Wii U System Update 5.2.0 Brings Folders, New UI Design and More

It seems maintenance is still going on for Nintendo Network as signing in comes up with an error but the internet browser works. Anyone else having this issue too?

im playing round with the folders now...I kinda like my classics on display though, and was hoping the folders had 'live tiles'

@Grumblevolcano
Yes! Very annoying!

yea im getting a error too when I try to sign the user agreement

OOOOOOOOOO

If my gamepad is changing in its charge cradle the home button is covered so I like the close home button, but I like the other changes. About time for folders, really not sure why they weren't there for launch.

Error city here too:-/

@Grumblevolcano yep same here, still I can play my games so I'm not fussed

@Grumblevolcano Yeah i am mate. Says i need to accept ts and cs but then says online functions unavailable?

It got about 5% in quickly and then stopped, no idea if it's servers or the horrible quality copper near my house that often drops my speeds to ridiculously slow.

Very happy they've finally added folders. I was pretty shocked that wasn't already a feature when I picked up my Wii U back in the summer.

The first console from the current generation to have folders!! FOLDERRRRSS! Also, the journey to the perfect stability also continues. Based Nintendo.

@MadAdam81 The close home menu option is still there, except it's now called "Resume". Also, my charging craddle doesn't cover the home button?

Having Quick Start Menu errors here. I can't access the menu as of now and directs me to the Wii U menu. Anyway, it's a nice update!

Cool they finally added folders, I wonder how long it will take for them to roll out Wii U themes like the 3DS is getting this month.

Folders is good, does anyone know if the folder description is limited like the 3DS is?. Also it would be good if the folder could have a graphic (mainly for VC with a picture of a SNES or NES etc)

Does anyone know if this update fixes the external hard drive problem that's been occurring the past months since the update in May-June? People including me are having problems connecting their hard drives to the system and download games successfully. The Wii U only says that the hard drive got disconnected and that I need a USB Y cable for it. I've read that this wasn't the case months ago, it occurred when a new update was added.

@Grumblevolcano Couldn't play Mario Kart 8 online last night, and as of 10:51 am today it's still coming up with that error message!

@Grumblevolcano Yep, same issue here - update done but I cant get in to online features to agree t's and c's

@Sadodi I had the same problem. I ended up having to get my Wii U fixed at Nintendo, and then my hard drive heads got misaligned and I had to buy another hard drive (one on Nintendo's recommended list this time). Ever since, I've had no problems, but yeah the May update seemed to cause more problems than it solved. I'd recommend phoning the Nintendo Service Center.

This is the part I'm most looking forward to:
"An option to hide certain applications from the Quick Start screen has been added in Quick Start Settings under Power Settings."

@ledreppe But I already have an external hard drive that is on Nintendo's recommended list, it still says that I need to buy a USB Y cable. I honestly think that it would solve the problem but I don't want to spend 10 bucks on something that I should not have to spend on. Right now I'm surviving without one but in a few years, I'll probably want to have one ready.

Awesome!

OMG yes, FOLDERS!!!!!! going to clean up my WiiU menu after work today.

Nintendo TVii in Europe? Noooope

Good. Now can we have, please
1. A photo-video channel. You've no idea. This would entertain families for days, and its the perfect use of the gamepad. Who doesn't want to draw a moustache on grandma and post it to facebook?
2. Wii games launching straight from the Wii U menu
3. Gamepad button functionality in Wii mode (2 years and still I can't play ocarina of time on the gamepad... you owe us this Nintendo)
4. More stability. I don't think my Wii U is stable enough

Given up praying for Tvii to come to Europe, no one will even want it now by the time it arrives (kind of like Ubisoft games)

@Sadodi Does it mention a lack of power to the hardrive? That's what I got and it was nothing to do with the usb cable. I still say you should phone the Nintendo Service Center, they were very helpful to me and I got an extra years warranty be ause hardware repairs had to be made to my Wii U.

To the people who can't sign in:

I had a message pop up when I was playing hyrule warriors that said terms have changed and you have to agree to them again in system settings.

You might be unable to because of that. The error might just not have come up for you for some reason.

@tysonfury I am with you in 1 and 4, but the rest:

2- I don't think it's easy even though that both Wii and Wii U have the same PPC architecture.
3- That would require lots of work to make this happen. It's called Wii mode for a reason.

The Quick Start screen is now also displayed when starting the Wii U console using the TV Button on the Wii U GamePad.

Wait, what? Every time I use the TV button? Seriously? I can already tell how annoying this will be...

@tysonfury You can play Wii Mode on the Gamepad only. Just hold down B at the start screen when it says "Wii U." Then, grab a Wii Remote, and it should automatically sink with the Gaemepad.

While some may thing it's a boring update it's really quite useful

@Sadodi
This is most likely because you've got an USB external drive, they said it was reccomendable tu use a Y cable for those ones, maybe they removed the compatibility at all to avoid any kind of issue. That said I'm struggling to find a hard drive with a dedicated power source (i.e., using an A/C adapter), as they bother to recommend all the time.
Please check all the informations here: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/latam/en/systems/wiiu/system_external_storage.jsp?menu=general_info&submenu=wup-external-usb-storage

Yes! Finally!
I want my folders for Games and Demos

FINALLY, folders! Even though I have them on there own screen it still looked messy. Should be better now.

I wonder what the OS will look like in 5 years time. I mean like will it be totally different like the 360 OS was from launch?

@Grumblevolcano I still have the issue but have downloaded the update from the system settings menu. Just the network seems to still be down.

After a long, grueling 22 months for the 500 employees dedicated to the effort, the advent of FOLDERS is finally upon us. It was an arduous task, but Nintendo has done the unthinkable and implemented a UI feature that first appeared in Windows like 30 years ago. Praise be to Miyamoto.

Now we're talking. I how they make themes like in the 3ds.

@CaviarMeths LOL

come on, bring on more of that stability. Yessssss

About time... this is something that should have been there since before last summer.

Finally!!!! No more clutter. Still no use for the TVii function though

Folders have been on my most wanted list for awhile, and they have a lot better functionality than 3DS folders. Now, custom UI would be great, I suppose.

@CaviarMeths
Are comments like this really necessary?!
I just think that comments like "Should have been there since 100 years ago" are quite annoying. Or those "Now that I have this I want that" comments.

Hahahaha.....folders come out 2 weeks after I finally organized my games by page. Oh well it made it easier to load them into folders.

Folders...YAY!! It's about time!

@Rin-go Not necessary I suppose, but I had 20 seconds of free time, so I decided to post my thoughts on the update. I thought that was the general purpose of the comment section. Sorry my comment personally offended you and hurt your feelings. I had honestly not considered "gosh, I wonder what Rin-go will think of this" before posting, but I will keep that in mind from now on.

What happened to the comment by Nintendo 'TVii will be out very soon in 2014 in Europe'? I give up too lol (yes it might not be great, but it would be nice to have as my PS3 keeps messing up while streaming on there)

finally a update that does something that stability was getting a bit crazy there...but we can continue the jokes of that stability right?

nice to have the folders though i can set any demos in one folder now im wondering if this update has any section that hints on background themes coming to the Wii U like they announced for the 3ds

@CaviarMeths he just trying to mess with you i say ignore it

@CaviarMeths Xerox Alto in the 70s had folders, then Xerox Star, then Lisa, then the Macintosh, and after that Windows. So Windows was 13 years too late with the concept?

@tysonfury Totally. I accept the reasons given for a lack of Gamepad use (Wii mode isn't an emulator, but running the system as a Wii), but I cannot imagine they can't at least give us shortcuts to stuff in our Wii menu/SD card to act like a quick start mode.

I'm jazzed about the folders - no more scrolling!

Folders! tear I just can't stay mad at you, Nintendo....

Now gimmie a trophy/ achievement system and I promise to stop cheating on you with Sony behind your back....

Folders? 'Bout time.

"The Quick Start screen is now also displayed when starting the Wii U console using the TV Button on the Wii U GamePad."

Dang it, Nintendo. That's how I started the console if I just wanted to use the Wii menu shortcut. CHANGE IT BACK!

Hey Nintendo Lifers! I just discovered a fix for the Nintendo Network Agreement Error and made a video about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15mdR7yBDzs
Let me know if it helps an of you

@Sadodi

My work around was to shutdown my Wii u, turn off the external drive. Boot it back up, restart it one more time and then download my copy of dktf. Afterwards I just transferred it to my drive when I restarted it with the drive on. Yes it's long winded but i was determined to play dk.

Nice, though I don't really need folders considering I don't have much dl games. The new menu will take a while to get used to.

... I've been pressing the tv button for months now and always got the quick start list...?

Has anyone noticed that your notifications now appear in your WaraWara Plaza?

Oh thank god, I've been waiting for folders for so long.

I haven't been this excited about folders since the introduction of the Trapper Keeper.

The update is cool but I'm waiting for Nintendo to allow RGB settings. But I doubt they ever will. The Wii U looks so washed out on my monitor it's almost unacceptable. And before someone says it's not washed out on my hd tv believe me I know. But you can't get 1ms response time from your hd tv like I do on my monitor.

@Sadodi 2 years ago 1TB WD connected and was not working without Y, with Y after never had any issuse. I think U need Y anyway for stability. Maybe they not output on USB-s standar voltage since they have very big energy efficiency. Thou maybe im wrong.

@Sadodi Could it be that your HD is going into Sleep Mode? That's the problem I was having. When the HD went into Sleep Mode and I tried to get back to the main Wii U menu it would freeze.

You can disable the Sleep Mode function:
1] Go to System Settings, then Data Management.
2] Push Down on the D-Pad and + and - at the same time (keep them held down for a few seconds).
3] A window will open up that will allow you to disable the Sleep Mode function on your USB storage device.

Not sure if that's the same problem you're having, but it's worth a try. It worked for me, my system hasn't frozen-up since disabling it.

BTW, I'm using a Toshiba 2TB Canvio Desk Desktop External Hard Drive (on Nintendo's recommended list).

@CaviarMeths
Way to go overboard. I just find that sarcastic entitlement annoying. Or perhaps the constant "Look, how behind the times they are! trololol", when even that super does everything right PS4 doesn't have folders. Even the ancient Chinese likely had folders for their scrolls. How behind the times everyone is!
Can't people just be happy without the necessity for sarcasm?!

And this isn't directed against you or something. I just picked your comment, because it was the most "Look, how behind the times they are!" trollish. I don't think I will ever understand why people feel the need to post comments like these.

@Grimlock_King
I get it. But that's only really useful in quick reaction games or fast paced games so there isn't a blur. That's not very common on the Wii u. Bayonetta 2 would benefit.

Update is kinda nice i was actually getting worried i wasn't going to have enough room for the rest of the indie games coming out this year but now with the folders…there's…ummm…just so much space now…i wonder if we're going to be able to customize our home screen like the New 3DS?? Also i havent had any error codes while going online the only thing i noticed is i had to accept the new user agreement but thats it

Left to do list:
Allow to back-up game saves
Include cross-buy / cross-saves
Implement cloud game saves
Remove region-lock
Remove account tied-in to console
Increase Parental options (ie. add option to hide mature Software icons)
Quick-Start menu should not be shared between users

Guess Im the only one happy to see the Download Management icon on the bottom of the screen? It always bugged me that they had the exact same row of icons in 2 places except for that 1.

Can't say I'll use folders but its good to cross if off the list of things 3DS has that Wii U doesnt.

Now about those themes... hopefully NINTENDO makes them buy once run both places. I know they are only $1 but it would be a nice touch towards bring the 2 systems closer together.

@SanderEvers The third point is not impossible. If they really wanted they could write a wrapper that disguises the gamepad or a pro controller as a classic controller attached to a wii remote.

I must be the only one happy with not having to press Home to check my download progress. And yeah, folders are nice too.

@rjejr

After I posted my comment I saw yours. Great minds think alike and all that

Cool. A reason to turn my Wii U on! lol

Yes folders!! I celebrated last night by downloading 6 games I was holding off on for fear of running out of window displays!!
Good job Nintendo now please crank up the vc releases to fill these folders!!!

Awesome, now I hope we hear soon something about TVii for Europe and the non hardware locked account system.

Points to Nintendo for listening to their fans.

fianly an update that matters!

Folders don't reduce clutter they are the organisational equivalent of putting everything together in one cupboard.

@CaviarMeths xD

Those folders, while useful, look fugly. Maybe they could look at their own 3DS folders for a little bit of inspiration.

It would also be a very smart decision to offer themes similar to those they are now offering on 3DS imo. I think a lot of Wii U owners would absolutely love this and it would make Nintendo quite a bit of easy money in the process too.

Ask for folders, get folders, complain about folders.
Oh, the things I want to say right now but would be moderated or banned for.
I HATE Nintendo gamers.

LOVE the smell of fresh stability in the morning! Although, what the heck does this mean: "Characters that are not used in download codes or Nintendo eShop activation codes (because of their similarity to other characters) can no longer be entered when redeeming a code."

@audiobrainiac The letters I, O and Z.

@jariw I see. Thx!

@unrandomsam The equivalent to one cupboard is one folder. Folders would be the equivalent of multiple cupboards.

Friggin' finally, something I've been hoping would be implemented for forever.

Now that's one less thing I have to write about in their club.nintendo surveys.

still waiting on an option to totally disable the gamepad and its streaming function. it runs all the time, regardless of whether you want to use it or not.

Been waiting for folders for a long time. The amount of e-Shop / Virtual Console games I own grows ever bigger, and that was starting to bug the organization freak in me.

LOL I said to a friend yesterday how desperately I wanted folders to clean up my 7 pages of games and apps. That was quick

And this makes me really happy as I'm always confused which character to use: "Characters that are not used in download codes or Nintendo eShop activation codes (because of their similarity to other characters) can no longer be entered when redeeming a code." Bless you, Nintendo.

@unrandomsam

actually a better analogy would be taking everything that is thrown on the floor and putting them into the cupboard they belong in.

@NodesforNoids

I don't get what you are talking about here? Did you even read the comments? Let alone any of the complaints or just assume they are about the folders? I don't really see anyone complaining about folders... in fact, there are not even that many complaints overall.

Now this is a nice update.

@Frapp I agree man.

@Kolzig Lol, here's my prediction: At some point an update will quietly remove the TVii icon in the European firmware and we will never here from it again.

@everyone who is thinking thet move to the Quick Start Menu when he/she press the TV Button, it's when you tap 'Play Wii U', not press the TV button.

Nice update! People on here will complain about anything. Unless it's EXACTLY how they want it, they will gripe.

@NodesforNoids Lol replace 'folders' with anything else and get the same result.

I wouldn't tar everyone with the same brush though as there are a few level headed Nintendo fans here .

The one update I'm looking for but will most likely never see is a seamless combination of the Wii and Wii U menus. Basically I want Nintendo to do away with launching Wii games from the Wii emulated menu and just have them run from the Wii U system while it emulates the Wii in the background.

That stability! Folders? Pfftt, that stability is the best thing since sliced bread man.

Glad to see the update. I hate having to cycle three screens to get to something, especially an older Virtual Console or Retail/eShop game I haven't been playing lately. Plus, I can finally shove all those useless space takers that came loaded on the system (like parental guide) somewhere.

@unrandomsam more like a filing cabinet. It doesn't reduce the clutter, but allows you to organize it and a more constructive way.

Folders are nice (and will definitely be used), but I think the best new feature here is the added ability to hide certain apps from the Quick Start menu. There's a lot of them that I think are pointless, but I never understood why the Settings would show up on there since there is a Settings button at the bottom of the Quick Start menu.

Now if only they can fix the bug that forces me to restart my console. Anyone else having that issue? Basically, I have to force my Wii U to restart pretty much every other time I boot it up. This started when they released the Quick Start menu.

So this had me excited, and then I turned my WiiU on and saw just how awful looking these new folder's are. What's the point of cluttering up my main menu with generic looking icons filled with nothing but colored tiles? I'd much rather have icons that depict what they are (or contain) rather than having a screen of meaningless color. LAME!

@jariw you said "Lisa" <chuckles> oh wait, I'm old, that's not funny... But I forgot all about Lisa until I read your post! Thanks for bringing back some awesome memories and yeah, Microsoft, in general, has always been late to the party.

@AENIGMA OH MY GOD. I had been getting hard locks when trying to return to the home menu after streaming netflix or youtube for long periods. If that was the problem and you just told me how to fix it, you are my hero forever.

" System stability improvements and other adjustments "

You hear that console hackers/modders!?!?!?!

FOLDERS. FINALLY.

Man, these folders are so much nicer than the ones on 3DS. Proper labels on the icons instead of one letter, and color coding? Very nice.

Yes, I can finally organize my menu. I had retail(eshop), then eshop games, then VC, then demo(External HD so lots of room) and of course the worthless youtube app last. If you can't get a youtube video to play in the browser switch it to Ipad.

Anyway still it was still a mess after all that sorting without folders.

Smorgasbord alert.

@unrandomsam More like taking everything from the cupboard and organizing them into multiple, separate cupboards so it's easier to find something.

@ikki5 And leaving all the other alternative cupboards empty ?

The update also changes the music in the eshop to the zelda theme!

The update didn't get rid of the TVii button though.Wish they would just declare it dead already....FYI, I'm in the UK.....

@unrandomsam you mean the floor cleaned up because that is what the pages were like. It was just a mess that you could organize junk into piles on that you had to sift through to find your stuff. With the "cupboards" You can at least organize it better without having to sift through page after page as much.

@CaviarMeths Windows. Nope, more like Mac OS 1.0 in 1984.
Btw, does Xbox One and PS4 UI support folders too?

@Sadodi You've always needed a Y cable (unless you have external power source). Nintendo has stated as much since before the system launched.

I use a Y cable and have no issues. Pretty cheap on Amazon, couple bucks I think

yeah

@Samurai_Goroh Sadly no on PS4. It has a very long XMB menu that groups recently opened Apps on the left where it starts. I can't speak for the Xbox One though as I don't have one. I am so excited for this update.

i`ve had a wii u since around xmas 2012, it`s been like watching a kid grow up with all these updates, has anybody tried a factory wii u, i bet it looks a little shabby.

That seems cool, for Wii U owners.

@Aurumonado It's been that for weeks.

One important update I'd like to see is keeping the gamesaves on the internal memory while putting the games on the external hdd. But yeah, folders are a nice touch.

YAY, I've been craving folders since the day they introduced that feature on 3DS...my WiiU menu is so cluttered and spanning multiple pages, will be way nicer if I can toss stuff into folders....now to decide how to organize stuff

@Frapp
You just won the comment section.

You are all welcome for this update. I put we need folders to organize all our VC and eShop games in teh Club Nintendo survey.

@tysonfury When you go from the WiiU menu to the Wii menu it asks if you would like to have it on the Gamepad and tv, or tv only. Technically you can play everything in Wii mode on the gamepade, just not with the gamepad controller itself. That kind of sucks, but at least they made it so you can use the display for off tv play of sorts.

Maybe this isn't new, but did anyone notice that after closing software the setup of your TV/Gamepad screens prior to launching a game is now remembered by the system? If you had Wara Wara on the Gamepad display and the games menu on the TV I'm pretty sure it always defaulted back to the reverse after closing a game.

Thank you Nintendo, this was something I didn't even know I wanted, a very nice touch!

@FubumblR Yes I noticed that, it's new

Thank you Nintendo, now how about N64 Virtual Console and Gamecube Virtual Console on WiiU?

The best part about this update? I can give The Letter it's own file labeled, "The Awful Game".

@munchakoopas
Trust me if affects every game out there. From Shovel Knight's precision platforming to Mario Kart's 8 mutiplayer. Even virtual console games have input lag on hd tv's.

Finally folders!! My home menu is a complete mess and I can't wait to organize them with dem folders!

Good to see Nintendo is working hard at improving the Wii U. And to those who are complaining about the folders, don't use them then. Isn't that simple you simpletons?

Dat stability dough.

@AENIGMA You may have just allowed me to re-enable the quick launch mode on my console. I gave up on it because it doomed my console to lockups whenever I tried to start something on the HDD.

Nice! Now can we have themes next like the 3DS?

Nice addition, these folders.

I have to admit that I thought Nintendo would have had introduced themes with this update like they'll do on the 3DS next month.
But well, maybe next time.

What I expected was that they would get rid off the Nintendo TVii icon for those who do not have access to Nintendo TVii. Right now it's only an annoying button with just one annoying function: telling that there is no Nintendo TVii available for me.
And that this icon bar would be customizable, let me move shortcuts for apps there I'd like to have quick access to.
And that the icons with notification functionality would get the look of the ones on the 3DS: with the ball which is much more asking for attention than these animated icons on the Wii U.
And that, after pressing the button to shut down the system, the Wii U would first look for updates for installed software and then shut down. Not shutting down into standby mode and make the USB HDD spin down, restarting into semi standby and making the USB HDD spin up, looking for updates, then shutting down again and make the USB HDD spin down again. It's just annoying.
Ah, and recognizing that a connected USB HDD that has fallen into sleep mode is not disconnected from the Wii U but just sleeping.

I really can't fathom why it would take close to two years to give us folders when the 3DS already had them. It's like the simplest little feature possible.

Btw, is there a way to control the WaraWara plaza or the home screen when they are displayed on the TV with the gamepad and not the menu/plaza the gamepad is showing?
Hope I could describe well enough what I mean.

Iwata stopped by my house.
He asked me if Nintendo should remove region lock.
I said "no"

Who needs folders when WE CAN HAVE ALL THIS STABILITY

@HaNks you can turn off the screen if you want...

How did ya'll get Nintendo Life spelled out evenly onto two lines?

My folders only allow 6 characters per line (with a maximum of just 2 lines).

Ninten
do Lif
........
Super
Ninten
.......
Gamebo
y Adva
.........
Ninten
do Ent
........
Not en
ough

Also, after the update, I have 7 pages now available to me on the Wii U Home menu.

folders are for sensitive crybabies
@WaLzgi i voted no too, just to piss people off. it makes me happy.
@Ryno no one on here is going to thank you for anything, i learned that a long time ago myself. gamers these days are very selfish.

So we finally get folders and everyone just starts to demand other stuff... Now that the folders are here, let them focus on the games again, for a while.

Also, is it just me, or do backgrounf applications like the web browser start WAY quicker now?

@AENIGMA I think he is talking about a different problem than you mentioned, but I have the same hard drive and my Wii u has been freezing. I will give that a try, thanks!

@WaLzgi If that actually happened I am going to tie you to a stick and Joan of Arced you.

Just kidding I love you bro.

Now we need friend notifications. On the big screen. I always miss who is online!

@Hy8ogen Aw, no probs. I just don't really care about region lock. That's all

@biggerkevo defiantly. An overhaul on how the Wii U handles friends and their status. We need easier access to them and a better chat feature.

It would be truly awesome if Nintendo were to update where you could play Wii VC games with Gamepad controls.

Better late than never, keep the updates coming.

danjohnson141 : "yea im getting a error too when I try to sign the user agreement"

@danjohnson141 Sounds like you didn't get dat stability thats going around

tysonfury: "3. Gamepad button functionality in Wii mode (2 years and still I can't play ocarina of time on the gamepad... you owe us this Nintendo)"

@tysonfury Just an FYI, you will never get that.... 1. They would have to develop gamepad controller drivers for the Wii OS. I can't see them ever spending significant resources on that... and 2. They want you pay the upgrade fee when they add N64 games to the Wii U VC down the road.

Great update, gonna update my Wii U when I go home.

@HaNks You can turn off your GamePad whenever you want while using other controllers. This feature is on Wii U from Day 1.

has anyone checked out the eshop for wii U today? the music is the hyrule worriers theme.

Next update should have...

Able to use SD card for downloaded games on Wii U, not just WII.

Activity Log like on 3DS.

Able to save images from SD Card, internet and suspended games

Upddated flash for online

Original year of release on main screen for VC games like on 3DS.

but is there enough stability?

@BinaryFragger I honestly don't think that the original designers realize that there is a need for it. The simplest answer isn't always the most obvious one when dealing with making a product for millions of potential customers.

Oh the glorious stability master race!

Folders are added!!! YYYYEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

"Quick Start will now also boot up if you press the TV button on the GamePad"

aww I liked controlling my tv without it soft-booting the wii u...

yay for folders though, I was actually about to run out of room

@WaLzgi Curious to know why you are in favour of Region Locking? You say you don't care for it so it doesn't affect you if it's there or not so... why would you want it? Are you that selfish that you want others to be affected by it?

@ikki5 you need to learn how to recognize a joke.

@ScottN77 If your Wii U is connected to the internet, it'll update it self.

gotta love the progress being made here.

Is it just me or is the system a lot faster when closing and opening apps O_o

@JeffreyG I got the Energizer one, which has it's own AC and is the only way I can charge my gamepad after my son destroyed the Gamepad's AC charger.

@WaLzgi Region lock doesn't bother me as I can still import to Australia from Europe for the games we don't get here or are just much cheaper there. I think Nintendo deliberately allows that because they know Australia and New Zealand don't get all the games or the best deals and they'd rather us import a Nintendo product from Europe rather than not buy a Nintendo product at all.
Wow, this post was a lot longer than I was going to write.

@JaxonH
I've never used a Y cable, although not 'recommended' I have a small HD powered through the USB, in the last 12 months I've not had a single problem with connecting/downloading/playing.
Having said that it is a 1.8" drive rather than the usual 2.5/3.5 ones.

Pretty good update overall.

Sorts out some of the clutter, and Download Management really should've been accessible from the menu screen from the start.

I especially appreciate being able to hide applications from the the Quick Launch.

Quick Launch starting up when you push "tv" sounds annoying though. Will I then have to push it again to use the remote? As an overlay on top of the Quick Launch?

The folders are definitely overdue, so thank you Nintendo. I really have to give a thanks for:

• Quick Start will now also boot up if you press the TV button on the GamePad (My GOD this would piss me off... I had to do Power THEN TV button THEN turn on the TV lol )
• An icon to start the Download Management application has been added to the Wii U Menu (Now I don't HAVE to bring up the Home menu just to get there)

Thank you Nintendo.

Regarding external drive availability, there seems to be a requirement that some unknown amount of free space must be free in system memory. I know mine wouldn't work properly until i freed up some system space.

@Cosats yo this isn't what i'm talking about...i'd like to be able to disable gamepad streaming/sync from the console itself. as it stands there is no way to do this, it is always synced to a gamepad (even if the gamepad is totally off/out of range) and putting out a wireless signal.