Wii U’s day-one update is actually around 1GB or so, not 5GB
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
There’s no question that the Wii U’s day-one update is big. Just not 5GB big, as initially thought.
The full download is closer to 1GB. As you can see in the image above, only .47GB of content was exchanged after progressing halfway (roughly) through the process.
There are reports floating around that you can download the day-one firmware in the background, much like other updates. That surely makes things easier. You just need to cancel the update when initially prompted following Wii U’s initial Internet connection setup.
ZombiU sequel depends on first game’s sales, as expected
Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
Coming from a Twitter conversation I had with co-creative director of ZombiU, Florent Sacré…
No surprise that this is the case at all. Even after just two days with the game I want to see a sequel so badly, especially given how incredible the first one is! Fingers crossed.
Japanese Nintendo Land commercials
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate screenshots
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Hulu Plus now available on Wii U
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Hulu Plus wasn’t ready for the Wii U’s launch, but we didn’t have to wait too long for the dedicated app to arrive on the console. You can use the feature on your system right now. Just be ready to download and apply an update first!
“Along with easy access to popular current season TV shows, Hulu Plus on Wii U also offers an innovative second screen experience through the versatile Wii U GamePad controller. The Hulu Plus integration with the Wii U GamePad allows you to quickly discover more information about your favorite shows while simultaneously watching them on your big screen at home. The console’s second screen controller also enables you to take the TV viewing experience with you to another room in the house with just the click of a button. Wii U will also be home to the new Hulu Kids section. More than 43 shows, including current season Nickelodeon programming, are available commercial-free in this section.”
Source: Hulu PR
12 minutes of Tank! Tank! Tank! footage
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The Wii U isn’t just hindered by one giant update– there are countless others
Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
Edit: Just wanted to note that these updates can be downloaded in the background while you play games.
I want to make it clear that I absolutely adore the Wii U as a console, but it definitely has some major problems. The two everyone seems to be talking about are the oddly long load times (10-20 seconds for an app, sometimes more than 30 for a game) and the big one-hour update that you have to do right at the beginning. What people seemed surprised to hear on our Wii U stream last night was that there are countless other updates that you have to install in order to play various games. By memory, here are the games and updates I’ve had to do so far:
– ZombiU: No update initially, but today I had to do an update that took about 2 minutes.
– Nintendo Land: Had to do two updates yesterday, one taking about 5 minutes and one about 8.
– New Super Mario Bros. U: Had to do an update once, took about 8 minutes.
– Sonic & SEGA Racing Time: One update, took about 6 minutes.
– Black Ops 2: Just the one update so far, taking about 8-10 minutes.
There might have been more that I’m forgetting about, but beyond that the system alterts you that it’s finished downloading something randomly every so often (especially yesterday), but gives you no indication as to what it is. I looked into it, but nothing seemed to help out.
This isn’t a system breaker at all, but I think new Wii U owners should be prepared: Long load times, lots of updates, and one BIG update will be there to meet you when you turn on your console for the first time. Unless they fix all of it by the time the next shipment arrives, who knows?
~Austin
