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Wii firmware updated to 3.0U (Clock on dash, minor channel changes)
- Thread starter EphemeralDream
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CreatureX3
Member
Blue light also flashes when starting Weather and Everybody Votes channels.thefro said:
radioheadrule83
Banned
Wow... I was starting to get annoyed with NOE releases and was considering getting the Wiikey installed myself. The only reason I never was because I'm currently experiencing the green sparkles GPU error and I need to send the system off... I'm glad I never installed it now.
I hope future updates are at least this good.
I hope future updates are at least this good.
CreatureX3
Member
I've had Wii Connect on since November and have had no problems.Lobster said:
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
They need to give us the option to turn on/off sound effects.
rollingstart
Banned
thefro said:
I might try it out, I hope it isnt too loud.
It hardly makes any noise. It's practically a passive cooling fan.Linkzg said:
It certainly raises the suspicion level. I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to run the fan simply because so many people complained about how hot the thing got on stand-by. Wether the hardware could handle the heat or not, it certainly was a worry for almost all Wii owners at some point I'm sure.Scrubking said:
:Motorbass
Member
In Soviet RussiaHero said:
Scrubking said:
OMG... do people read?
The failures are happening because some GPUs are faulty to begin with... and those faults are not caused by the heat, but the heat does make the problems appear faster...
People have had WC on for months without problems, while others don't have it on and the failure still appears...
The fan will sure slow down the breaking of the GPUs, but still... if you have a Wii with a bad GPU, there's no fan in the world that is going to fix it...
Cosmonaut X
Member
Jiguryo said:
Any idea whether the Todays Accomplishments now lists all games correctly? Previously it seemed to be unable to identify certain Cube or Wii games, or presented them differently (so resident evil 4, instead of Resident Evil 4 or KORORINPA instead of Kororinpa). Just a little niggle, but something that would be nice to see fixed (though I suppose it could be caused by whatever ID tags on the disc the system reads to generate the accomplishment, in which case it may be insoluble)
Cosmonaut X
Member
Jokeropia said:That's how the titles of those games are written on the boxes.
Yeah, I know - it just bugs me that there isn't a consistent style
radioheadrule83
Banned
Images of the update for those sitting in work today:
System showing it is now updated to 3.0
The 'illegal modification' warning is for future updates... seemingly not this one. You only get this message *after* you update.
The clock displays on the main channel screen. Note that once you've accessed those channels again, the News and Weather channels display content in this view also.
"Today's Accomplishments" messages have become white envelopes instead of yellow ones. Only messages from friends and those generated by games will show on your calandar. You can also now re-arrange your address book.
The shop channel's main screen:
Clicking the header will take you to a list of recommended titles:
On entering the shop, you can now jump straight to titles you have already downloaded:
The virtual console area has changed too:
Popular titles:
Search by system:
By Publisher:
By Genre:
Or search for a game:
System showing it is now updated to 3.0
The 'illegal modification' warning is for future updates... seemingly not this one. You only get this message *after* you update.
The clock displays on the main channel screen. Note that once you've accessed those channels again, the News and Weather channels display content in this view also.
"Today's Accomplishments" messages have become white envelopes instead of yellow ones. Only messages from friends and those generated by games will show on your calandar. You can also now re-arrange your address book.
The shop channel's main screen:
Clicking the header will take you to a list of recommended titles:
On entering the shop, you can now jump straight to titles you have already downloaded:
The virtual console area has changed too:
Popular titles:
Search by system:
By Publisher:
By Genre:
Or search for a game:
Quick question, does the wii connect to the internet if you turn the console on when wiiconnect24 is off? Or do you have to go to system settings and change things around first? I'd turn it off if it's the first case since it doesn't do anything anyway and I don't want to waste the earth's energies
JohnyDeepthroat
Member
Stoked to update when I get home. Was hoping for a bit more functionality but faster loading times throughout the frontend gui is a pile of coding in its own. Good job NIN.
Jokeropia said:
What well known facts? You keep talking as if you had a sit down with Reggie and he explained everything to you.
The only thing we know is that Wii GPU's are failing. The reason why - whether overheating or defect - is still a mystery. And just like Msft, Nintendo isn't likely to tell us the truth any time soon.
An defect in a small portion of the Wii GPU's cause them to be extra sensitive to heat. If you for whatever reason refuse to believe Nintendo tech support then just add two and two together. Lots of people (myself included) have had Wii's running with Connect 24 since launch without any problems. Others broke down after only a few days.Scrubking said:
norinrad21 said:
really? is it really confirmed?? i thought of this when i opened the thread, but i may not use it... i don´t wanna take any risks :S mainly because i can´t send my Wii to Nintendo.
dannie said:
i haven´t updated but, does it stay lit? ´cuz before i used to insert a disc and the blue light flash for a sec.
thestopsign
Member
Just wondering since I haven't heard it mentioned in a while, is the playing VC Games of all SD Cards true? It was taken out of the first post.
Stopsign said:
That was a joke post if you haven't figured it out already.
By the way, the increase in entering into and exiting from channels is really noticeable. That's one of the main complaints I had with the Wii before, and I am happy this is now improved. Nice work Nintendo!
leroy hacker
Member
Dimmuxx said:
I just checked mine, bought on release day, and the fan isn't on after having been on WC24 all night and the system feels the same temperature as usual. Possibly they do know which batch was defective though and have turned on the fan for those.
By the way, it is pretty silly to think that WC24 is inherently broken. According to the Iwata asks interviews, going back several years ago one of the original design goals for the hardware was to allow it to be run all night without the fan. How likely is it that Nintendo would release a system that can't properly do something several years were spent designing it to do? Seriously, what's more likely-that Nintendo's designers screwed up the only ambition they had for the Wii hardware or that a bad batch of gpus went out?
Not to mention all of the anecdotal evidence from people who've used WV24 continuously since launch, the majority of whom have had no problems. I've left the system in WC24 for weeks at times during dry periods, without any hardware glitches.
The fear and paranoia about this issue is really silly. If your console breaks in warranty period, Nintendo will replace it. If you run WC24 your defective console will break sooner so you're more likely to be able to get it replaced.
thestopsign
Member
Damnit, I could of used that. The one thing I actually want Nintendo to do. I guess the rest of this is sort of cool, but lets get some better functionality for storage Nintendo.