Well it seems to be working fine now. Still was very frustrating but whatever. Thanks for the input everyone

I wish I didn't. I tried again and same thing happened :/ I'm gonna try again later and see if it has the same results when changing discs rather than starting the system with that disc. If it happens again I'll have to determine if the disc is unreadable or if something is wrong with the system itself to cause it to freeze up like that. I know the gamepad itself is fine, I can access the TV control while it does that still. But yeah, it sucks haha

Hopefully its like your two guys' and will self-resolve

So today I decide to put in Super Mario Bros. U. I have had no issue playing it the last few days and it has zero scratches or smudges. Oddly (and with this game only) whenever I launch the software the wii u wont go any further and freezes on the launch screen. If I shut down the wii u from my gamepad it will only shut down the pad itself and not the console. Also, if I go to shut it down from the system it does nothing but stay on. Only way to shut it down is to actually unplug the system.

No, I have not shut down the system during any updates incase that's what people are thinking.

This is the deluxe model; has anyone had a similar issue?

Hi there :3
I found this site through a google search and am glad I did. I am looking forward to getting to know some of you and maybe add people through wii u accounts. (Just to clearify, my name here doesn't match my account ID like some people).

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and will have a great New Year !