The Wii U menu isn't exactly fast - we know that, and thankfully Nintendo does, too. During today's Wii U Direct, the company confirmed that two Wii U system updates will take place this year - one in the spring and another in the summer - with the aim of speeding up the overall system experience.
According to Nintendo, software will launch faster and you'll be able to return to the Wii U menu more quickly, too.
The updates are also likely to lay down the foundations for the Wii U Virtual Console, which was also announced during the broadcast.
Looks like that disgruntled Japanese lady can rest easy.
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Less loading times will be greatly recieved.
Finally, I'm sick of pressing Home and having to wait 7 hours for me to go onto the Miiverse.
I've gotten used to the load times, but I'm excited for the updates anyway
You get the thumbs up from me,Nintendo.
Im more excited for the Wii U virtual console. Would save files be transferrable? Because I might go back into a few games I left behind before.
Im more excited for the Wii U virtual console. Would save files be transferrable? Because I might go back into a few games I left behind before.
I wonder how they are doing this. Especially since they announced that it would take 2 updates within months between each other.
I don't care for these updates.I just want an account that will let me redownload my stuff if my Wii U breaks and I have to buy a new one.
Wait WiiU has loading times?... Ok maybe like .5 of a nano sec
Seriously it's faster then my iPad
So why does this update take nearly 6 months to reach us?
Seriously summer time?!
This should be sorted out within the first month of release
By the time it comes around I won't care lol
Could loading times be better? Sure. Are they really that? No.
@pntjr 7 hours? I mean really. It's not that bad.
Whenever they fix it, they fix it. Spend more time getting Miiverse and Nintendo Ids out to the 3DS.
Seems odd that it's coming in two separate updates.
Based on Iwata's comments about the Famicom promo, it sounds like the Wii U VC update will be launching in late March/April. Around the 11 minute mark, he says "the titles coming before April will be available before the official Virtual Console service starts."
Mind BLOWN
Darn mother 2 available in Japan only while we get punch-out!! Instead
@Hokori .5 nano secs? Please do tell me how far into the future you had to go to achieve that firmware update. I'm still getting around 10-12 secs for system settings and don't get me started on Miiverse...
I'm very pleased to hear this, it gets quite annoying to wait 10 secs or more everytime I load up a new app or game.
what loading-time problems? i don't think they're that long at all!
I was brought up playing a spectrum so loading times are not an issue for me.
@welshland did that have a cassette storage system? I remember those on the Commodore64/Vic20; 'press play on tape'... wait 5-10 minutes and play a clone of Space Invaders! XD
@welshland I was raised on dial up internet when it first became public
Too bad, it will be in two stages.
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