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Wii U’s Firmware Update Hitting Right Now

A firmware update appears to have finally become available for the Wii U, a little later than Nintendo personnel had predicted. Pre-release Wii U systems are now able to at least begin downloading the update.

Zuperman4195d ago

I hope Nintendo many success on the Wii U, same goes to Sony and Microsoft on there next gen systems.

chadboban4195d ago

Wish all gamers could see things this way. That's, unfortunately, just a pipe dream.

Plagasx4195d ago

+1 for you sir. I wish everyone felt the same.

aquamala4195d ago

exactly, I want competition, I don't want there to be one console monopoly

kaozgamer4195d ago

wait whaaa? what are you doing on n4g? no one here talks like that...

lol

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SkullBlade1694195d ago

I'm mostly a PC gamer myself, but I'm glad someone finally took the plunge and replaced our ancient game consoles.

Some of the Wii-U games look interesting, I'm prolly gonna pick one up.

donman14195d ago

Not really a good job till they fix the following:

Nintendo needs to seriously work on fixing the load times between menu options. In some cases its up to a 11 sec wait when going from the game back to the main menu. That is definitely not acceptable given the fact the OS is using 1GB of memory. GET THIS CORRECT NINTENDO WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM UPDATE.

vallencer4194d ago

There's times where I have to wait upwards of 30 seconds to go from my game to main menu on my 360. I think 11 seconds of your life is ok.

donman14194d ago (Edited 4194d ago )

@ Vallencer..

The Wii U is a newer hardware with 1GB dedicated to the OS. 11 seconds to move from menu options is piss poor (11 seconds from game back to main menu is terrible). Lets not compare it to anything else and let the console stand on its own. Nintendo needs to fix that problem.

Godmars2904195d ago (Edited 4195d ago )

The Wii U is out in Japan already right?

I mean it would be beyond lame for there to be a system patch out *BEFORE* the actual system it was for. I'm talking brain hurtin' stupid.

Nevermind what it says that they put out a patch for something so soon released.

lashes2ashes4195d ago

Wii u is not out in Japan until December.

Moonman4195d ago

Excuse me, Nintendo has told everyone in the press of a Day 1 update. Everyone is expecting it to hit the first day, not the second...not the third. This isn't a patch, it's a system update.

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SonyNGP4195d ago

My 360 needed an update when I got it.
My PS3 needed an update when I got it.
My phone needed an update when I got it.
My PC needed LOTS of updates when I built it.
My iPad needed an update when I got it.

Need I go on?

MegaLagann4195d ago

Does Mika's arms get tired grasping at straws. Did he/she forget 360/PS3 had day one updates?

Moonman4195d ago

How am I missing the point? That is exactly what is going on you troll fanboy/woman. Update your brain. :)

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TheFirstClassic4195d ago

Mika the way you jump at anything to attack Nintendo is really pathetic. It's also just wierd, a strange obsession.

animegamingnerd4195d ago

mika you are reaching the levels of stupidity more and more every time i read a comment of yours every time i get something that lets you connected to the internet i always need to to update it

ssb31734195d ago

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SuperShyGuy4195d ago

@-Mika- You sir or madam are a true expert in ignorant commenting.

Godmars2904195d ago

Some of us haven't been closely following the WiiU, like I don't plan on closely following the PS4 and Next Box, read the title, read the article for once, and thought; God our culture has become @$$-backward stupid and near-fatalistically centric. Overly accepting of being bent over for something shiny.

Romney should have won. Sped up the process.

rainslacker4195d ago

@Mika

The systems going on sale today were probably boxed up 1-2 months ago. I would hope and expect any console manufacturer these days to keep working on their software to improve performance, reliability and security.

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Godchild10204195d ago

It releases in the United States first, Europe and Australia on the 30th and in Japan on December 8th.

KwietStorm_BLM4195d ago

Finally? Lol are they serious?

Griffin48714195d ago

Lmao ikr? Especially with the street date being tomorrow. The impatience.

guitarded774195d ago

I understand the silliness in the "finally" statement, but reviewers have had the console for awhile now, and have had their hands tied from fully experiencing and reviewing the games and features of the Wii U itself because they have been waiting for the system update and online capability to go live. It's just the way it feels from their perspective. If we got out Wii U's 2 weeks ago and had been waiting for the system update, we'd probably be saying "finally" too. Anyway, can't wait to pick mine up when GameStop opens tomorrow... stupid no midnight launch :/ I'll be saying "finally" tomorrow when I get home with my console :D

DevilRebellion4195d ago

Oh man, it's finally coming! It's finally here! I can barely contain myself! :D

YoungPlex4194d ago (Edited 4194d ago )

The update was well worth it, just got done updating the first Wii U on to the second! This thing is as smooth as butter, I'm quite pleased with the UI and OS. Other than the HEFTY firmware update, the Wii U has been the fastest and friendliest of all my consoles however, my 360-Slim remains the fastest when updating the firmware. All in all I'm more than satisfied with my purchases. Bout to play some AC:III and NSMB U, enjoy everyone!

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RiseNShine10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno9d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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