Wii U April update cuts loading time for returning to menu

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The Wii U system update due next month is being touted as a large one by Nintendo, and here's one of the reasons why. As previously indicated, the update increases the speed of returning from a game to the Wii U menu, but this video shows just how significant that speed boost is.

Going by this video, it'll take almost two thirds less time - from around 23 seconds to just 9 - to exit out of a game and return to the Wii U menu following the update.

While we can't test the update for ourselves just yet, we can and did verify the 'before' video's accuracy with our own side-by-side comparison; our Wii U took the exact same time to exit out of New Super Mario Bros. U. So no, no one sneakily pressed any pause buttons.



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/27/wii-u-april-update-boosts-returning-to-menu-speed-significantly/

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YurPosted:

Takes that long just to go to a menu :O

Soldier_Posted:

Equalise Either way i still think the WiiU is a waste of time.


It is and Nintendo in going to be in alot of trouble if they cant sell more consoles.

Soldier_Posted:

Vivador It took forever just to return to the menu, I'm glad they are reducing the time.


Well atleast they are still working on this fail of a console.

junoPosted:

It took forever just to return to the menu, I'm glad they are reducing the time.

EqualisePosted:

Either way i still think the WiiU is a waste of time.

DemonSurferPosted:

Brad- I took 23 seconds just to exit a game? No wonder it's doing so bad, it looks terrible from everything i've seen about it!


Probably because you only have 1 website on "your" internet? Wii U also available with "good news" :) BTW that's the controller "not" the console,just thought i'd point that out because not everyone seems to know that.

LotsPosted:

the first one is so slow!

Should go back too the N64 days

neboPosted:

M60
Drumstep that's good news :)


Its good but should never take that look in the first place


you have a point

CearnsyPosted:

Drumstep that's good news :)


Its good but should never take that look in the first place

MTVPosted:

ExoticWolfs Wow! The original one takes ages, I wonder why it takes so long.


I guess the console is just really bad