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[CrimsonCommie]

Nice really fast now.

 

[Askherserenity]

Works great! I like that they added extra options for the gamepad screen. It didnt have brightness/power saving settings before right?

 

[checkeredknight]

This almost reminds me of the days I would plug a cartridge in, press on and the game would begin.

 

[Morgoth]

Works great! I like that they added extra options for the gamepad screen. It didnt have brightness/power saving settings before right?

No, It had them before.

 

[phanphare]

Works great! I like that they added extra options for the gamepad screen. It didnt have brightness/power saving settings before right?

yes it did

edit: ^

 

[Riki]

I wonder if the GamePad ads stuff will beep like crazy all next week during E3?

E3 news is the only reason I won't turn it off

I hate to admit it, but I'm excited to see what they use it for. Especially at E3.

 

[Vanillalite]

System menus way faster now.

Miiverse still sort of slow though. Feels even worse now that the system menus are faster.

 

[Askherserenity]

yes it did

edit: ^

Hmm, something must just look different I guess.

 

[DashReindeer]

downloaded and installed/rebooted in literally 5 minutes. That was FAST.

So jealous of you people with fast Internet connections. My Internet is so bad here that I can hardly do anything else online while I am waiting for this to download, and all told this thing will probably take close to an hour. AN HOUR.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I hate to admit it, but I'm excited to see what they use it for. Especially at E3.

X is all I need next week

and Animal Crossing U with NFP <--- this game will use the gamepad beeps

 

[BM8]

Is it me, or does everything look sharper? Have they adjusted resolutions for everything?

I know the gamepad chip can be updated. Maybe they did that?

 

[SteveWinwood]

does the os work faster than a snail covered in molasses yet

 

[Incitemaybe]

I guess I'll find out soon enough... but to clarify... the notification stuff is just Nintendo notifactions right? They really need to improve their system for notifications between users. MK8 is impossible to play with friends without having to set up gameplay outside of the Wii U itself. I've already ran into multiple probs messaging a friend who I saw was playing MK8 but he didnt notice because you have to go to Miiverse to see those messages. It makes no sense.

I'm on this bus. Let me communicate easily with my wii u friends nintendo.

 

[Eusis]

Took forever to download and wasn't even on a slow connection. I think the servers were just jampacked initially and since most of the people got addressed it sped up crazy fast.

 

[Riki]

Is it me, or does everything look sharper? Have they adjusted resolutions for everything?

I know the gamepad chip can be updated. Maybe they did that?

It's just you. It looks exactly the same.

 

[BM8]

It's just you. It looks exactly the same.

Maybe its from cleaning off my gamepad.

The home button manu just looks cleaner on the eyes.

 

[LiK]

So jealous of you people with fast Internet connections. My Internet is so bad here that I can hardly do anything else online while I am waiting for this to download, and all told this thing will probably take close to an hour. AN HOUR.

my connection is actually pretty slow and basic compared to everyone else. i think i was just lucky i got a fast server. i'm on wifi too which surprised me.

started at 9:11pm and finished at 9:16pm

 

[KojiKnight]

Is it me, or does everything look sharper? Have they adjusted resolutions for everything?

I know the gamepad chip can be updated. Maybe they did that?

It's possible they updated their CODEC to get better results, but the update surely didn't add pixels Haven't tested it yet myself so I can't say.

 

[BM8]

It's possible they updated their CODEC to get better results, but the update surely didn't add pixels Haven't tested it yet myself so I can't say.

Okay.

No way implying added pixels. I meant the icon size, maybe they made em slightly smaller, appearing sharper.

 

[InFamousRaiden]

Is it me, or does everything look sharper? Have they adjusted resolutions for everything?

I know the gamepad chip can be updated. Maybe they did that?

lol.......

 

[BM8]

lol.......

Its possible.

Didnt mean adding pixels, read above.

 

[Roo]

lol.......

#dead

 

[Riki]

So... Under the Switch User option for NNID... Your Mii dances...
It's amazing!

 

[BY2K]

Oh wow, this is fast.

 

[MasterOfPuppets]

The Mii box doesn't have color anymore it seems.

 

[Ghazi]

Ah, I remember my issue! Is there any way to transfer ONLY an account on the Wii U to another, yet?

 

[Berna]

So... Under the Switch User option for NNID... Your Mii dances...
It's amazing!

Yep.

 

[Rubixcuba]

Liking this Nintendo momentum. Update perfectly released for all of those new Wii U owners following Mario Kart.

 

[Trago]

Damn, the speed is noticeable.

 

[StreetsAhead]

So... Under the Switch User option for NNID... Your Mii dances...
It's amazing!

Just saw a Vine. Quite cute!

 

[ShadowElliot]

WHOA! I turn on my Wii U and got to the menu in around 15-17 seconds.

SO MUCH IMPROVEMENT!

 

[makingmusic476]

This is the best week for Wii U yet.

 

[BY2K]

From boot to the title screen of Wind Waker HD in 25-30 seconds.

Fuck.

 

[Riki]

This is the best week for Wii U yet.

Too bad it'll be short lived.

Spoiler

Since next week will destroy us all with awesomeness.

 

[Penguin]

Yep.

I feel like these are the little touches the Wii U was missing.

Still makes me sad that downloadable games aren't treated like presents like they were on the 3DS.

 

[ohlawd]

my Mii is being a lameass and just stands there with his legs crossed.

 

[Van Owen]

It's still entirely too slow.

Having to launch separate apps and waiting for them to load to see which friends are online or change settings is beyond stupid and was done better last gen.

 

[Riki]

It's still entirely too slow.

Having to launch separate apps and waiting for them to load to see which friends are online or change settings is beyond stupid and was done better last gen.

It takes like 3 seconds to load your friends list. That's the same as any other system.

 

[LiK]

It's still entirely too slow.

Having to launch separate apps and waiting for them to load to see which friends are online or change settings is beyond stupid and was done better last gen.

felt faster to me.

 

[Vanillalite]

It's still entirely too slow.

Having to launch separate apps and waiting for them to load to see which friends are online or change settings is beyond stupid and was done better last gen.

Apps like Friends List and Web Browser load up fine.

The main exception I have to all of this was stated above, and that is Miiverse. Loading up Miiverse is still hella slow. Thankfully Mario Kart 8 has Miiverse just built into the game instead,

 

[Javier]

Miiverse definitely loads A LOT faster.

 

[M3d10n]

The quick start menu works when the Wii U is actually off? I knew the GamePad had some actual hardware on it other than a video and audio decoder, nice to see Nintendo making more use of it.

 

[atr0cious]

Maybe its from cleaning off my gamepad.

The home button manu just looks cleaner on the eyes.

I came to this thread cause I think I notice it too. The grey looks a little different, especially where the battery life bars are.

 

[Tehalemi]

From boot to the title screen of Wind Waker HD in 25-30 seconds.

Fuck.

my Mii is being a lamaess and just stands there with his legs crossed.

xD

 

[Riki]

Miiverse definitely loads A LOT faster.

10 seconds from pressing the MiiVerse Icon to posting a message. It's definitely not instant messaging, but it's not slow either.

 

[terrisus]

Was going to post a picture but abload.de is giving me some issues.

Triangle in the top left. First row has three: disc, wii mode, activity log (games). Second: Netflix and amazon prime (media). Third: AC Plaza.

Empty space and then a column down the far right. Wii U games on top. Most recently played visible. Rest of the Wii U games go down the top row through all screens. Second row has VC games. Third row is downloadable/indie games.

Settings at the end of the games and the rest of the crap on the last page. Keeps the first page clean and the whole thing moderately organized.

Folders would be better but it works.

Back on topic, the quick launch is awesome.

I have 83 icons in my menus, with 7 pages available.

How would you recommend I organize my icons to be in any sort of logical format?

 

[VanWinkle]

Speed feels the same, but I haven't used the quick start thing yet, which is the main feature. Haven't really noticed any stealth updates yet, except there's a little edge of a disc on the icon on the home menu that corresponds to the disc you have in the system. Just a minor aesthetic different.

Edit: Just tried the quick start. Man that thing is fast. Started up Pikmin in hardly any time at all. VERY, VERY cool.

 

[Vanillalite]

10 seconds from pressing the MiiVerse Icon to posting a message. It's definitely not instant messaging, but it's not slow either.

Friends list and browser load in like 3 seconds though.

 

[Riki]

Friends list and browser load in like 3 seconds though.

Right, I said as much. I just wish messaging was integrated into the Friend's List.

Speed feels the same, but I haven't used the quick start thing yet, which is the main feature. Haven't really noticed any stealth updates yet, except there's a little edge of a disc on the icon on the home menu that corresponds to the disc you have in the system. Just a minor aesthetic different.

Pretty sure that's always been there.

 

[Kandinsky]

Seems like a pretty decent little update. Was hoping for more, but oh well.

Yeah me too, like gamepad support for Wii games omg.

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