[gdjman68wasdigi]

tried and tested my boys wii u, have done the update and set up my NN id

i believe there is a 2nd update and if im being honest, cannot be bothered unpacking it again..

thoughts??

shall i do it or leave it until xmas day

i dont fancy looking at a progress bar for an hour on christmas morning

[gdjman68wasdigi]

ok, decided to do it

good hour to go on the download still..

software??

2 of my 3 games are sealed, dont really want to open them

nintendoland and tekken, do they require updates also?

[SimonB79]

Originally Posted by gdjman68wasdigi

ok, decided to do it

good hour to go on the download still..

software??

2 of my 3 games are sealed, dont really want to open them

nintendoland and tekken, do they require updates also?

i quite surprised its taking an hour ... i dont remember the 2nd update being anywhere near as big as the 1st initial download.

[gdjman68wasdigi]

Originally Posted by SimonB79

i quite surprised its taking an hour ... i dont remember the 2nd update being anywhere near as big as the 1st initial download.

ive done it, re boxed it and wrapped it

that would have been a major nightmare xmas morning

added everybody anyway

[thomas2400]

Getting one for my birthday next monday and i'm not even being allowed to open the box and look at it so all these updates are going to pile up

Can i ask what broadband you use and what your normal speeds are like? i've heard online the updates can take from as long as a few hours to as little as 20 minutes and i'd like to get an idea how long it could take for me so i can watch a movie or something instead of just watching a bar fill up

[OMTT]

I'm with BT Infinity & the updates + installation took roughly a hour & a half which is ridiculous. If you're doing the update for the first time, it'll download them all in one big update

[gdjman68wasdigi]

Originally Posted by thomas2400

Getting one for my birthday next monday and i'm not even being allowed to open the box and look at it so all these updates are going to pile up

Can i ask what broadband you use and what your normal speeds are like? i've heard online the updates can take from as long as a few hours to as little as 20 minutes and i'd like to get an idea how long it could take for me so i can watch a movie or something instead of just watching a bar fill up

sky unlimited, i live in the sticks, well 6 miles from the exchange and it takes a while to download things.

if you cant open till your birthday, be prepared for a good two hours to download and then maybe 30 minutes to install it

dont forget to go into the settings and disable the power off, even though it says it will be disabled when you start the update (paranoia) and then you can set your NN id up

[thomas2400]

I really hope it doesn't take that long, i've got mates coming round to have a go of it

it would not be great if my first experience on the WiiU is 'let's stick the PS3 on and play some fifa instead while it downloads'

[Callous]

The first update took me a good hour and a half, the second about 30 minutes. Not to mention the time it takes to install them after they have downloaded. Nintendoland has a big update as well. Oh and it'll take about 3 hrs to charge the controller.

In all honesty, I'd update everything well before Christmas day ..if only to make sure everything is working as it should.

If you're charging the controller, downloading the firmware updates and games updates,transferring /creating Mii's..and setting up your ID etc..you'll probably waiting 5 hrs before everything is done.

[gdjman68wasdigi]

Originally Posted by Callous

The first update took me a good hour and a half, the second about 30 minutes. Not to mention the time it takes to install them after they have downloaded. Nintendoland has a big update as well. Oh and it'll take about 3 hrs to charge the controller.

In all honesty, I'd update everything well before Christmas day ..if only to make sure everything is working as it should.

If you're charging the controller, downloading the firmware updates and games updates,transferring /creating Mii's..and setting up your ID etc..you'll probably waiting 5 hrs before everything is done.

drat

[gdjman68wasdigi]

Originally Posted by thomas2400

I really hope it doesn't take that long, i've got mates coming round to have a go of it

it would not be great if my first experience on the WiiU is 'let's stick the PS3 on and play some fifa instead while it downloads'

ive never been so nervous doing an update in case there is a power cut


i think Nintendo need some pointers from Microsoft on this side of things

[SimonB79]

The 1st update took about 1 hour & the 2nd about 30mins ... I'm on 100meg with a decent netgear dualband router ... but because the wiiu isn't 5ghz wirelessN compatable it's stuck on 2.4ghz wirelessG which limits the speed 2 about 20meg ... I believe nintendo bandwidth throttle the connection so ya not gonna get fast downloads anyway.

[thomas2400]

Originally Posted by Callous

The first update took me a good hour and a half, the second about 30 minutes. Not to mention the time it takes to install them after they have downloaded. Nintendoland has a big update as well. Oh and it'll take about 3 hrs to charge the controller.

In all honesty, I'd update everything well before Christmas day ..if only to make sure everything is working as it should.

If you're charging the controller, downloading the firmware updates and games updates,transferring /creating Mii's..and setting up your ID etc..you'll probably waiting 5 hrs before everything is done.

You can charge the Pad while it updates can't you? i thought you could plug the charger directly into the gamepad and keep playing

Originally Posted by gdjman68wasdigi

ive never been so nervous doing an update in case there is a power cut


i think Nintendo need some pointers from Microsoft on this side of things

I'd say they should take lessons from Sony personally, nothing like being on Plus and the next time you turn the PS3 on it tells you which games have been updated, so no more turning on a game and having to wait 5,10,20+ minutes while to does the latest patch

Guess i'll have to get used to these annoying updates again though

[gdjman68wasdigi]

Originally Posted by thomas2400

You can charge the Pad while it updates can't you? i thought you could plug the charger directly into the gamepad and keep playing



I'd say they should take lessons from Sony personally, nothing like being on Plus and the next time you turn the PS3 on it tells you which games have been updated, so no more turning on a game and having to wait 5,10,20+ minutes while to does the latest patch

Guess i'll have to get used to these annoying updates again though

add me when you get it all set up, ive sent req to people but unsure how to send a message with it