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How fast is the Wii U after its latest update? Here are some numbers.

NE: "I think the improved load times are what the majority of Wii U owners are looking forward to the most with the Spring update that was just released, and if you’re still waiting for the thing to download/install, you’re someone without a Wii U who wants to see if Nintendo made good on their promise, or you’re just curious what the actual numbers are, I’ve got you covered. All figures are listed in seconds."

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guitarded774010d ago

It really is much faster... I like it. They probably should have spent more time on the OS, but at least they've shown they plan on taking system software updates seriously.

cleft54011d ago

Glad to see Nintendo solving these issues. When they come out with more games I want I will be happy to purchase the system.

PygmelionHunter4011d ago

Iwata said there will be more updates like this until you can seamlessly go from one app to another, I truly hope he wasn't lying.

extermin8or4010d ago

yeah but tbh it should have been like that from day 1 i mean i'd be pretty pissed off if my phone couldn't do it but samsung had come out and said "don't worry there will be patches to allow it to have the functionality we mentioned it'd have before you bought it" - I mean both microsft and Sony have at the very least the main core functions they promise then to be there day 2, sometimes it might take a month r so but like coming up to 6 months....

PygmelionHunter4010d ago

But you have to remember that neither the PS3 nor the 360 were what they are today before all the firmware updates they got (specially the PS3), and those consoles had very limited RAM. The Wii U can use up to 1GB of Ram for OS only, I see great potential in that, and I want Nintendo to realize it too and give us lots of features and great OS performance.

extermin8or4010d ago

issue isn't the amount of RAM but it's transfer speeds, that's the limiting factors, and no they weren't but 90% of their changes where new things, not fixing core functionality..

josephayal4011d ago (Edited 4011d ago )

my Wii U performed 96% MUCH faster than before

jameson123454011d ago

I'm so happy this was fixed. It always took too long to do anything on the system. Are Hulu Plus's stability issues fixed too?

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."

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8 of the most useless amiibo figures ever released

A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.

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Looking Ahead: The Lingering Questions About the Next Mario Kart

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."

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Yi-Long8d ago

I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.

gold_drake8d ago

there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.

nintendo needs their bangers early on