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Offline Patchkid15

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Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« on: April 25, 2013, 08:23:32 PM »

Go update your system right now.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/34027

The Wii U system update is officially live in North America and Europe. Our staff are updating their Wii U's as you read this. Here are the full list of features:

New Features:
A standby function to download and install software while the system is powered off
Software purchased from the Nintendo eShop will automatically install in the background once the download is complete
Holding down the B Button while the Wii U logo is displayed during startup will load the Wii Menu

Changes to System Settings:
An option to transfer and/or copy between two USB storage devices in "Data Management"
The ability to select multiple software titles when transferring, copying, or deleting data in "Data Management"
The option to adjust screen size is now available under "TV"
"Auto Power-Down" has been renamed "Power Settings"
Changes to Miiverse
Changes to Nintendo eShop
Changes to the Internet Browser
Changes to Download Management
Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience


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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2013, 08:25:48 PM »
And now we await the Summer Update.

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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2013, 08:45:45 PM »
And now we await the Summer Update.




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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2013, 09:12:09 PM »
is the browser still faster then Internet Explorer 10?

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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2013, 09:47:27 PM »
Fully updated and installed. It is noticeably faster. I'm pleased.
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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2013, 10:58:55 PM »
Something I noticed immediately after booting up New Super Mario Bros. U (downloaded) is that the Nintendo Land disc inside stopped spinning, making the console a lot more quiet.

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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2013, 11:30:02 PM »
Done installing, 45 minutes in total.

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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2013, 11:32:30 PM »
what about Panorama View

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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2013, 11:47:13 PM »
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The option to adjust screen size is now available under "TV"

Yes! Thank you Nintendo!

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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2013, 02:06:59 AM »
Took ages to download and install, but getting in and out of games/apps is significantly faster now. I wonder if the next update will feel like diminishing returns.


I'm also going to be using the Boot-to-Wii-Mode a lot, at least this year. The system-level Screen Size adjustment is absolutely essential. I set mine immediately, though of course the perfect setting for my TV falls right in the middle of two notches on the bar. I'll be curious to see if this overrides or conflicts with the screen size options that were already built into Miiverse, eShop, etc. Will I be able to see the entire UI in The Last Story AND the correct margins on the Wii U menu screen, without adjusting my TV itself?
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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2013, 02:46:09 AM »
My Wii U now takes 25 secondes to go from the Plaza to the Kirby loading screen. The hell.

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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2013, 08:36:13 AM »
Holy speed improvement.


And yes, thank god for the screen size adjustment. I *hated* having cut off borders
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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2013, 10:08:23 AM »
My Wii U now takes 25 secondes to go from the Plaza to the Kirby loading screen. The hell.

Same, pretty much everything sits there on the icon screen for awhile before going to the splash screen. It used to be almost instant.. I think I'll do a video maybe..
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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2013, 10:11:41 AM »
Do you guys have TVs that don't allow you to turn off overscan?  That is a pain.  I like overscan off in general, but particularly for PC use.  Overscan slightly zooms the entire screen, so it can also add a bit of blur to text.

I apologize if this has nothing to do with overscan.  I don't yet have a Wii U, so I'm just assuming that would be the issue.

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« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2013, 10:30:26 AM »
@Traveller

Nevermind, my Wii U apparently fixed itself overnight.

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« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2013, 12:10:15 PM »
Took ages to download and install...

Are you on dial-up?   ;)

My download and install combined was only about 40 minutes.
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« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2013, 12:30:29 PM »
So when do we get VC games in. The eShop?
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« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2013, 03:34:07 PM »
Do you guys have TVs that don't allow you to turn off overscan?  That is a pain.  I like overscan off in general, but particularly for PC use.  Overscan slightly zooms the entire screen, so it can also add a bit of blur to text.

I apologize if this has nothing to do with overscan.  I don't yet have a Wii U, so I'm just assuming that would be the issue.

Yes that was the issue.  Nintendo didn't leave any "safe zone" like every other electronics maker anywhere ever has done, so if you have a tv that can't turn overscan off you were screwed.  Thankfully it's fixed now. I've barely used my Wii U since it came out because of that.

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« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2013, 04:18:13 PM »
I'm hoping they pre-install all these updates on new Wii U systems, it would be a real pain if this one were tacked on to the already huge day-one update...

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« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2013, 04:49:25 PM »


Yes that was the issue.  Nintendo didn't leave any "safe zone" like every other electronics maker anywhere ever has done, so if you have a tv that can't turn overscan off you were screwed.  Thankfully it's fixed now. I've barely used my Wii U since it came out because of that.


Thanks for clearing that up!  The ability to turn off overscan is always the first thing I check on TVs I am reviewing or might purchase, and thankfully the majority allow it or have it off by default.  Still, a big oversight by Nintendo.

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« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2013, 05:50:49 PM »
@Traveller

Nevermind, my Wii U apparently fixed itself overnight.

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Re: Wii U System Update Live in North America, Europe
« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2013, 08:40:23 PM »
Anyone know how big the update was? I'd guess somewhere in the hundreds of megabytes.
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« Reply #22 on: April 26, 2013, 08:42:48 PM »
Anyone know how big the update was? I'd guess somewhere in the hundreds of megabytes.

GoNintendo says it is 673MB.
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« Reply #23 on: April 26, 2013, 09:08:22 PM »
Anyone know how big the update was? I'd guess somewhere in the hundreds of megabytes.

GoNintendo says it is 673MB.

That's pretty small.  The last update I received for my iPhone was 800 MB.
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« Reply #24 on: April 26, 2013, 09:11:06 PM »
Took ages to download and install...

Are you on dial-up?   ;)

My download and install combined was only about 40 minutes.


Mine was like an hour and half with two dropped connections to Nintendo servers, but I finally got it updated at 4 in the morning :'(
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