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[nickcv]

I wonder why it didn't ask for the update when turning on the system, instead I had to go to system settings and find updates.

It's saying 02.35 on time remaining. Please tell that's not in hours ( I'm guessing it is)

yes it's HH:mm
anyhow for me it started at 13 hours and then got a lot faster
i downloaded the whole thing in about 30 minutes

 

[H3rTz DoNuT]

yes it's HH:mm
anyhow for me it started at 13 hours and then got a lot faster
i downloaded the whole thing in about 30 minutes

13 hours lol and I thought my 7 hours was bad

 

[flipswitch]

Well yesterday when I bought my Wii U and done the system update, it took me many hours to download, like 6-7hrs. What's wrong with Nintendo and their servers. *sigh*

 

[Thequietone]

13 hours lol and I thought my 7 hours was bad

My friends download counter says 99 hours and 59 minutes.

 

[nickcv]

My friends download counter says 99 hours and 59 minutes.

look at the bright side, he's gonna be able to play with his wii u this w/e!

 

[Skiesofwonder]

Same thing here it says I've been playing ZombiU all the time, maybe it shows the game that you played the most or for the longest time?

I don't think so. Recently mine changed from playing Netflix to playing Miiverse, but according to my daily log I have spent the most time with NintendoLand.

 

[zroid]

My update took about 30 minutes, so ~350 kB/s average. Not terrible.

 

[flipswitch]

You guys said it was like 500 or 600MB, but it doesn't say what the file size is for me.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

You guys said it was like 500 or 600MB, but it doesn't say what the file size is for me.

Tap it.

 

[flipswitch]

Says 53mins left and I've estimated it at 35% complete

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Says 53mins left and I've estimated it at 35% complete

It should tell you the percentage on the left.

 

[flipswitch]

There isn't anything on my gamepad.

 

[Astra]

Same thing here it says I've been playing ZombiU all the time, maybe it shows the game that you played the most or for the longest time?

Probably. Says I have been "playing" Netflix, haha.

There isn't anything on my gamepad.

Looks like you didn't press the home button, and go through Download Management.

 

[flipswitch]

Probably. Says I have been "playing" Netflix, haha.





Looks like you didn't press the home button, and go through Download Management.

Well I can't do it now as it's not letting me.

 

[WiiredShawn]

I'm not sure if this is the right thread for it, but has anyone in North America purchased a Wii U from Amazon UK? I'm curious to know if it still works properly in both regions.

This probably got lost in the update excitement, but does anybody have an answer?

 

[Fox Mulder]

Downloading it right now. What is it exactly? Any fixes for those hardlocks or slow OS?

It takes far too long to download and then install, all for no immediately apparent change. I'm guessing it fixes hard locks, but who knows. I never had one anyways.

 

[Roo]

So.. If I decide to buy a new Wii U right now and install the updates do I have to deal with the initial 1GB update plus this 625MB update? or it will only download the newest?
hopefully it's the latter :S

 

[Version 3.0]

Well, the OS isn't any faster. Same 20+ sec load time to get back to the home menu from games/apps for me. Same 12-15 sec no-activity splash screen before apps load.

 

[Version 3.0]

It takes far too long to download and then install, all for no immediately apparent change. I'm guessing it fixes hard locks, but who knows. I never had one anyways.

I have, but they were clearly due to bad netcode, which shouldn't take 600 MB to fix.

 

[stuminus3]

The awkward moment when my issues get fixed with the surprise update aftering bitching hardcore.

Laughed out loud here. Glad you got your issues fixed!

 

[Medalion]

Its like Nintendo just suddenly discovered this Internet thing where you can send giant files and updates to people and they've gone nuts with it.

HERE DOWNLOAD THIS 17GB GAME!

HERE 1GB PATCH!

ANOTHER! 625MB!

This is the same company that did so much with so little cartridge space back in the days.

NZ Internet am cry.

That's maybe why they resisted the HD generation at first

 

[UltraMagnanimous]

Hmm, I was just changing my profile settings and when I clicked 'OK' I got a server error pages saying:

"HTTP Status 405 - Request Method 'GET' not supported"

I also can't get off the screen, looks like I need to turn off and on again.

 

[Peagles]

Keep getting an error downloading, can't connect to server T_T

 

[onipex]

So I haven't seen this mentioned, but if you hold down x to open the curtains while browsing it plays a drum roll then a tune when they open. Cute stuff.

 

[Phife Dawg]

I don't even know why. Nintendo has money to burn. I guess they must have honestly thought they'd sell out based on launch hype alone and could save their advertising warchest for later.

Probably, I expect them to ramp up advertising considerably once Wii Fit U hits.

 

[EatChildren]

What's the screw hole on the underside of the ridge on the bottom for the GamePad for? Wonder if it's connected to the areal, and you could screw in a stronger sensor.

Or it's for securing larger battery packs.

 

[mrklaw]

Mine is saying 1 hour 49 mins left...

It takes a long time to go from app to app. Like you'll close Miiverse and it will take it... I don't know, sometimes 10-15 seconds or more to get back to the home screen, and then roughly the same amount of time to boot up another app.

Yesterday I was finding it wasn't too bad pinging from wara wara to miiverse and back again when seeing a post I wanted to read/comment on. But quitting apps to the home Menu is very slow. Just do that in the background and let me get on with stuff

 

[Seik]

What's the screw hole on the underside of the ridge on the bottom for the GamePad for? Wonder if it's connected to the areal, and you could screw in a stronger sensor.

Or it's for securing larger battery packs.

Yep.

 

[BGBW]

They don't play on the gamepad. They play on the TV. Makes that app pointless really.

EDIT - Also, the manual for it in in German by the looks of it too!

Mine came out in French. And that changed the other manuals into French. Luckily you can easily switch back to English. But damn Google, what are you doing. When I went to give the app one more chance I got my first ever hardlock. Nice.

If the browser can get HD YT support there will never be a reason for this app.

So I haven't seen this mentioned, but if you hold down x to open the curtains while browsing it plays a drum roll then a tune when they open. Cute stuff.

The power of the manual!

But I wish there was a way to die the images of your suspended game. Not that big a deal because I'm not really going to be using the curtains that much.

 

[neoanarch]

Yep.

Seems to be a standard camera tripod mount hole

http://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nyko_wii_u_playstand.jpg

 

[Vagabundo]

Does the Wii U have any media capabilities (photos, avi, music etc) except for the bundled streaming apps?

 

[nickcv]

guys am i the only one who still has a blue question mark instead of his mii on miiverse?

 

[Castor Krieg]

How does this work with account? I understood you cannot log in with a separate account on the same machine, and also on a different machine, is that correct? I was planning to buy WiiU however next year I will most likely be switching regions (Europe -> US):

I cannot buy PAL games, buy things in eShop, and then sell everything from PAL region, buy US console and log in with my PAL account, can I?

 

[nickcv]

How does this work with account? I understood you cannot log in with a separate account on the same machine, and also on a different machine, is that correct? I was planning to buy WiiU however next year I will most likely be switching regions (Europe -> US):

I cannot buy PAL games, buy things in eShop, and then sell everything from PAL region, buy US console and log in with my PAL account, can I?

you can have up to 12 (iirc the exact number) on the system.

purchases are tied to your account and are also playable by any other account on your system.

the only problem is that the account itself si tied to the system, but we could confirm that nintendo can actually untie the account and let you log again on another system.
be aware that they only did this for ragnarokx because his system have been replaced

 

[Conrad Link]

I just got ZombiU, is that Uplay thingy worth bothering with?

 

[Castor Krieg]

I just got ZombiU, is that Uplay thingy worth bothering with?

They way it works on PC - 4 achievement in-game give you points, you can spend points to unlock various things in-game (always 4 unlocks per game). Now, if it is the same on WiiU points given from 4 achievements = points spent to unlock everything for a given titles.

Add to the fact the achievements are easy to do - yeah, no reason no to do it.

 

[Vagabundo]

Does the Wii U have any media capabilities (photos, avi, music etc) except for the bundled streaming apps?

Reposting on a new page.

 

[Conrad Link]

They way it works on PC - 4 achievement in-game give you points, you can spend points to unlock various things in-game (always 4 unlocks per game). Now, if it is the same on WiiU points given from 4 achievements = points spent to unlock everything for a given titles.

Add to the fact the achievements are easy to do - yeah, no reason no to do it.

Thanks! I will investigate.

 

[Nostremitus]

They way it works on PC - 4 achievement in-game give you points, you can spend points to unlock various things in-game (always 4 unlocks per game). Now, if it is the same on WiiU points given from 4 achievements = points spent to unlock everything for a given titles.

Add to the fact the achievements are easy to do - yeah, no reason no to do it.

Yep, exactly how it works on Wii U. I've unlocked Ezio's outfit in AC3.

 

[Pikma]

Reposting on a new page.

Nopey, not at all

 

[AndyMoogle]

Reposting on a new page.

No.

 

[Data Ghost]

So do we have any idea what this patch fixed/improved?

 

[Zen_Arcade]

So I bought the $300 model because I didnt care about color and I knew id be buying an external hard drive for the extra space anyway, but do all externals work with the Wii U?

For example would this one work? Id hate to pay the money and find out it isnt compatible.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085JRRAY/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Thanks in advance guys.

 

[VOOK]

So this Wii U thing came out while I was gone... any good then?

 

[Berg]

So I bought the $300 model because I didnt care about color and I knew id be buying an external hard drive for the extra space anyway, but do all externals work with the Wii U?

For example would this one work? Id hate to pay the money and find out it isnt compatible.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085JRRAY/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Thanks in advance guys.

Should work, in 2.0, wiiU doesn't have 3.0.
Also, I'm under the impression that the wiiU formats your hardrive. You wont be able to use it on other devices.

 

[mrklaw]

Reposting on a new page.

Nopey, not at all

anyone tried using a PC server and browsing via the web on the wiiU? eg Tversity

edit: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/wii_u_can_stream_mp4_videos_directly_from_your_computer

 

[Bumhead]

So this Wii U thing came out while I was gone... any good then?

There's lots of negativity around but I think the general concensus seems to be that those who have bought it are thoroughly enjoying it, despite a few niggles and missing features.

I love it, personally. I have a small shopping list of features I want but I'm having a ton of fun with the system in its current state.

 

[Nibel]

So this Wii U thing came out while I was gone... any good then?

Seems like everybody who has it loves it and everybody who doesn't hates it

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Did Assassin's Creed 3, Just Dance 4 and Warriors Orochi always have DLC? Just noticed on the eShop.

Also: Why won't it let me view the AC3 eShop listing? Says something about time of day? I don't have any parental settings on.

 

[KojiKnight]

Did Assassin's Creed 3, Just Dance 4 and Warriors Orochi always have DLC? Just noticed on the eShop.

Also: Why won't it let me view the AC3 eShop listing? Says something about time of day? I don't have any parental settings on.

AC3's first DLC just came out yesterday or the day before... They said the Wii U version was going to be out "later"... hadn't realized it was on the shop already.