Nintendo Sneaks Out Wii U, 3DS Firmware Updates

The Nintendo guys seem to really like to stare at fruit.

There's also the end of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30sKQ5ghi-Y that video. Dude is in deep thought with that orange at about 14 minutes in.

I don't even get how the load times can be this bad on the Wii U. It has more RAM than any console ever (that it doesn't have to share with the OS) and the disc drive is supposedly thrice as fast as the PS3's atrocious 2x Blu-Ray drive.

I had to share this, I saw it on gaf and I'm not sure where it came from.

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was a nice update for me at least, my menu loads are quite a bit better now

Dam update hasn't resolved my issue with my Wii U! still cannot do anything cause it wont load the OS! totally out of ideas and there don't appear to be any kind of hardware reset or anything...

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@Igottadeuce said:

Nintendo and Sony are backwards in that they always release patches which remove features. Given enough time you will eventually upgrade to a nice looking box on your table.

This is funny to read because on Windows, the way they handle patches is just as backwards. And I'm never sure why people say the XBox 360 patches are fast where if you don't stay on top of them you end up in "patch hell" downloading a thing to download the patch which reboots and installs the patch so it can say "Oh, this needs a patch".

Nintendo and Sony are backwards in that they always release patches which remove features. Given enough time you will eventually upgrade to a nice looking box on your table.

I'm hoping they sort out this Wii U freezing mess before I get one, or in other words, when there's games worth a damn available for it.

I'm looking at you Pikmin 3. I expect glorious GameCube era quirk.

They better address the slow loading times...or I'm not interested!

If nothing else, the Wii U Gamepad turns itself off when I'm in Wii mode now, so I don't have to do it manually. It wasn't doing that yesterday, so I'm guessing that was in this latest update.

@Fawkes said:

Friday?

Well, it is Swatch Internet Time (or beat time) Friday.

Nintendo sneaked up and stabbed us in the face with firmware updates.

Hopefully this fixes some of the lockup issues. Tired of having to yank the power cord every time the thing locks up.

I hope "system stability" means I'll no longer have to yank the power cord out of my WiiU because it locked up.

Sweet, sounds like the Wii U might lock up less....? Although to be fair I only had one lock up thus far.

Patrick's gonna be bummed when he comes in to work today and finds out that it's only mid-week.

An update that doesn't fix the biggest problems of the system? Oh boy.

@KJ869 said:

@jtm33: @jtm33 said:

All it seems to do is block flash carts. The DSTWO and some R4i cards that were compatible with the 3DS are blocked for now.

DSTWO already cracked.. Seems like another pointless update for 3ds.

Yep I just updated my DSTWO. This update seems pointless then. To be fair though, Nintendo have done a good job at breaking most other flash cards out there. DSTWO keeps on kicking though...

The only difference I have noticed is that sometimes there's no load coming back from another application/menu to the wii U menu. It's only about half the time. Super inconsistent, but it does make it a bit quicker to navigate.

Hope the update stops that weird noise the Gamepad makes when I shake it.

@jtm33: @jtm33 said:

All it seems to do is block flash carts. The DSTWO and some R4i cards that were compatible with the 3DS are blocked for now.

DSTWO already cracked.. Seems like another pointless update for 3ds.

Any news on when we can expect to see Miiverse on the 3DS?

I really, really really hope this sorts my issue with the Wii U. I cant play it at mo as the OS freezes after a 'please wait' message appears and I cant do anything else. I really don't want to have to take my console back to store because it is bricked. All I did was try to start the youtube app...

That is just the greatest photo of Satoru Iwata of all time. OF ALL TIME!

Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.

Please excuse Patrick, in his language every day is Friday. You think we readers have it bad, imagine scheduling meetings with the guy.

this took an hour to download, 10 minutes to install, and nothing was immediately apparent as to what the hell it even did. The OS is still slow as shit and I never did have problems with lock ups.

Amazing. Nintendo making me appreciate Xbox Live every day the console is out.

yeah it took me all of 5 seconds to update. I don't know what the hell it did.

Naturally, it feels like Friday today, because tomorrow is a national holiday (in Finland)! Patrick is already getting ready to celebrate the Finnish Independence Day on the 6th of December! Yay for Patrick! :)

@JJOR64 said:

The Wii U update is supposed to make the load times a little better.

From GoNitendo: http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=192242

Doesn't seem like an improvement at all. :-/

Maybe very, very slightly.

The update crashed my Wii U, which was about halfway into the download and now it keeps crashing every time I try to update it. I already know that we are not suppose to unplug it, but I had no choice but to do so. Download bar wasn't moving, just that loud sound that I know too often now.

It's funny. Nothing happened when I had to install the day one patch, and this is the one that locks it up. Ugh.

@ManU_Fan10ne said:

@wsowen02 said:

@BoomSnapClap113 said:

@Fawkes said:

Friday?

Its Friday somewhere...

The system is updating its Friday in Japan. YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS GUYS COME ON. We know everything. We're the internet.

@Phatmac said:

IT'S FRIDAY ALREADY??

cue Rebecca Black ...

All it seems to do is block flash carts. The DSTWO and some R4i cards that were compatible with the 3DS are blocked for now.

I don't even get how the load times can be this bad on the Wii U. It has more RAM than any console ever (that it doesn't have to share with the OS) and the disc drive is supposedly thrice as fast as the PS3's atrocious 2x Blu-Ray drive.

Hey, if it actually helps the system not crash so much, I'm ALL for it.

@Athenor: That goes for anything you update firmware on. Computers, routers, phones ...

@Athenor said:

I've heard that the Wii U is a few seconds faster in transitioning load times.

A word of warning. Like.. a huge word of warning: Once the firmware update starts downloading, DO NOT CUT THE POWER OR THE WIFI. Seriously. Somehow futzing with the wifi to make it faster caused my U to hang, and pulling the power caused the system to brick even though the download was only at 10%.

Nintendo was good about warranty replacement, but when they say don't cut the power THEY MEAN IT.

That's weird, my internet went out multiple times while it was downloading. I even turned off the system (it was at 42% downloaded) until my internet connection was restored and it just kept downloading from where it left off.

I do however recommend NOT turning the system off during installation, that can do some damage.

I've heard that the Wii U is a few seconds faster in transitioning load times.

A word of warning. Like.. a huge word of warning: Once the firmware update starts downloading, DO NOT CUT THE POWER OR THE WIFI. Seriously. Somehow futzing with the wifi to make it faster caused my U to hang, and pulling the power caused the system to brick even though the download was only at 10%.

Nintendo was good about warranty replacement, but when they say don't cut the power THEY MEAN IT.

did they improve the load times for the wii u? cus man they're atrocious.

Wii U and 3DS: Now with more bananas.

Man, Patrick is way, way, way off schedule this week it seems.

A bit hard to sneak out a 625MB firmware update. heh.

Jeezt, now I'm waiting for Jelly Bean on my GS3 and an update for my 3DS.

@wsowen02 said:

@BoomSnapClap113 said:

@Fawkes said:

Friday?

The Wii U update is supposed to make the load times a little better.

From GoNitendo: http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=192242