While the Wii U's early sales numbers are nothing to sneeze at, the launch as a whole probably could have gone smoother.
A large, mandatory system update upset many users. There were sporadic system outages. And some anticipated features were not available on day one (though several of those have launched since).
While the company's global president has apologized for some of the bumpy parts – specifically the hour-plus long mandatory system update – Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, takes a different approach.
While regrettable, he said in a talk with Gamasutra, the last-minute release of the patch was necessary, so the team could ensure the online functionality worked as smoothly as possible.
I wouldn't even call them hiccups. Its more like sniffling.
Too much complaining, all software updates itself now
lol people complain about the ps3 updates but Nintendo gets a pass. Either way why would people complain about software updates when then improve the system.
Reggie Feels-Men : "That's right, b1tches...'cuz I'm still gettin' PAAAAIIIID!"