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[Arkhandar]

According to Nintendo, the long-awaited Summer Wii U Update has been delayed and is now set to arrive in Fall 2013, somewhere between "the end of September and beginning of October". Since Nintendo has been working on this major system update since at least April (when we got the last major update) and given the recent 1-2 month delay, it's safe to say that we'll be ending up getting much more than just the regular loading time boosts.

 

[UPDATE] - Nintendo announced that there will be extended Nintendo Network server maintenance from September 30 to October 1. This means, you guessed it, the update will arrive between October 2 and 4. Yay!

http://www.nintendo....work_status.jsp

 

So I've been around many forums and have seen a lot about this in the Miiverse.. and I think I finally managed to get everyone's (realistic) wishlist in one place only. Feel free to make your own requests.

[UPDATE 0] - Moved requests to the thread's front. This post will be progressively updated.
[UPDATE 1: 26/08] - Corrected some issues and added some requests
[UPDATE 2: 27/08] - Separated requests in application categories. Added some requests and flagged confirmed changes.
[UPDATE 3: 28/08] - Added some awesome Mii customization / Wara Wara Plaza requests, as well as some PS4/Xbox One equivalent features. Corrected some issues.
[UPDATE 4: 29/08] - Corrected some typos and issues and added some User Interface related requests.
[UPDATE 5: 31/08] - Added some Wii U GamePad POWER functions.

[UPDATE 6: 01/09] - Added some eShop, TVii and Game Install functions.

[UPDATE 7: 11/09] - Added a transfer tool and a bunch of other stuff.

 

Wii U Version 4.0.0 Wishlist Changelog

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Operating System

• [CONFIRMED] OS Speed Boost
• Merge Wii Menu with Wii U Menu
• Merge HOME Menu with Wii U Menu
• Unified UI (Wii U, 3DS and Web apps such as Miiverse and eShop)
• Modern UI design ("Flat" design - similarly to iOS 7)

System Settings

• Optional Game Installs
• Transfer tool between Wii U's
• Enable Full RGB Color option
• Allow HDMI Video and Component Sound at the same time
• Parental Controls available through System Settings

Wii U GamePad

• Turn Off/On the GamePad's screen by pressing the POWER button
• Turn Off the Wii U by pressing the POWER button more than 3 seconds
• Enable Voice Commands using the Wii U GamePad's microphone

Off-TV Play

• [CONFIRMED] Activate Off-TV Play using the - (Minus) Button (only software released after Pikmin 3 )

Wara Wara Plaza

• Wara Wara Plaza Plug-ins (example: Animal Crossing Plaza - Mii's turn into animals, city tree at the center, etc.)
• Add a Featured Shows section/icon (powered by Nintendo TVii)
• Access most Miiverse, eShop and TVii information directly, regarding a Mii/Icon (such as comments, yeahs and views)
• Ability to display more icons/rearrange them in different ways
• Add a hovering title above Featured Applications
• Real-time Weather and Current Time from your current location (powered by Google/Wii Street U) (example: if it's currently night time, it's night time in the Wara Wara Plaza too, if its raining, its raining in the Wara Wara Plaza too (Miis with Umbrellas = Awesome)

Wii U Menu / HOME Menu

• Folders
• Wallpapers (with Parallax Effect) free/sold on Nintendo eShop
• Miiverse tab in Wii U Menu (Preview Mode - Highlights, Friend List, Messages and Wii Chat U (prompt))
• Nintendo eShop tab (Preview Mode - Weekly Highlights)
• Nintendo TVii tab (Preview Mode - Favorite Shows Highlights)
• Notifications tab in Wii U Menu (Full App, similarly to iOS/Android)
• Personal Mii Customization tab
• Image Gallery application (USB HDD or SD Card)
• Video Playback application with support for subttitles (USB HDD or SD Card)

Mii Editor

• Customize your personal Mii with Nintendo-themed hats and other clothes bought with Accomplishment Points (similarly to StreetPass Mii Plaza on 3DS)

Nintendo Network ID

• Temporary Log-In on a Registered Friend's Wii U
• Temporary Game Sharing (24 hours max. for example) while logged in
• Cloud Saves (allows to continue a game on friends house, excellent for Super Smash Bros.)

Miiverse

• Unified Accomplishments System
• Save screenshots before posting them
• Merge with Friend List
• Allow for more than 100 Friends
• Profile Cover: attach a Game Picture taken by you as your cover(example: Art Academy sketches, Pikmin 3 photos), similarly to Game Pages
• Activity Log: Game Statistics and Game Library sharing
• Invite/Join Friend on an online multiplayer room (similarly to 3DS Friend List)
• Share with Social Media Websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr [[YouTube, Ustream, Twitch.tv]] (currently only on Web version)
• [STRETCH] Gameplay Streaming / 10 second Game Video sharing

Nintendo eShop

• [CONFIRMED] Unified Nintendo eShop (Wii U/3DS/Web)
• Remote-Buy (Wii U/3DS/Web)
• Account based purchases (possible to transfer purchases to a different console if needed)
• Written reviews, published on Miiverse with a "Review" tag (up to 200 characters)
• Ability to Gift games.
• Better layout of games and categories (example: Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Virtual Cosole, Indies, Videos)
• [CONFIRMED] Franchise-based categories (example: Mario, Zelda, Mega Man, Sonic, Metroid, Kirby, etc.)

Nintendo TVii

• Nintendo TVii comes to Europe
• Redesigned UI to match the rest of the system
• Video Playback directly on the application

Internet Browser

• More opened tabs simultaneously
• Web History (up to 1000 pages for example)

Wii U Chat

• [CONFIRMED] Enable as a Multitasking Application
• Cross-Game (Party) Chat / Video Call with Friends [during gameplay]
• [CONFIRMED] Wii U to Smartphone/Tablet/PC calls

Notifications

• Unified Notifications System
• On-screen pop-up and prompt when a new notification is available (Friend is online, new Miiverse Yeah!/Comment/Message, favorite show is on air on Nintendo TVii, Accomplishment, new update available, etc.)

Download Manager / SpotPass

• Merge with Notifications

Now, if only we could post this on Miiverse or something, just to get Nintendo's attention...

What do you guys expect from the Summer/Fall Wii U Update? It will be fun to see which of these gets fixed in the upcoming update.

Edited by Arkhandar, 28 September 2013 - 03:39 AM.

[SDDMN]

I expect the summer/fall Wii U update, that's pretty much it. I don't expect Nintendo to make N64/GBA games available on VC, and I don't expect there to be unified accounts like almost everyone's been wanting(I can understand why, but eh). Nothing but an update that makes the Wii U OS load faster.

Edited by SDDMN, 25 August 2013 - 05:19 PM.

[Socalmuscle]

Hoping for a much Better, more flat and modern ui.

Expecting a significant os speed increase.

[Foot]

OS speed increase

Too late for achievements

Too stubborn for things we want

[Arkhandar]

Hoping for a much Better, more flat and modern ui.

Expecting a significant os speed increase.

 

Hear hear.

Even the Home Menu on the 3DS looks more modern than the Wii U Menu. It all just looks so archaic, idk.. Android 2.3?? xD 

 

And I don't really like the fact that the OS is so.. shattered. You have the Wii U Menu, the Wara Wara Plaza, the Home Menu, the Wii Menu and basically the Miiverse to access friends, messages, etc. and Nintendo TVii to access video functions. Why not just unify it all in one single seamless UI, ala PS4/Xbox dashboard?

 

OS speed increase

Too late for achievements

Too stubborn for things we want

 

Well, PS3 got achievements later trough an update so it's definitely not impossible. Bu then again, this is Nintendo we're talking about.

 

A more streamlined unified notifications system would automatically be a system seller for me. I absolutely hate the current "flashing a blue light for every damn thing". It's useless.

Edited by Arkhandar, 25 August 2013 - 05:38 PM.

[LinkKennedy]

Achievements would be awesome especially for games like Mario bros. and we'll the faster load times and all that is a given so...idk, idk what would honestly be realistic at this point.

[Arkhandar]

Achievements would be awesome especially for games like Mario bros. and we'll the faster load times and all that is a given so...idk, idk what would honestly be realistic at this point.

 

Hey, at least the worst case scenario is just a regular OS speed update, which isn't a bad thing really. 

[Nollog]

I want folders

[Arkhandar]

 

Something in the lines of this is what we probably need. 

 

Disclaimer: I am not the author of this image.

Edited by Arkhandar, 25 August 2013 - 06:04 PM.

[Hank Hill]

I'm fairly certain the Summer update already hit and gave a large performance boost in terms of OS speed.

[Arkhandar]

I'm fairly certain the Summer update already hit and gave a large performance boost in terms of OS speed.

 

Nope, that was version 3.1.0 which is not the "Summer Update" Nintendo announced and recently delayed.

 

That update only brought the usual "Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience."

Edited by Arkhandar, 25 August 2013 - 06:06 PM.

[nbond3040]

I expect cross game voice chat some sort of cloud type business even if it's small remember that one thing that either Nintendo bought or they did something regarding cloud not to long ago can't exactly remember also I'm hoping some type of account recovery where if your 3ds/WiiU is stolen you can recover your account and download the titles you bought from the e-shop also N64/Gamecube virtual console games I don't expect most of this stuff this is a wishlist

[Hank Hill]

Nope, that was version 3.1.0 which is not the "Summer Update" Nintendo announced and recently delayed.

 

That update only brought the usual "Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience."

 

Oh, didn't know that. Carry on, then.

[Arkhandar]

I expect cross game voice chat some sort of cloud type business even if it's small remember that one thing that either Nintendo bought or they did something regarding cloud not to long ago can't exactly remember also I'm hoping some type of account recovery where if your 3ds/WiiU is stolen you can recover your account and download the titles you bought from the e-shop also N64/Gamecube virtual console games I don't expect most of this stuff this is a wishlist

 

You might be talking about this: 

Nintendo’s NERD division investigating GPGPU powered cloud computing

 

“The developers at Nintendo headquarters need to spend their time developing the actual platform, so I think we’d like to explore areas that they don’t have time for. For example the possibilities which are opened up by the combination of cloud technologies and new software paradigms like general purpose GPU programming.”

 

Source: http://nintendoevery...loud-computing/

 

It's basically what the Xbox One will be doing in a few months time with cloud computing. Interesting..

Edited by Arkhandar, 25 August 2013 - 06:21 PM.

[nbond3040]

You might be talking about this: 

 

It's basically what the Xbox One will be doing in a few months time with cloud computing. Interesting..

I believe it is thank you very much

[Zinix]

I want it to come for my birthday, October 29th.

[Tom]

Anti-piracy Minor adjustments to enhance the user experience.

[xile6]

Anti-piracy Minor adjustments to enhance the user experience.

Lol. ThatsThat's the ps3 and 3ds......

 

But yea I bet this update will just speed up things and probably cut down on 1 menu or so.

They really could of update it to look different to make it stand apart from the Wii but they choice not to for some reason. So we see how they think so I doubt we will get anything good.

I hope they prove me wrong but I don't think so.

[XxNightfallxX]

geez another update, it seems I just can't keep up at times.

[Abcdude]

A better interface, much more simple, and achievements. Also better user profiles, a way to show how many hours you've put into a game and all your games.