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Coming from Nintendo's 2013 company handbook:

 

 

 

The European Nintendo TVii website has been updated and now reads as follows:

 

Yesterday was a odd day. First we got a a whole new Nintendo 3DS model, the Nintendo 2DS. Then, Nintendo announced a Wii U price cut and a Wind Waker HD bundle. And finally, they bomb-shelled us with a bunch of release dates on heavy hitters such as Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Wii Party U, The Legend of Zelda: Alink Between Worlds and The Wiind Waker HD, Marito Party: Island Tour, among others... What did we missing here?

A Nintendo Direct. And Iwata.

For the past two years, Nintendo has saved literally every single announcement they had to make to a Nintendo Direct. The Nintendo 3DS XL, Wii U release dates and the major Wii U first party titles mentioned above were all announced on  a Nintendo Direct presentation, usually hosted by Iwata and co-hosted by other regional specific developers/managers. Today we got none of that.
 
Take a look at these two fairly recent reports:

No More 3DS Models Coming in the Near Future - July 28, 2012

When asked whether Nintendo had plans of releasing more 3DS alternate designs, Iwata explained that if the market was filled with too many choices it could confuse consumers. He also expressed concern for how efficiently they could produce a great number of a variety of products.
 
Source: http://www.nintendow...t.com/news/3089

Satoru Iwata Cites Poor Basic Wii U Sales To Rule Out Price Cut Benefits - August 12, 2013

"If the price is actually an issue [with Wii U], then there is some contradiction between the current sales balance between the Basic and Premium versions of the Wii U.The basic version should have sold a lot, but the fact of the matter is that people are buying more of the premium version. So the issue is not there.I understand that the real issue is the lack of software, and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles."
 
Source: http://www.nintendol...ce_cut_benefits

 
Well, that's odd. Either Mr. Iwata changed totally changed his mind in a matter of weeks.. or something's going on inside Nintendo. We're about to see some changes in the near future. Stay tuned.

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.