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Nintendo has staffers working around the clock to monitor Miiverse. Messages that are inappropriate are taken down, and content containing spoilers are also tended to.

The “police force” was already on the job prior to the Wii U’s official launch. Destructoid’s Jim Sterling posted the message above to the Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition community, only to have it removed around an hour later.

The reasoning for the text’s removal? “Violent Content” is to blame it seems.

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There’s a reason why the Wii U update takes so long to download: it’s apparently 5GB. Yes, the console’s update really is that large.

Reports say that the download takes well over an hour to complete.

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Right now, there are 23 games available for purchase on the Wii U eShop.

First, here’s a listing of retail titles:

Assassin’s Creed 3 – $59.99
Darksiders 2 – $59.99
Epic Mickey 2 – $59.99
ESPN Sports Connection – $49.99
FIFA 13 – $59.99
Game Party Champions – $49.99
Just Dance 4 – $49.99
Madden NFL 13 – $59.99
New Super Mario Bros. U – $59.99
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge – $59.99
Nintendo Land – $59.99
Rabbids Lands – $49.99
Scribblenauts Unlimited – $59.99
Sing Party – $49.99
Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed – $39.99
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper – $59.99
Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013 – $49.99
ZombiU – $59.99

And the following indie titles can be purchased right now:

Chasing Aurora – $14.99
Little Inferno – $14.99
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition – $9.99
Nano Assault Neo – $9.99
Trine 2: Director’s Cut – $19.99

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President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America Jack Tretton spoke briefly about the Wii U during the latest PlayStation Blogcast.

Tretton is wishing Nintendo success with the Wii U. He feels that the console will bring more attention to the industry, therefore benefiting gaming as a whole.

Tretton said:

“Rising tide lifts all boats. Any time there is attention to the industry, any time there is attention to gaming it’s a good thing for us.

“It takes a village of creativity to ultimately push technological boundaries. I think Nintendo has a great heritage in the business, they certainly surprised a lot of people with the success of the Wii. They’ve got great heritage in their first party development, and I’m interested to see what happens with it. But I think anything that draws attention to gaming is good for companies like us that live and die in this business, so I wish them a lot of success.”

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Two tidbits about the Wii U’s Friend list: you can register up to 100 other users, and you can block people.

And yes, if you missed this news the first time, friend codes are most definitely gone on Wii U. You register friends by inputting their Nintendo Network ID.

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Wii U’s first update is big. It adds a ton of functionality. Unfortunately, you may need to wait around quite awhile before the process is complete.

Kotaku is reporting that it has taken over an hour for the firmware to be applied. Of course, the Wii U can’t be used while this is taking place.

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