https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/324314637870985216

which google translates to:

[Iwata] so we decided to implement the body next week update of Wii U, the direct of today, I introduce the main body also this update

So in the Japanese Nintendo Direct from today 3PM GMT it seems we'll get the details. Hopefully we'll also get some new Wii U games presentation.

 

So that's what Reggie meant by "my body is ready"....

 

Let's see other news about this update:

- Download/Install software while playing games - this one seems reaaaaaaaaaaaally helpful because a lot of people are complaining about the download time. I would gladly play something while my game/app is coming from eShop
- Download (& Install??) even when you turn console off - niiiice
- Virtual Console in off-tv mode - although I'm not a fan of old games seems that many were awaiting this one
- PanoramaView - some app similar to Google app already available, I'm not at all interested in this one.

 

day one vc release: donkey kong 64

i can dream

 

Yeah I was seeing something about how currently you can't copy between hard drives and you have to have the space on your Wii U to copy it there first.....I guess this is a pain because computers can't read the Wii U formatted drives? Haven't tried it yet, I am guessing it doesn't use WBFS and there is no PC Apps to manage Wii U formatted drives at this time.

I did email Nintendo about save data and they replied that this update is not adding this ability but that they would note my concern and forward it to whoever blah blah blah. I would urge everyone to complain to Nintendo about this, it's bad enough having purchases tied to the console but having saves tied to the console and not being able to backup them up at all is absolutely freaking ridiculous.

 

Here is what i Predict the "Best" news features of the new update will be.
1. Removal of the homebrew channel.
2. Blacklist Bathaxx exploit
3. delete CIOS's
4. possibly even fix the Smash Stack exploit via updating IOS36 itself as it cannot be blacklisted like save based ones like BATHAXX.
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which means,
1. wait and see and if the new update does infact remove the Homebrew Channel,based on what others who updated have said. I will wait until a HBC update comes out, similar to how it was updated to allow people to retain it when updating to 4.3 on the original Wii.
2. Never power it up with a connection to the Internet at all as it will block vWii mode until the update is applied. should be safe to connect to the internet once in vWii, I use a LAN adapter so it should be easy connect it up once in vWii mode, which cannot be done on wireless unless you turn your wireless access point off until in vWii mode.

 

Has anyone bothered to install it yet and see what happens?

 

is it even out yet for us to download an try ?

 

oh ok so the current system firmware is 2.1.3U ??

EDIT: Yes it is I just checked

/me awaits the system update

 

wonder how long this update will take to download the 1st took me 2 hours