10 replies to this topic

[FSThree]

Tell me I'm not crazy. When I try to download the massive firmware update, it freezes on me. The dl animation (blue wheel) freezes; the dl music freezes. Has my Wii U bricked itself?

[Jgreenwell]

My friends Wii U froze in the middle of updating. It's been frozen, for like 4 and a half hours. It won't turn off. He won't unplug it because he's afraid he'll brick it. And my power went out during MY Wii U update, and it got bricked. Ah, Nintendo.

Edited by Jgreenwell, 18 November 2012 - 11:52 PM.

[cannonshane]

The power going out has nothing to do with Nintendo, Pretty much every electrical device that updates firmware etc says not to turn off the power during update as it can cause harm. Now obviously in your case it couldn't be helped but even if it was a mobile phone or something it would have caused problems.

[scotty79]

Maybe so but a 5gb day one update is too large and as a result people having problems

[cannonshane]

I download way more than 5 gig in movies every day on my crappy Australian connection. 5 gig is jack all in the grand scheme of things.

Edited by cannonshane, 19 November 2012 - 12:10 AM.

[scotty79]

Ok name me one other product with a 5gb update on day one?not a download a hyper important if system goes off device bricked update.i mean maybe the Hubble telescope or the mars rover had a 5gb update day one but not on really for consumer electronics

[cannonshane]

Im not saying there is other devices that require a 5GB update, all im saying is 5 GB isn't really that much data.

Edited by cannonshane, 19 November 2012 - 12:57 AM.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

This updat really needs to be built into future systems.

[Gaymer]

When I updated, I kept losing my connection and the download would close on me. I'm just glad that you can continue where you left off when you start it up again. But yes, that update was really too large for a first day update.

[Kiki Neko-Chan]

It's. Not. 5GB!!!!! The whole OS takes up only 4GB of space, so how can the update possibly be 5GB?!

When I updated, I kept losing my connection and the download would close on me. I'm just glad that you can continue where you left off when you start it up again. But yes, that update was really too large for a first day update.

Same here.

[Auzzie Wingman]

5GBs?

WELL.... ****!