Wii U Update 4.0 Out

[kingsora831]

question is, can you use the gamepad controls to play wii games, that dont have any need for motion control.
Man it would be awesome if that would work and we were able to use the second stick to map the controls for camera to. (much like psp games on the vita)

 

[Xexyz]

Well I was thinking why not wait a little longer for Black Friday?

Black fridays are crazy, I should order from online.

 

[ElYubiYubi]

Posted with my Wii U! I mean the Image.

 

[Xexyz]

question is, can you use the gamepad controls to play wii games, that dont have any need for motion control.
Man it would be awesome if that would work and we were able to use the second stick to map the controls for camera to. (much like psp games on the vita)

No you have to use wii remote.

 

[AzureuzZetsunai]

i repeat myself, what about homebrew? does it brick VWII? or does uninstall everything? or does nothing at all(i dont think so)

 

[picano]

I'll let you know as soon as my install finishes. 88%

 

[Ray Lewis]

Lol, Marcan said Wii mode could NOT be ran with the screen on. He said it was a hardware issue. I guess this update shows he was wrong on that point. I looked around and you do need the Wii mote to run games for Wii on the gamepad.

 

[picano]

I'm looking at the Homebrew channel right now on my gamepad (and tv, you can do both at once)!

On both screens it is centered (rather than widescreen like the standard wii menu).

(And for the curious, both the gamepad and console-linked sensor bars are powered)

 

[The Milkman]

Shit, I want one now...

 

[kingsora831]

second question, Can you use the sensor on the gamepad for motion controls? or do you have to use the sensor bar as usual?

-EDIT-
Looks like i got ninja'd lol.

 

[Ray Lewis]

You still need a Wii mote to play games on the gampad. THIS is sort of toning down the excitement on other forums.

 

[bezem]

You still need a Wii mote to play games on the gampad. THIS is sort of toning down the excitement on other forums.

I don't see why. Baby steps. Seeing as this wasn't expected, let's see where Nintendo takes it next. Most importantly, homebrew status seems OK?

 

[picano]

So all content via the HBC seems to be forced into 4:3 (centered) rather than wide screen. Just tried NSMBW with and without Riivolution.

 

[Clarky]

Update is nice, just tried devolution withit and had burnout 2 streaming to the game pad, should give a nice preview of what gamecube vc could do

 

[loco365]

I just got my Wii U today. What flawless timing.

 

[Slartibartfast42]

So all content via the HBC seems to be forced into 4:3 (centered) rather than wide screen. Just tried NSMBW with and without Riivolution.

So the update doesn't delete your HBC or cIOS, or anything bad?

 

[Celice]

Wait, I got a legit question: will Wii games actually look better on the WiiU gamepad? Games like Skyward Sword turn into a pixelated mess because of the Wii's poor video resolution, but I was wondering if the smaller screen would somehow benefit the games better.

 

[picano]

I don't have any cIOS installed, thought that to be too much of a risk.

HBC runs fine as does Riivolution.

 

[Clarky]

Wait, I got a legit question: will Wii games actually look better on the WiiU gamepad? Games like Skyward Sword turn into a pixelated mess because of the Wii's poor video resolution, but I was wondering if the smaller screen would somehow benefit the games better.

Considering the highest res the game pad supports is 480p, Wii games should look great on it

Anywho in other news apparently the eShop and Miiverse are getting an update as well tonight

 

[the_randomizer]

The update apparently adds Wii Off TV support

Wait what? How the deuce does that that work!? Does it work with the older Wii VC games too?