix,
But I hope for in-game voice chat
And trophies in the future *–*
there already is ingame voice chat. infact, ive been able to use the built in mic to chat while playin assassins creed 3 online.
Well this is for the 3ds Update
System changes
Improves system stability.
Blocked some flash cartridges.
Fix the downloading servers i have a 20MB internet connection service and it usually takes me about 15 min to download a game of 2GB on my ps3. Come on Nintendo! Also stop with the little kids games we need more multiplat games like bf3,far cry3, etc. I know its the first couple of weeks but US hardcore gamers need to know what your plans are for upcoming games. Im in the verge of returning the wii u because you guys are lacking in giving us info on hardcore games.
If you think only little kids games are out so far your not a hardcore gamer.. There not lacking anything.. it’s early in the life cycle. You need to understand the system isnt even out in japan yet and your complaining. Monster hunter, pikmin, mario bros., zombie u, trine 2. Multiple e-shops games. And what over 20 games at launch. Thats more then the ps3 and the xbox 360 had at launch. Calm down…… You must be trollin’
yea… just that monsterhunter, pikmon and many other interesting games are not out yet. they are classified by nintendo as launch titles because they are to be released within 3 month of the launch, but thats only nintendo-pr-talk. real launch games launch at launch. thats why they are called launch-games. so no, the Wii U doesn’t have that many good launch titles.
uhhhh….really? i hate it when people say nintendo games are for little kids, esspecially when my 7 year old brother can play cod no problem but sucks ass at ANY mario game. just because a game is cartoony, doesn’t mean it’s a kids game.
Please, God, SPEED UP THE FREAKING OS. It moves at the speed of Windows 8 running on a TI-88.
Took me about 8 min to download. & I consider my internet to be slow.
Anyone know if there’s a link to the 3DS also needing an update?
It seems as the EU version of Wii U is much more stable than the US one. I have never experienced any problems with my Wii U and the Wii U doesn’t brick itself when an update is interrupted here in Sweden. Also the update took 15 min to finish. Am I also correct saying that you don’t have the Wii U TV Remote button yet or did you get it now? We had it working on launch. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Mine freezed twice on the first day. Then it has never been any problem at all. Also live in europe. :)
Didn’t have any problems either here in Austria. but the consoles don’t brick in US either, that was just a false rumor.
Incorrect, my TV functionality worked day 1 out of the box in the US. I have never experienced any freeze problems at all, very much doubt there’s a difference in the system stability of EU versus US Wii U’s.
Uhoh, does the update start automatically when the console is powered up? I switched my WiiU on before going to work this morning to charge my Wii remotes, forgetting the console powers off after 1 hr of inactivity…
That 1 hour rule auto disables when downloading/installing updates. You should be good to go once you fire her up!
Phew, thanks! :)
Ok so as far as speed goes loading times were only addressed for mii verse, it’s lightning fast now. Everything else is still slow haven’t played anything yet to see if freeze was addressed
All icing on the cake for me, only fix I wanted was faster loading, so if that happens consider my fanboy meter to go up even more!
My wii u updated and installed The New update. Toen restarted and crashes every time now when opening System settings, games, … Except The browser, shop and miiverse. What’s wrong?
same problem
hi bthere cant download new os 2.1