It's system update time once again on the Wii U, though before you get out the party hats you should know that 4.0.2 U (North America) and 4.0.2 E (Europe) are only small files focused on "minor adjustments".
As expected, the Nintendo changelog says the following.
Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience
You can seek out the update, yet it is mandatory; the system won't connect to the Wii U eShop without completing it. We did encounter a hiccup on our UK machine in that our hardware then crashed when loading the eShop; other applications such as Miiverse, the web browser, the Friend List and games loaded as normal. After a few hard resets and patience the issue seemed to resolve itself; at the time of writing this has only happened on one of our machines.
Have you downloaded this update, and is all running as normal? Let us know below.
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Guess I should get it over with now so that it doesn't try to do it when I next go to play a game, but at the same time, I can't be bothered...
it done it auto for me
Only two titles were changed in the update http://wii.marcansoft.com/wiimpersonator/reports/wiiu/USA/20131119-010617.log
Donwloading !
operation: rare downloads is in full effect. little. by little.
read more about it here:
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wii_u_virtual_console/nintendo_should_charge_more_for_vc_games_that_are_rare_rare_downloads
my Wii U is set to update automaticaly anyway so I think it's already updated (I was at work all day yesterday so I'm not sure)
Yeah it forced me to update when I tried to go to the eShop so I just followed the prompts & it only took a minute or two, really quick. I was wondering what the update did & now I know. It does nothing
werent they supposed to bring a huge update a while ago ? i have not seen any improvements so far.. :/
I'd imagine mine has downloaded it stealthily in the night for me like it did with Karaoke without me asking!
I was hoping the eshop maintenance would mean we'd get a proper VC this week
Amazing...I was watching TV and finally I saw a wii ad...for the wii mini. No comments.
I'm still waiting for the 'summer' update, lol.
As soon as I turned the console on, it said there was an update to install which was done in a minute. Haven't fully tested the console out though - just went into settings to move a game to the external USB HDD.
Downloaded it last night. It took a couple attempts to completely download it, but ever since it's installed all has been fine.
@bmprsvz777
There's been a Wonderful 101 demo on the shop for ages. I downloaded it when I bought my Wii U 6 weeks ago
Where's TVII for UK/Europe?
@SanderEvers like I said: nothing
@WiiLovePeace Just because you don't see any changes doesn't mean that there weren't any. There's still coding behind all the pretty stuff that can be improved.
Thanks for the heads up. Getting it today so i can smoothly get 3d world on the 22nd
So I'm guessing we won't get the "big fall update" until the end of December? What's going on Nintendo?
@Shadowflash It was just a joke man
It downloaded during the night and installed itself this morning, while I was attempting to read my email.
It all seems to be working just as before, maybe a little bit faster?
no crashes here.
@Magiick Are you serious? The big fall update was the update to version 4.0.0. So you've already installed that update I suppose. Pay attention next time you say something like this
For the love of god give us more features and speed up the OS!
done 'n done. No issues here. Now let's get that 3DS update out Nintendo!
I did the update and everything is working just fine!!
Which are the 2 games that been changed?
Hey guys, chuck some headphones in and play a game. Listen for sounds that should be specifically on the left or right speaker. For some reason this update has switched them for the Wii U gamepad only. If you plug the headphones into the gamepad sounds from the left will come through the right speaker, sounds from the right play through the left speaker. This is really annoying. Even without headphones, it will do the same thing, but it ONLY happens on the gamepad. Your TV speaker, or external speakers from your TV should be fine.
I'm curious why the 3DS gets tons of updates and it seems that the Wii U doesn't maybe I'm not noticing since I don't have a Wii U yet, but it seems like it.
I want an update that turns my Wii U into a PS4..
I updated and then went to the eShop to download the Arkham City Millenium Pack. No issues.
I updated earlier today and DID have an issue.
booted up fine, got some message that my machine had downloaded Karaoke and Wii Sports club by itself... but not the update in question..
I then updated Wii Fit U withdata from the fit meter...
Went to the Nintendo E-Shop, where I was prompted for the update, which it then downloaded, installed and rebooted afterwards...
But when it booted i had none of my programs or games on the start screen, all boxes were blank, and it wouldnt let me move to the first two sections (where they would be, just the other 3) was very weird. was able to bring a settings thing up via the home button but then my touchpad went crazy... gave it a bit of a clean then it seemed ok so may of been coincidental.. re-booted a few more times then eventually i got my programs/games back on the screen.. i was really worried something horrible had happened on the update. not sure what else it's done thats supposed to be good.
So is that speed upadate just not gonna happen now? What happened, Ninty?
Still waiting for the next major update. Hopefully the next one turn the Wii U GamePad into a Classic Controller for playing Wii games.
System stability? Even though I don't own a Wii U, I kind of have to ask: why? There aren't ways to hack the console yet, as far as I know.
@AlexSora89 in case you don't know the system has had lag in the past.
@AlexSora89
With any computing system, the more you update and fix any vulnerabilities, the harder it is to hack. Why would you wait until something is hacked before you make fixes? By that point it would be too late. :x
@EvisceratorX @Magiick @Bluezealand
http://gematsu.com/2013/09/wii-u-firmware-update-4-0-0-u-released
The update you are all complaining about not getting was the 4.0 update. A non inclusive list of features it added:
And speed optimization as well. The difference with browsing between the pre-4.0 firmware and the current one is night and day.
This was back in September.
Yeah, it happened while was tryin to get on the eshop last night. Didn't notice any difference.
@wombatkidd
Since the OS is still slow as hell, I sure hope it wasn't.
@Bluezealand
check the settings menu and see what version you're running. 4.0.0 made it very slick.... going back to the main menu from MiiVerse or a game is almost instant
@daveh30
That was already fixed with the Spring Update. Loading stuff is still REALLY slow. It didn't change at all after the 4.00 Update!
@Bluezealand
Don't know what to tell ya. It wasn't slow after the spring update, and the fall update improved it again. You want to see slow, watch GTA V load on a PS3. Bring snacks.
They should fix that useless off-screen Wii thing right away, you need to have your TV on to start it up for God's sake!
@Bluezealand It takes less than half a second to go from a program to the internet browser and less than 5 seconds to start a program in the first place. I don't get where people think that's "slow"
@Haxonberik Just hold B when you turn on your Wii U. It will automatically go into Wii mode with off-screen enabled.
@retro_player_22 I was thinking the same thing... A friend o' mine then reminded me about their pro controller, and how that would kill the sale of at least one peripheral... (And since most classic controller dependent games - VC in many cases - would only need 2 pro controllers, they would have essentially cut themselves out of 50% of given sales) oh, we'll, one can dream can't they?
@JoostinOnline thank you!
It crashed my u,had to download twice second time lucky eh.
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