Topic: New Wii U Firmware Update Live

[Adrock]

I don't see Nintendo patching again to allow GamePad controls in Wii Mode. That's one of the main advantages of upgrading VC games. Nintendo won't give that for free if they're trying to sell people on upgrading.

I'm still hoping Nintendo just gets rid of Wii Mode altogether and lets us boot Wi games directly from the Wii U menu. Not sure that will happen, but a girl can dream...

[StrikerObi]

I'm still hoping Nintendo just gets rid of Wii Mode altogether and lets us boot Wi games directly from the Wii U menu. Not sure that will happen, but a girl can dream...

I don't see that ever happening either. The system is literally rebooting as a Wii when it is in Wii Mode. If you know you want to play a Wii game, you can boot directly into Wii Mode from power-on.

[Adrock]

I think Nintendo can do it; I'm not sure they ever will. Is it worth the trouble to make backwards compatibility friendlier? No, not when Wii U can use their full attention, but it sure would be nice.

[NeoThunder]

so does this mean we can play VC games in Wii mode on the gamepad?

[NWR_DrewMG]

I'm really happy to see the Wii Mode output to GamePad, but it stinks that you HAVE to have the TV on and using the Wii U in order to launch Wii Mode.  My family was watching TV all night last night while the Wii U was updating.  When the update finished, I excitedly went to launch Wii Mode to test out the new feature, only to be told that if the TV wasn't displaying the Wii U at the time you launch Wii Mode, that it couldn't launch the mode at all.  Seems like such a small thing, but now I have to hijack the TV for 2 seconds and then give it back which is just dumb.

[Leo13]

Yes I played Super Mario 3 last night on my gamepad with a wii remote

[Leo13]

I'm really happy to see the Wii Mode output to GamePad, but it stinks that you HAVE to have the TV on and using the Wii U in order to launch Wii Mode.  My family was watching TV all night last night while the Wii U was updating.  When the update finished, I excitedly went to launch Wii Mode to test out the new feature, only to be told that if the TV wasn't displaying the Wii U at the time you launch Wii Mode, that it couldn't launch the mode at all.  Seems like such a small thing, but now I have to hijack the TV for 2 seconds and then give it back which is just dumb.

Actually if you hold the B button while booting the Wii U it'll go right into Wii mode. I did it last night.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I think Nintendo can do it; I'm not sure they ever will. Is it worth the trouble to make backwards compatibility friendlier? No, not when Wii U can use their full attention, but it sure would be nice.

If someone could make the Dolphin emulator play Wii & GC games on my home computer with chips and graphic processors that are nothing like what was in the Wii/GC, then I'm sure Nintendo can make Wii games play on the Wii U w/o booting into the archaic Wii mode.

They just won't because they like to nickel and dime us, and they often lack the foresight to not create obstacles that are more trouble than their worth to overcome later on. This is why we often get into the cycle of stupid workarounds.

[Cyrian]

Do these updates delete material from older updates that's no longer relevant? At file sizes this big it won't be long before people with Basic systems run out of room for updates. =/

[azeke]

Do these updates delete material from older updates that's no longer relevant? At file sizes this big it won't be long before people with Basic systems run out of room for updates. =/

I'm a proud Basic owner, and my free space on internal hard drive hasn't decreased severely after the patch. It's was about 2–3 Gbs and stayed that way. Usually when you update OS it overwtites system files instead addingnew ones.

[yoshi1001]

Played some Wii games on the Game Pad today (Wario Land Shake It, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario RPG). Have to say, they looked good and played well. Considering the lack of titles, it's really a shame this wasn't here earlier-it's a halfway-decent selling point.

[Leo13]

I agree with yoshi I'm now more willing to buy wii VC games instead of waiting

[King Bowser Koopa]

There are a few changes in particular that I really like from this update - the ability to see the amount of data downloaded for eShop titles next to the progress bar, eg. 18mb/22mb
I also like the fact that the friends list is now accessible from the main menu instead of the home button menu, it's much more straightforward.

I don't know how I feel about the new eShop music, though. I'd just gotten familiar enough with the old one to find myself humming along as I browsed the VC titles.

[Leo13]

What I want to know is what happens when I win the line up game that's going on while the eShop loads.

[Caliban]

so does this mean we can play VC games in Wii mode on the gamepad?

Yes. Played some Faxanadu yesterday.

[NWR_DrewMG]

Actually if you hold the B button while booting the Wii U it'll go right into Wii mode. I did it last night.

When I do this while the TV is not tuned into the Wii U, I get a message on the GamePad stating that Wii Mode cannot launch, and that the TV must be on and displaying the Wii U before Wii Mode starts. 

There is literally no way for me to get into Wii Mode unless I have the TV on and showing the Wii U.

[Leo13]

That's odd I wonder why

[NWR_DrewMG]

Is your Wii U hooked up via Component or HDMI?

[Leo13]

Mine? HDMI

[NWR_DrewMG]

Mine too.  I read somewhere that if you go into the Wii U settings and switch your display from "HDMI" to "Non HDMI" than my error goes away.

I tried it, and it worked. 

[Mop it up]

YES FINALLY I can connect the Wii U sound to my stereo. I guess it hasn't been long enough to say "finally" since I've had it for like a week, but still, it really bugged me.

[smallsharkbigbite]

I'm really struggling to make off-screen Wii playing useful.  It just seems like I have to lie the gamepad in an awkward position since I can't use the controls on that.  That takes a good deal of the fun since I'm in an uncomfortable position.  Anybody been able to make a decent set-up? 


Jokingly, I keep thinking of a virtual boy type device where the game pad is attached to my head. 

[broodwars]

I'm really struggling to make off-screen Wii playing useful.  It just seems like I have to lie the gamepad in an awkward position since I can't use the controls on that.  That takes a good deal of the fun since I'm in an uncomfortable position.  Anybody been able to make a decent set-up?

If you really must use that feature, I suggest you set up something like a coffee table or nightstand in front of you and set the Gamepad on it in its charging cradle (if you have one. I'm assuming you got the Deluxe). That'll hold the Gamepad in a fixed position so you can free up your hands for using the Wii's controls.  That's just about the only way I can think of to make off-screen Wii play without GamePad controls remotely useful.