First Bricked Wii U Reported

[Gahars]

And the update isn't 5GB.

All the sites I've seen discussing the Wii U mention that the size of the update is 5 GB. Is there some confusion on the matter or what?

Also, I suggest we use this for all Wii U-related technical threads:

 

[loco365]

Well, if the update is 5GB, you'd better pray to god you don't have a data cap.

 

[Arras]

Someone should just use a PC/router to check the amount of traffic actually going through while downloading the update. I highly doubt it's actually 5GB considering the 8GB internal memory of the Basic version.

 

[Snailface]

All the sites I've seen discussing the Wii U mention that the size of the update is 5 GB. Is their some confusion on the matter or what?

Also, I suggest we use this for all Wii U-related technical threads:

That rumor was probably started because the WiiU 8gig only has 3 GB free after update installation.

Of course the unpacked download could actually be around 5 GB(a Nintendo direct did say it was 4.2GB), but it is actually only around 1.5 GBs packed during the download. That's still an enormous update.

 

[weavile001]

I turned off my wii 3 times while doing an update and it never had any problems.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

The download files could be 5GB but perhaps the actual install is smaller.

Also welcome to the world of horrible internal storage capacity.

 

[emigre]

I laughed when I read the thread title.

 

[Foxi4]

...the more U know...

...and knowing is half the battle!

 

[Pong20302000]

heres the current top WiiU played game

 

[PizzaPino]

on some stream 2 guys just turned it off during the update and it turned back on just fine. probably during the download and not while the update was applied.

 

[Arras]

It probably doesn't really say whether it's currently downloading or applying like the 3DS, which is annoying.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

The "U" in Wii U stands for "Updating..."

 

[Deleted_171835]

I don't know of any device that can brick during a firmware download , unless the thing is installing while its downloading -- which would be stupid.

Seriously, the download can be an entire afternoon for someone with DSL. A simultaneous download/install is just too risky for a process that drawn out.

Perhaps it already finished downloading and was installing. It won't specify between the two. Regardless, shutting down a system while it's in the process of updating is fucking stupid.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Ben Fritz, Film business reporter for Latimes, has bricked his Wii U without playing a single game. The reason? Shutting down the system during an update.

The Wii U will brick if you shut it down during an ongoing firmware update.

what a dumbass that guy is!

 

[gamefan5]

Most retarded move I've ever heard in gamingdom.
Bricked wiiu because he shut down while updating, well no shit sherlock.

 

[Cyan]

1GB packed (3h download for me), is really big for a console's update.

If it's using the same Wii and 3DS system, it's not really downloading a full big firmware file but multiple files to replace only the modified ones. (but it doesn't change anything for the end user).

Edit:
They could have made a background download.
For three hours, you'll see a progress bar while eagerly waiting to play your game. at least, they could make a mini game on the gamepad while downloading.

 

[Pong20302000]

I've decided to make this thread for system updates
http://gbatemp.net/threads/firmware-update-compilation-thread-wiiu.337700/

 

[Satangel]

Dumbass doesn't deserve better I reckon. It's a bit of a shame, but this is just something that happens every day, every where. People shut down their consoles/PC's every day during updates.

 

[Clarky]

right, so who wants to issue this to the ex-wii u owner?

 

[Fluto]

Wait....
5 Gb for the first update?
That leaves 3Gb to the people with an 8gb wii u.
That could mean that all of the updates put together must be under 8gb.