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[zychi]

People complain about the ps3 updates, this is taking forever. Over an hour to download, going on 40 minutes for install.

 

[KillerTravis]

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You are probably looking for this thread.

 

[-Horizon-]

Club Nintendo is down

We're getting another poster set every one! Hold on tight!

 

[wsippel]

It's completely doable. If the system can in any way act/react to the buttons pressed on the system (and it does, it pulls up a warning about the games requiring a controller) it would be very easy to hook those calls to a CC equivalent button.

This was done intentionally, but who knows for what reason. Maybe lack of testing? Unforeseen compatibility issue? Or maybe they are waiting to enable it for some reason. Who knows?

Who says that the console produces the warning screen? Pretty sure it's the GamePad itself. Because it isn't just a dumb terminal at all - it does have its own CPU, graphics chip (with overlay function), RAM and firmware. The Wii U most likely doesn't even know the warning is pulled up.

 

[Zoramon089]

People complain about the ps3 updates, this is taking forever. Over an hour to download, going on 40 minutes for install.

Mine downloaded in half an hour. Guess you're internet is slow or there's a lot of stuff using your router or...something

 

[foxuzamaki]

People complain about the ps3 updates, this is taking forever. Over an hour to download, going on 40 minutes for install.

You must have horrible connection, most people talked about how quick it was for them to install

 

[TunaLover]

Couldn't they just be updated the prizes or something?

The new prizes should come in october 6th, IIRC.

 

[Saint Gregory]

Wii games look really nice on the pad but Nintendo's going to have to add an option in a future update to have separate remote profiles for the Wii U and Wii. My sensor bar is below my TV and switching back and forth is not a painless process >_<

 

[Regiruler]

A Wonderful 101 picture. I don't think I'll be posting images in Miiverse anymore.

I still like miiverse to help others and it's quicker to post images, so if I'm notsomuch concerned with the quality of the image, more of the content, I'll probably still use Miiverse.

 

[TDLink]

People complain about the ps3 updates, this is taking forever. Over an hour to download, going on 40 minutes for install.

Alternatively the system can update automatically when it is turned off (provided you enabled the option) and you could just open it up in the morning already downloaded.

 

[jmizzal]

They need instagram

YESSS I dont even post pics on FB anymore

Club Nintendo is down

Account system coming

 

[bodeiseifer]

wii mode also outputs as normal 2 channel through hdmi as opposed to an hdmi amp recognising it as 5.1 lock so Dolby pro logic 2 should now be back a thing for Wii games

 

[Astral/H3X]

This (along with split audio/video) is the reason I'm liking this update. Yeah it won't be practical for pointer games but for anything with a classic controller? Hell yeah.

Welp time to play RE4 again.

How do we do the direct feed capture things?

 

[bodeiseifer]

wii mode seems to be fullscreen now too, before there was a slight border allowing for overscan

 

[sfried]

I was ready to buy a Wii U, but you can't use the buttons on the game pad to play the games? Really?? I'll just keep waiting I guess.

Two words: Skyward Sword.

I also assume non of the native Wii functions work without the Wii Remote, so having it for menu navigation is a must.

 

[qko]

Wii U Browser now scores a 308 in the html5 test making it the best browser on gaming machines again.

 

[TDLink]

So has anyone noticed if the OS speed/load times have had any improvements? (My update is still downloading)

 

[lamaroo]

Ugh, stop posting WWHD screens. I don't play Zelda games, but you guys are going to force me to get it.

Edit: OS speed is definitely improved for me, especially the Friends List.

 

[fredrancour]

So has anyone noticed if the OS speed/load times have had any improvements? (My update is still downloading)

A few people said it did speed things up, yes.

 

[ridethepiggy]

Whats the point of Wii mode on the gamepad if it needs a wiimote...

 

[starwarsfan541]

So has anyone noticed if the OS speed/load times have had any improvements? (My update is still downloading)

YES, especially getting to wii mode.

It is a lot faster.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Awesome! Maybe this will help me finish Xenoblade and the various VC stuff I have.

 

[Seik]

I'm not sure I understand the whole Wii-soft on Gamepad thingy...

So Xenoblade on my Gamepad is getting closer but not yet? They didn't managed to emulate the Gamepad to a CCP yet, but I can play with a Wiimote+CCP with the Gamepad as the screen only, right?

Sorry for the questions, I'm at my job and can't test anything atm.

wii mode seems to be fullscreen now too, before there was a slight border allowing for overscan

This is great, great news btw. Them black bars were so noticeable for me.

 

[btrboyev]

Whats the point of Wii mode on the gamepad if it needs a wiimote...

If I had to guess, this feature is just a stepping stone and in tomorrow's direct, they will probably state something like gamepad support for supported games coming in a future update.

 

[fredrancour]

I'm not sure I understand the whole Wii-soft on Gamepad thingy...

So Xenoblade on my Gamepad is getting closer but not yet? They didn't managed to emulate the Gamepad to a CCP yet, but I can play with a Wiimote+CCP with the Gamepad as the screen only?

Sorry for the questions, I'm at my job and can't test anything atm.

for playing wii games, you can use your gamepad as a tiny portable tv with a built in sensor bar. That is all. You can't use the gamepad controls as a classic controller or anything like that.

 

[Sojiro]

Ugh, stop posting WWHD screens. I don't play Zelda games, but you guys are going to force me to get it.

Edit: OS speed is definitely improved for me, especially the Friends List.

Awesome, haven't seen anyone mention that yet so I was unsure if we did get any speed improvements or not. Currently at 80% of install, so I can soon find out for myself. The wii games is pretty cool although somewhat limited. I think I may still find a use for it though.

 

[def sim]

I'm a fan of the screenshot mechanic. Very modern.

if you wanted to wii sports, yea, it is a hassle. the games where you can control while resting your hands (which are the ones that people would care about anyways) wouldn't require much more work to someone with a setup wii u besides having to rest the controller while playing.

It's good that you can make it work; I would rather not, unfortunately. I hope Nintendo finds a way to make the Gamepad controls emulate the classic controller by the time I purchase a Wii U.

 

[ohlawd]

This (along with split audio/video) is the reason I'm liking this update. Yeah it won't be practical for pointer games but for anything with a classic controller? Hell yeah.

What's this split audio/video thing?

 

[KojiKnight]

I'm not sure I understand the whole Wii-soft on Gamepad thingy...

So Xenoblade on my Gamepad is getting closer but not yet? They didn't managed to emulate the Gamepad to a CCP yet, but I can play with a Wiimote+CCP with the Gamepad as the screen only, right?

Sorry for the questions, I'm at my job and can't test anything atm.

Yes. It's not about not managing it, it would be a really simple task to hook the gamepad's input and flip a couple spots in the Wii's memory to say "CC pad is connected on controller 1". This seems intentional for some reason.

What's this split audio/video thing?

It used to be that if you used HDMI out for video, you had to use HDMI out for audio. This update allows you to use HDMI out for video and use one of the other cables for audio.

 

[starwarsfan541]

I'm not sure I understand the whole Wii-soft on Gamepad thingy...

So Xenoblade on my Gamepad is getting closer but not yet? They didn't managed to emulate the Gamepad to a CCP yet, but I can play with a Wiimote+CCP with the Gamepad as the screen only, right?

Sorry for the questions, I'm at my job and can't test anything atm.



This is great, great news btw. I couldn't help but notice them black bars.

YES.

It doesnt allow for gamepad controls, but it works like a TV with inbuilt IR sensor.

 

[DeuceGamer]

Launching the browser now seems to launch a cached version of the page you were on previously, so it makes launch speed even faster (browser was already one of the fastest programs on the Wii U).

My browser always loaded all the tabs I had up the last time I used it. I don't think this is a new feature unless I'm misunderstanding (very possible lol).

 

[ShellyDeKiller]

Does this fix Netflix? Downloading it now.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Finally we have the ability to play Wii games on the low-res GamePad screen! This update was well worth the several month delay.

 

[Seik]

for playing wii games, you can use your gamepad as a tiny portable tv with a built in sensor bar. That is all. You can't use the gamepad controls as a classic controller or anything like that.

So it's really getting closer, alright!

Nice improvements from Nintendo. I'll download this update as soon as I get home!

 

[JaseMath]

What's with auto-scroll on Miiverse and the eShop? Why can't I disable this?

EDIT: Is this the summer update?

 

[darkness_s]

Finally we have the ability to play Wii games on the low-res GamePad screen! This update was well worth the several month delay.

The gamepad fits the native resolution of wii games pretty nicely.

 

[antonz]

Finally we have the ability to play Wii games on the low-res GamePad screen! This update was well worth the several month delay.

Wii Games would look pretty damn good on the gamepad screen seeing as how the screen is higher res than Wii Games and standard 480p

 

[Javier]

Well, it will be a while before I can try this out. My Internet picked the worst moment to be a jerk.

 

[Sakura]

Finally we have the ability to play Wii games on the low-res GamePad screen! This update was well worth the several month delay.

Aren't Wii games 480p though, and isn't the gamepad 480p?

 

[KojiKnight]

For those curious and haven't tried it yet, yes you can post images directly to facebook from the Wii U now as well. In fact, it should literally work anywhere that allows for file uploads.

 

[Elfteiroh]

But that's the thing. How much better would this all be if they just had some type of online imagehosting/pinterest/tumblr that you just uploaded your pictures to at the system level. Even with the original Wii, Nitendo seemed to embrace picttures with the Photo Channel. All I'm saying that it'd be forward thinking of them to do something like Steam's solution, get more people using the feature, and maybe even get them some extra buzz on Social media sites.

Well... They had trouble with their servers when they released Flipnote 3D in Japan... A service like this would need a contract with another company or something, because Nintendo don't have the server for this...

This game, this feature is so damn good *.*

Am I the only one thinking it's very funny that a game from the GC era with just modern shaders added looks as beautiful (or even more in many cases) as the vast majority of current and near release games (all platforms, not just Nintendo ones) :O

The update is finally installed and all that good stuff. Loading games and apps is much snappier now; Even more so, returning to the Wii U Menu is a breeze. Settings still drags a bit, but it's not the snooze fest that it was previously.

I read people noticing new eShop music, but it sounds the same to me.

Only Europe get the new snazzy musak.

Two other small details I've noticed:

- Downloads have a small, fancy "x MB / y MB" status thingy now.
- Icons for newly downloaded software have a flashing blue border.

That border was always there for newly downloaded software. :S

Confirmed! The friend list does not require friend code-like registering of each other anymore and lets you send real friend requests.

That is really something I thought they wouldn't change. o-o Color me surprised. (I'm really wondering what is that color...)

 

[darkness_s]

What's with auto-scroll on Miiverse and the eShop? Why can't I disable this?

EDIT: Is this the summer update?

It doesn't auto-scroll for me, and yes this is probably the "summer" update.

 

[SCReuter]

Finally we have the ability to play Wii games on the low-res GamePad screen! This update was well worth the several month delay.

Such negativity.

 

[Regiruler]

After playing so much W101 my hands had to relearn the CCP to play sonic colors.

I also wish the gamepad output was a bit louder.

 

[fred]

Best thing about this for me is the ability to view PDFs with the browser. I've got loads of them on my PC I've been meaning to get through for a while. Nice!

 

[ohlawd]

It used to be that if you used HDMI out for video, you had to use HDMI out for audio. This update allows you to use HDMI out for video and use one of the other cables for audio.

Ohh.

I'll have to try this out for the U then. PS3 allows this and it doesn't work as well as it should. Pretty disappointed when I got some HDMI cables on that thing.

 

[Blueblur1]

I was playing with the OS a lot earlier. It's definitely much faster. The longest load screen was when I exited Netflix; otherwise it was down to under 8 seconds which is much better. Quitting out of the friends list was near instanteous which was a surprise. I'm just now reading this thread finding about the screenshot function working outside of Miiverse and a chat function. Sounds good. I'm glad Nintendo is doing this stuff.

 

[ajjow]

People with problems on netflix: just open the wii u menu and delete your netflix app and save data. Actually, you just need to delete netflix save data and redownload the app or start it over.

It works!

 

[PAULINK]

I hope this update makes firmware updates download faster, mine has been going for almost 20 minutes now :/

 

[guek]

I've never ever had a problem with netflix. So weird that others have