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[blu]

I can't find a powered USB hub at the moment, but I can confirm my USB drive's LED very faintly flashes when plugged into the Wii U and if I plug it into my computer the LED flashes normally.

Considering other people are having issues I'm thinking the firmware changed the power levels that the Wii U's USB ports put out or it tried to detect what voltage needs to be put out and wrongly assumes a lower one for some hard drives / thumb drives.

The voltage cannot vary - it is constant as per the USB standard. It's the amperage you're thinking of. Now, every USB device reports its own amperage needs, as part of the handshake protocol*. Your USB pendrive could just as well be mis-reporting its own power needs.

* Which is what allows the USB managers in some OSes to inform you when you overload a USB bus.

 

[Aostia]

is this the first notification sent through the update?

 

[Calvero]

Just wanted to say that this quick start function is sooooooo useful to have!!! haven't been in the main menu for days

 

[Trevelyan9999]

is this the first notification sent through the update?

I took a break from MK8 and when the Mii Plaza loaded, Reggie the Robot came walking out with my other Mii friends.

Did anyone get the special alert sound or light flash with their Gamepad turned off?

 

[toastyToast]

Quick start is fantastic. What happens when you select something that needs another disc though?

 

[Dagobert Duck]

Just wanted to say that this quick start function is sooooooo useful to have!!! haven't been in the main menu for days

I was fine with the way it worked before, but damn the quick start function is awesome as hell

 

[69wpm]

I took a break from MK8 and when the Mii Plaza loaded, Reggie the Robot came walking out with my other Mii friends.

Did anyone get the special alert sound or light flash with their Gamepad turned off?

My Wii U is turned off, no updates yet. Maybe you get them when the Wii U checks for updates. I'll wait and see what happens.

 

[marc^o^]

Just wanted to say that this quick start function is sooooooo useful to have!!! haven't been in the main menu for days

As if Off TV wasn't convenient enough, now I can grab the gamepad and launch my game in one second, I feel the need to power on the console on every occasion

 

[wilflare]

do we have a recommendation thread for HDD to use with the WiiU?

will getting a SSHD actually help with loading times at all?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

This is the Wii U's best update yet. The quick start menu is freakin' awesome.

 

[Frodo]

This is the Wii U's best update yet. The quick start menu is freakin' awesome.

I know, right? Loving it.

>*Press Home button*
>*Select game*
>??????
>Profit!

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

It might not take a lot less time to load a game, but the fact that I can now immediately hit the game icon and then not need any more end-user interaction for me, freeing me to do other things like turn on the rest of the home theater is huge.

 

[Clefargle]

Loving this update, <30 seconds so far with my drive. That's all a man can ask for

 

[Sodding_Gamer]

It might not take a lot less time to load a game, but the fact that I can now immediately hit the game icon and then not need any more end-user interaction for me, freeing me to do other things like turn on the rest of the home theater is huge.

Yeah I agree. I think it's just nice to choose my game put the gamepad down and make a cuppa whilst it's loading. Then hit start and boom.

Rather than making cuppa first, turning on wiiU and then waiting on the sofa for everything to load.

It sounds silly but it just makes it a slightly better experience.

 

[The Real Abed]

I wanted to try and remove the battery from my GamePad and reinstall it to see if it fixes the issue like someone mentioned on the Nintendo support forums, but I can't find a #00 screwdriver.

Why must the screws be so tiny? None of my screwdrivers are small enough.

 

[Sendou]

Loving Quick Start. Good stuff. The UI also seems much more responsive all around too.

 

[MilesTeg]

I've found the quick start to be a welcome addition.

 

[Bluemercury]

Why doesnt the dvd game appear in the quickstart menu?Only digital ones?

 

[marc^o^]

Why doesnt the dvd game appear in the quickstart menu?Only digital ones?

It does appear.

 

[blu]

I wanted to try and remove the battery from my GamePad and reinstall it to see if it fixes the issue like someone mentioned on the Nintendo support forums, but I can't find a #00 screwdriver.

Why must the screws be so tiny? None of my screwdrivers are small enough.

You need #0.

 

[Bluemercury]

It does appear.

My wiiu is acting strange today, after activating the free game and while downloading zelda, it became very slow, specially on the eshop for some reason. Now i tried to use the quick boot menu and the game in the dvd didn't appear. Tried again and nothing, now finally it did appear...dont know why....i don't have a hdd, perhaps saving all these games in the flash is a bad idea?

 

[Bluemercury]

Ok i just got the 2nd message of the gamepad saying it couldnt connect to the wiiu....

 

[Shaanyboi]

I wanted to try and remove the battery from my GamePad and reinstall it to see if it fixes the issue like someone mentioned on the Nintendo support forums, but I can't find a #00 screwdriver.

Why must the screws be so tiny? None of my screwdrivers are small enough.

You need #0.

This was actually a huge pain for me. The instructions that came with the battery told me one size, but when I checked their site at work as a reminder, it was a different size. It was totally confusing.

 

[Mithos]

is this the first notification sent through the update?

Have not seen anything on my Wii U system, and I think everything is turned on to receive stuff like this.

 

[Bluemercury]

Yeah keep getting problems, it just freezed after launching deux ex...it was probably the flash to the gamepad.....

 

[The Real Napsta]

I'm loving quickstart. Anything that gets me karting faster is great.

 

[ozfunghi]

Not sure if it's because of the update (which i love) or because their servers are getting hammered, but MiiVerse is slow as hell for me the past week. Won't load completely, images won't show...

 

[marc^o^]

As someone who uses WiiFit U first and foremost to weight myself with the board and keep track of variations over time, this update is extremely convenient.

On the other hand I noticed if you try to launch your friendlist from the quick menu, it takes far much more time to boot than if you launch a game, as if it needs to load the OS first. I'm wondering if it's not quicker to launch a game that boots fast such as NSMBU and then access the friendlist, than trying to access the firendlist directly from boot.

 

[69wpm]

Have not seen anything on my Wii U system, and I think everything is turned on to receive stuff like this.

Me neither, maybe those updates have been NA only.

 

[Zoltar007]

Just got my second gamepad notification (after the initial one that comes up after updating to 5.0.0). I'll have to turn the notification volume down; it scared the hell out of me.

I live in Australia.

Edit: cropped image.

 

[Zero148]

Just got my second gamepad notification (after the initial one that comes up after updating to 5.0.0). I'll have to turn the notification volume down; it scared the hell out of me.


I live in Australia.

Does the gamepad turn the screen on when getting a notification? Or is it just the sound and it shows the notification when you use it?

 

[The Evil Ganon]

Guys, random question. After those overheating issues that the Wii suffered from when in Wii Connect 24 mode, how safe is it to put the Wii U in standby mode? I'm tempted to enable standby mode on my system, but I'm a little cautious after my original Wii suffered from overheating artifacts.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Just checked my Notifications and it was in there. Reggie was hangin' in my plaza

 

[Zoltar007]

Does the gamepad turn the screen on when getting a notification? Or is it just the sound and it shows the notification when you use it?

It makes the notification sound, then turns on the gamepad screen for ~30 seconds. The home button then will blink until the gamepad is turned back on.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

is this the first notification sent through the update?

No, this is a regular SpotPass Notification (via Notifications in the Home Menu/Wii U Menu)

Guys, random question. After those overheating issues that the Wii suffered from when in Wii Connect 24 mode, how safe is it to put the Wii U in standby mode? I'm tempted to enable standby mode on my system, but I'm a little cautious after my original Wii suffered from overheating artifacts.

WiiConnect24 would connect to the internet every few seconds. Wii U on standby checks far less regularly (I forget the default intervals...maybe half an hour to an hour or so?).

 

[Jaded Alyx]

I took a break from MK8 and when the Mii Plaza loaded, Reggie the Robot came walking out with my other Mii friends.

Did anyone get the special alert sound or light flash with their Gamepad turned off?

Well that's new. I was wondering how exactly to save the Fils-A-Mech Mii after seeing that notification message, since normally, you'd be able to save the Mii directly from the message itself. This time, there was no Mii included.

 

[cacildo]

Didnt get any notifications. How much time do they stay on the gamepad?

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

I think the gamepad itself has some memory.

My wii u wasn't connected to the mains but I could still get the quick menu up on the pad.

 

[Mithos]

No, this is a regular SpotPass Notification (via Notifications in the Home Menu/Wii U Menu)

Still not shown up for me, even opted in on any ads I could in eShop etc etc.

WiiConnect24 would connect to the internet every few seconds. Wii U on standby checks far less regularly (I forget the default intervals...maybe half an hour to an hour or so?).

You can set it to check whatever whole hour you want, 1-24 hrs.


EDIT: This JUST IN!

From Sweden, PAL region.

 

[Oni Link 666]

I almost forgot about the quick start already. I always use the Pro controller to use my Wii U. I don't even remember what the last game I played with the GamePad was. Maybe DarkSiders II or Batman AC at launch? The GamePad pretty much stays on the cradle unless I need it for the eShop.

 

[Link83]

This was actually a huge pain for me. The instructions that came with the battery told me one size, but when I checked their site at work as a reminder, it was a different size. It was totally confusing.

On Nintendo's support site it says to use a size #0 screwdriver:-
http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1733/p/431
What size screwdriver do the battery instructions state?

 

[Koren]

Guys, random question. After those overheating issues that the Wii suffered from when in Wii Connect 24 mode, how safe is it to put the Wii U in standby mode?

The original Wii had an issue with Connect24 because they initially wasn't allowing the fan to work when in suspend mode, thus overheating. They fixed it on Wii, so I don't expect Wii U to suffer from a similar problem.

 

[69wpm]

Still not shown up for me, even opted in on any ads I could in eShop etc etc.

That might be it, I had the notifications turned off in the eShop. Turned it on now, let's see if I get anything.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

EDIT: This JUST IN!



From Sweden, PAL region.

^ and nothing like that for me lol

And I still can't find the Fils-A-Mech Mii :/

 

[Throwaway123456789]

I think the gamepad itself has some memory.

My wii u wasn't connected to the mains but I could still get the quick menu up on the pad.

It can run some tiny pieces of software. Like the TV remote "app" (and now the quick launch menu). Hope they manage to squeeze some more fun stuff in there later on

 

[Starwolf_UK]

EDIT: This JUST IN!

From Sweden, PAL region.

Australian boxes. How weird (if it is spotpass like on the 3DS language and region determine messages you get).

 

[Porcile]

Okay - I've changed my mind after using it a couple days. Quick Start is pretty damn nice.

Also, I got the Mario Kart 8 notification. Pretty cool.

 

[FlammableD]

I wanted to try and remove the battery from my GamePad and reinstall it to see if it fixes the issue like someone mentioned on the Nintendo support forums, but I can't find a #00 screwdriver.

Why must the screws be so tiny? None of my screwdrivers are small enough.

I wish that upgraded battery wasn't so expensive!

 

[Hindl]

Quick start is fantastic. What happens when you select something that needs another disc though?

I actually tried this. Brings up an error saying the disc isn't in the slot and to insert the correct disc. Then it boots you to the regular Wii U menu. Overall I'm a big fan of the update. The Wii U OS might be still slow, but good on Ninty for letting me skip everything and go straight to the games, just like the Gamecube and before era

 

[Deku Tree]

I turned off gamepad notifications. Seems like a free advertising service for Nintendo. Quick Start on the other hand is fantastic.