Are you ready for a system software update? No, not for the Nintendo Switch, but the Wii U! It's been quite a while since we've seen one of these--the last update was issued in September of 2018, in fact. A brand new firmware update is available for the console, bringing it to version number 5.5.5. The official changelog is helpful as usual, giving us that magical sentence we can always expect from Nintendo. Keep an eye on this thread and hopefully we'll find out what exactly this update actually brings to the table.

Improvements to system stability and usability

• Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.

Source

 

[NoobletCheese]

You can have perfect vWii output by changing the resolution to 480p, hence avoiding the bad internal upscaler, and letting your TV or something else upscale it for you.

Sure it's annoying to switch resolution all the time if you play both Wii and Wii U games, but a workable solution nonetheless.

I've tried every combination of video mode and aspect ratio, and they all seem sub-par to me, with chroma shift and some kind of antialiasing deflicker filter for Wii games (though the latter can be disabled for GameCube games in Nintendont).

I've just ordered a component cable to see if it looks better over that.

 

[Tur7L3]

You can have perfect vWii output by changing the resolution to 480p, hence avoiding the bad internal upscaler, and letting your TV or something else upscale it for you.

Sure it's annoying to switch resolution all the time if you play both Wii and Wii U games, but a workable solution nonetheless.

Heard there is a Wii homebrew program that leaves it at 480p when you enter vWii mode but eh never got into it, I kinda like how it looks, however it would be better if Nintendo got around running them at 720p and then upscalling, like most Wii U games.

 

[wiiNinja]

So now the wii u is more stable then my marriage

That's the reason I went with vWife; I can upgrade without fear of bricking.

 

[Pickle_Rick]

Once I got the Switch, while I don't play it daily anymore, I'll never get rid of the U. Can't beat 3 generations of home consoles NATIVELY on one system. Crazy talk these days.

Technically the 3DS does that as well. 3DS/DS(i)/GBA natively on one system.

 

[vdwjeremy]

Heard there is a Wii homebrew program that leaves it at 480p when you enter vWii mode but eh never got into it, I kinda like how it looks, however it would be better if Nintendo got around running them at 720p and then upscalling, like most Wii U games.

Which one is it ?

 

[zoogie]

Now it's time for a 555 promotion crossover with Domino's Pizza.

"Upgrade your pizza cravings to the latest firm crust" is how I imagine it'd go.

 

[sonictopfan]

Heard about this earlier today, ofw here but with games installed via wud installer on external, I haven’t used my WiiU in a couple of days, been playing on Switch/3DS/PS4 but I plan on playing on it again soon, is there any risk to update or should I just try to block the update?

 

[Tur7L3]

Which one is it ?

I can't remember right now, but if you search for vWii's resolution discutions you'll find it in a gbatemp thread in less than 5 mins.

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Heard about this earlier today, ofw here but with games installed via wud installer on external, I haven’t used my WiiU in a couple of days, been playing on Switch/3DS/PS4 but I plan on playing on it again soon, is there any risk to update or should I just try to block the update?

Go ahead, no risks or exploits ruined. Probably just preparing its way to shut down the ability of uploading levels to Mario Maker 1

 

[VanillaDome]

I feel weird being one of the two people still playing the Wii U. And yes, kinda worried to see what this can do to Haxchi, but in the worst case it's just that I can't play mario kart with my sis online anymore.
For those who might want to install cfw in the future, that might be a big problem.

I am also one of the two people that still play the Wii U. The only downsides in my opinion are the chonky Gamepad and the slow loading times, but the emulation is epic.

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I can't remember right now, but if you search for vWii's resolution discutions you'll find it in a gbatemp thread in less than 5 mins.

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Go ahead, no risks or exploits ruined. Probably just preparing its way to shut down the ability of uploading levels to Mario Maker 1

I just homebrewed my Wii U with Mocha Indexiine after 5.5.5 was released and everything is working perfectly.

 

[vdwjeremy]

Agreed,
I have one at home as well, and the backward compatibility is really good

 

[depaul]

Besides, no one mentioning how good the official NDS emulator is, with Gamepad used as the second screen.

 

[wiindsurf]

I've tried every combination of video mode and aspect ratio, and they all seem sub-par to me, with chroma shift and some kind of antialiasing deflicker filter for Wii games (though the latter can be disabled for GameCube games in Nintendont).

I've just ordered a component cable to see if it looks better over that.

What's doing the upscaling for you? Most TVs are not very good at it either.

 

[pickinanameainteasy]

So, I still occasionally play MK8 online on my Wii U. Will Updating to 5.5.5U mess up my hacks? I have Mocha/Indexiine.

 

[Benja81]

Technically the 3DS does that as well. 3DS/DS(i)/GBA natively on one system.

Yes! Not home consoles, but it sure does for portable console generations: GBA, DS, 3DS. I was thinking the same thing. You see folks, sometimes NinenDOES. (Or NintenDID).

 

[NoobletCheese]

What's doing the upscaling for you? Most TVs are not very good at it either.

My TV is fine at upscaling 480p, it resolves all resolution on SMPTE RP133.
It is not good at 480i though as it has some filtering in the vertical direction.
It doesn't allow disabling of overscan in SD/ED modes, which hurts the resolution a bit.
I get the best result visually with WiiU upscaling to 1080p and TV's overscan off.
My TV also has some extra processing unique to 1080p which seems to improve sharpness and colour accuracy.
Relevant thread: https://gbatemp.net/threads/fixing-vwii-mode.573265/

 

[depaul]

I believe Wii U just mimics the old Wii 480p output, exactly as it was.

480p graphics are sadly going to look bad on HD/4k screen no matter what.

 

[K3Nv2]

Danggg now the Wii U entering the stability race as well?
Someday consoles will be so stable therapists will hate them!

Nah they still need therapy for proper dust removal
In other news Nintendo is working on a $200 dust removal kit specifically for Wii/WiiU kits buy now before bots and scalpers get ahold of them.

 

[NoNAND]

Never saw it coming

 

[Vivisector]

WiiU and PS3 getting end of life updates gang

 

[godreborn]

WiiU and PS3 getting end of life updates gang

The ps3 is for accs keys, which is for bluray movies. I think wiiu is for ssl keys.