Topic: Wii U Updates: Christmas Eve But Five Times Slower

[Steel Diver]

Download times have been stupid long for one NWR Staffer.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/32538

You know what is better then buying a new video game system? Playing one! Sometimes the powers that be don't want you to do that. Instead, you are forced to sit through a long update. For me, it was six hours (Editor's Note: It only took me one hour :X). The only thing in the world of Nintendo I can compare it to is Kirby, because it sucks.

I may not have the fastest Internet on the planet, but six hours is beyond laughable. I own a 3DS and downloads, even the big ones, have always been fast on it. So why is my Wii U so slow? Well my first thought was that my Wii U was broken. So to make sure there was nothing wrong with the wireless connection, I tested the web browser, and it worked well enough. I then tried Miiverse and that worked fine too. Then I tried to update Nintendo Land but that took an hour.

I would never wish this long of updates on even the most annoying of gamers. How does one deal with such a long update? Well, I talked to people online and complained to get my anger out. I also called Nintendo about the problem to let them know, and the first time I called the guy laughed when I told him it had been updating for four hours already.

So why is everything so fast except my download times? Well, from my research, I was able to conclude that Nintendo's servers were not prepared for so many people online.

Though the Wii had many online features, some working better then others, Nintendo was not prepared for so many people at once to embrace online on their new system.

After my ordeal, and many other's, should we be worried abut the future of Nintendo's online functions on the Wii U? I think we should wait to make that decision. Hopefully we don't have to wait as long as I did for the Wii U to update.

Honestly though, We should not make excuses for Nintendo. No one should have to wait all day for their system to update just so they can play games with all their features intact.

[supergtt]

When it comes to anything that isn't games, nintendo really doesn't know what they are doing. They should hand over UI, OS, online to NOA to hire a competent company.

in exchange NOA worries less about keeping american gamers from spending money on games.

[Pixelated Pixies]

Having not gone through the madness that is the Wii U launch, I'm perhaps not best placed to comment on Nintendo's preparedness and effectiveness. What I can say though is that Nintendo have certainly not done anything to allay many of the fears which prompted my decision to not pick up a Wii U in the first place. In fact, I would say the Wii U's launch has actively enforced some of those qualms.

[Nintendad]

6 hours is crazy! Mine took about an hour and a half. The two new games probably took 10 minutes each. Annoying but since they are one time updates for the most part, I can deal with it.