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[Regiruler]

-USB Keyboard
-Wii Off TV Play (still requires Wiimotes)
-Surround Sound support for Wii games (Dolby Pro Logic II)
-Access Friend's List from Wii U menu directly
-Upload screens taken when pausing the game directly to blogs and forums using the browser.
-Option to receive automatically downloaded software from Nintendo.
-Wii U Chat via headset connected to the Game Pad
-View PDFs on the Browser.

Wii U primed for NeoGAF takeover

 

[Kodaman]

No folders???


Booooooo

 

[Moze]

Did the browser always have copy/paste? cause it does now

It always had it

 

[Nick Van Excel]

The game pad has a sensor bar on it

I always wondered when I was going to use it. It seemed weird after I bought the WiiU and found out I couldn't play the Wii using the screen. What else would the on controller sensors even be for?

 

[jmizzal]

ok mine is done

 

[Skyfireblaze]

Is there anyone with Homebrew Channel and Off-TV experiences yet? My update is still downloading

 

[Riki]

There's a cool loading animation in Miiverse too, where it shows what time it is all around a little cartoon world adorned with Miis...

I love it when Nintendo adds these. These little animations always make things look better.

 

[Shalashaska161]

So outside of the Wii on the gamepad thing what else is new?

 

[gogogow]

Believe me. So long as Nintendo continue to make decisions of this kind and completely mis-allocate resources and misunderstand their main consumers - those that own a Wii U now - I will.

I happily give credit where credit is due, but Nintendo have yet to do much to earn any in the last year.

You tell them! Yeah, they used the entire Super Mario Galaxy team to work on this firmware update for 6 months, how dare they! They could've at least made 2 games!

Lol, they have a separate team working on Wii U/3DS system firmwares.

 

[RobFox64tm]

Surround sound in Wii games is back?! I'm pretty much good then.

 

[superpickleman]

good luck with that.

That's how I intend on doing it. Motion Plus = not relying on the sensor bar.

 

[Malvingt2]

wow It is way faster to go to eShop and Miiverse now.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

What does the eshop game do?

 

[massoluk]

Wii U web browser got a lot more awesome.

 

[dmr87]

Guys, the summer update is still coming

please understand

It's almost freezing outside during the nights where I live, dat summer update.

 

[brandonh83]

Was there a Virtual Console section on Miiverse before?

 

[Surfheart]

If I can finally send my Wii U sound through my Amp instead of my shitty TV's speakers I will be stoked.

 

[blamite]

Why did you not use new image uploading?

I'm assuming that's only gonna work with game screenshots. I'm trying to post a W101 shot in here right not but I can't figure it out yet.

 

[Sushigod7]

Got excited about page four then page 11....

Hopefully CC can get patched in many games use it.

 

[jivran]

Was Breath of Fire 2 always on the WiiU eShop?

 

[jmizzal]

Spot pass will send out recommended Software and Demos, I wonder if that means some first party games Demos are coming?

 

[foxuzamaki]

That's dumb... So skyward sword and galaxy 1 and 2 still needs a wii-mote...

what the hell? you expect games that ONLY have wiimote support, and a game designated to be played WITH the wiimote in a really extensive way to all of a suddenly have gamepad support? games that have CC support sure but you expected that?!

 

[KillerTravis]

That's dumb... So skyward sword and galaxy 1 and 2 still needs a wii-mote...

?? It always needed them? It's not like they were going to patch all Wiimote only games. What may be possible is patching Classic Controller support on the Gamepad.

 

[Firehead]

Was Breath of Fire 2 always on the eShop?

Yes. It was added a couple weeks ago.

 

[frankie_baby]

I always wondered when I was going to use it. It seemed weird after I bought the WiiU and found out I couldn't play the Wii using the screen. What else would the on controller sensors even be for?

do you not remember the golf demo from the 2011 wii u reveal?

 

[soxinthebox]

Add the ability to output to the Wii U GamePad a picture of Wii-only software
I was able to be output to the Wii U GamePad the image of the Wii-only software. You can choose from "both the GamePad and TV" or "TV only" the output destination. (※ 1)

wtf YES!!!!

 

[Astral/H3X]

The biggest importance of this announcement is that, between this and WWHD, every official Zelda game is now enjoyable from the comfort of your bed.

 

[hatchx]

I can confirm it is a little bit faster, a wee bit faster.

 

[trixx]

Yall got me excited. Welp time to put the wii u back in the closet

 

[Colonel Nasty]

What happens if you win the eshop loading game?!?!

 

[Kolma]

I'm assuming that's only gonna work with game screenshots. I'm trying to post a W101 shot in here right not but I can't figure it out yet.

That is right... Never thought of that (too used to using capture device for all his images)

 

[EloquentM]

YouTube works again

 

[jivran]

What happens if you win the eshop loading game?!?!

There are 3 columns..... HL3 confirmed.

 

[whyreggielie]

Honestly the gamepad thing can be cool, if you go on a road trip you can now play Wii games without the tv. You'd probably want to be in the backseat but it's kind of neat to have. I don't really see much use of it other than mobile purposes.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

So we can finally upload MH3U screenshots? I hope it works.

 

[blamite]

Doesn't look like you can post screenshots directly to GAF... but uploading to imgur seems like it'd work. The upload progress bar isn't moving though. I guess any site that allows direct image uploading should work.

 

[bomma_man]

That's dumb... So skyward sword and galaxy 1 and 2 still needs a wii-mote...

How on earth would SS work otherwise?

 

[M3d10n]

What happens if you win the eshop loading game?!?!

It's just Nintendo dipping their toes into gatcha mechanics (again).

 

[AzaK]

You tell them! Yeah, they used the entire Super Mario Galaxy team to work on this firmware update for 6 months, how dare they! They could've at least made 2 games!

Lol, they have a separate team working on Wii U/3DS system firmwares.

I realise that. From what people say there are no folders (Mine's still updating). Do you think Folders would have been a better allocation of resources than Wii games on the pad when you can't use the gamepad as a controller? I would have thought so. I bet there are lots of other examples too, like merge the Friendlist and MiiVerse friend system together so you can avoid that invite problem. Maybe iOS apps for MiiVerse? Anything apart from this utterly inane feature that's so incomplete that it's borderline worthless apart from the one or two people still wanting to play Wii games without the tele and have somewhere to prop the gamepad up to do so.

 

[Lehow]

No one will create a thread about this: https://id.nintendo.net/login ?
I thought the policy here was new news, new thread!

I wish I could create a thread

 

[Vorundor]

I can't figure out how to activate my PC to be used with Nintendo Network. i went to the user settings and changed it there but when i go to the site it says I haven't activated any third party devices. Anyone?

 

[hatchx]

Miiverse and the eshop seem to load faster. The eshop has a weird roulette thing when starting up.


EDIT - Friend list seems to be a second or two faster.

 

[jivran]

It looks like there is a Netflix update. Hopefully this fixes the freezing issue.

 

[Bel_Air_Jeff]

The biggest importance of this announcement is that, between this and WWHD, every official Zelda game is now enjoyable from the comfort of your bed.

Not Really comfortably though.

 

[schuelma]

Loading does seem improved. Not a ton, but noticeable.

 

[Hiccup]

No one will create a thread about this: https://id.nintendo.net/login ?
I thought the policy here was new news, new thread!

I wish I could create a thread

Am I the only one getting an error when trying to log in?

 

[Regiruler]

Is sound outputted to the gamepad for Wii mode!? I must know!

 

[Saint Gregory]

With all the new stuff that came out for Wii U in the last few weeks and everything that's coming soon if you still have your system packed in a closet you should probably just consider selling it.

 

[Malvingt2]

Miiverse and the eshop seem to load faster. The eshop has a weird roulette thing when starting up.


EDIT - Friend list seems to be a second or two faster.

Yeah I noticed that too..

Damn love how fast you can get to eShop now.

 

[Sandfox]

I'm guessing we'll learn more about the browser and smartphone thing in tomorrow's direct and that could potentially lead to interesting things.