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Wii U: firmware update available (5.5.0, RIP Nintendo TVii)
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Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
Whats TVii?
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
exactly
Azure Dream
Member
Updating to remove features. Nintendo's got it goin' on!
The last Wii U update that added something other than "stability" or a bug fix was November 10th, 2014, which only added Amiibo Settings.
The last Wii U update that added something other than "stability" or a bug fix was November 10th, 2014, which only added Amiibo Settings.
It does? I could never get it to work with my Yamaha receiver. My HTC phone with the blaster works fine for both my receiver and TV though. Pretty useless that it can turn on my TV when it can't set my receiver's inputs or turn it on.
Akhe
Member
AHahaha now I can sleep in peace!!
The gamepad also acts as a universal remote. Not that hard of a concept.
Pokemaniac
Member
For those curious, at least one of the known kernel vulnerabilities has been confirmed patched.
What are you on about? The TV button is to turn the Gamepad into a TV remote control replacement. It's not just for switching inputs. You have control over channels, volume and access to the EPG to view channel listings. All things at that done better with you actual TV remote control. And if you did use your Gamepad as a TV remote, the battery would be dead after a few hours of telly watching.
Yes, Nintendo is going to come to your house and it rip it out of your controller soon after you update your Wii U.
akidnamededdy
Banned
I still have no idea what the hell TVii was supposed to be.
clay_ghost
Member
Does it save some space?
Even for that, we're not sure if it's gonna be region-free.
EDIT: That got me thinking about Iwata and now I'm sad again.
the TV button is completely useless for me since i use my receiver's remote to control my stuff.
the whole TVii thing has been the biggest waste of time since the News and Forecasts channels on the original Wii. i wish they did a system update that removed those useless channels for the Wii back in the day.
the whole TVii thing has been the biggest waste of time since the News and Forecasts channels on the original Wii. i wish they did a system update that removed those useless channels for the Wii back in the day.
secretanchitman
Member
I agree completely. What a waste of time - let us have the ability to delete channels that we don't want/use.
More stability is fine with me but no features in almost a year? Really seems like Nintendo is content with how the Wii U is until NX.
I wish they used this update to fix the web browser
Really, the web browser is almost dead. Ita hard to load anything in full. Youtube videos are hard to start playing, twitter links dont work for more than a year...
And it used to be lovely
The tv button is wonderful. Im always losing my remote, the tv button is always saving me
Really, the web browser is almost dead. Ita hard to load anything in full. Youtube videos are hard to start playing, twitter links dont work for more than a year...
And it used to be lovely
The tv button is wonderful. Im always losing my remote, the tv button is always saving me
FleetingFlowAir
Member
Good riddance. I only used it once to enter a sweepstakes and it was slooooooooooooow. You won't be missed, TVii.
It's the feature that gets the most use out of our Game Pad. Can't find / reach the remote, turn on the TV with the pad.
dreampeppers99
Member
I miss stability updates =/
redmetal86
Member
Sure, they could have made it so those channels could be deleted by users, but a mass update for everyone? I'd rather it be optional.
AcademicSaucer
Member
2016
Yeah, unfortunately.
Sure, the idea was, if you're holding the GamePad, you don't need to pick up the remote to do that stuff. Less stuff in my hands to perform basic functions = a win. Even if you don't use it.
Might not be possible. It requires the WiiU to have full hardware comparability with the required HDMI spec, and for the pin carrying the CEC channel to be active. For example, the original PS3 didn't support CEC, but the first Slim revision tweaked the HDMI hardware so that CEC would work.
Both XB1 and WiiU went to IR blaster tech to control TVs, so I'd imagine they cheap'd out to saved a few cents and don't have hardware support for HDMI-CEC.
HDMI-CEC is wonderful. My TV remote is a fully functional universal remote, able to operate TV, AVR, STB and BD player. It can even operate the PS3, navigating menus etc.
bumpkin
Member
Yeah, it never had anything whatsoever to do with NHL hockey. I don't give a flying crap about MLB, NBA or NFL.
Every time, not sure if it's trolling at this point, no matter it's gone now so people can stop being dumb...oh wait.
CreatureX3
Member
Not to mention how painfully slow the OS was originally as well.
AgentOtaku
Member
I loved the way TVii allowed you to search for a movie or TV show by title, and then it would show you where you could watch that title--on cable or streaming services--and gave you links to either launch the apps straight to that title or switch over to cable and change the channel for you.
It's a great inversion of the usual formula for finding content to watch and it makes a hell of a lot more sense. I'm disappointed not only that TVii was so sluggish and unused, but also that no other set top box has emulated this formula and done it better.
It's a great inversion of the usual formula for finding content to watch and it makes a hell of a lot more sense. I'm disappointed not only that TVii was so sluggish and unused, but also that no other set top box has emulated this formula and done it better.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Argh. I came here to ask this, thought it'd be the case. Haven't updated my system in a while though, just waiting on a full homebrew guide for newbies like me.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Lol!
Press the TV button, turn on the TV, change the channel, adjust the volume, then press the TV button again. I can't imagine why you'd just keep it in remote mode for 5 hours. Yeah, that would kill the battery.
EDIT: Did you quote the wrong person? I never mentioned anything about changing inputs vs other remote functionality.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
The search function was a super awesome idea and just about the only worthwhile feature the app had. Way too fucking slow for me to ever bother with it though, and the fact that Netflix never updated their app on Wii U with profile support made it pretty useless to me anyway. Plus all the damn crashing. Hopefully someone else builds a similar feature into something more useable. You'd think Xbox One would have something as simple and straightforward by now, but no.
Reallink
Member
That's hard to believe to be honest. It doesn't make logical sense to quarter off that much memory (a full 50% of the total pool) for a tertiary feature like web browsing a probable majority of users have never touched. Given the relative simplicity of the OS and core apps (consider what PS360 crammed into 30-50-some-odd MB), that isn't really an excuse for why the core functionality/apps aren't always loaded into RAM launching 5-10x faster than they do.
To Far Away Times
Member
The TV button is nice. Change inputs, adjust volume, turn the TV on/off... all that stuff is awesome for a lazy person like me.
The TVii feature, the one that was like a slow ass cable box, was worthless.
The TVii feature, the one that was like a slow ass cable box, was worthless.
KennyLinder
Member
Gutted, used that all the time here in the UK. You'll be missed!
Drilbit777
Member
Well RIP TVii
Pokemaniac
Member
The RAM allocation isn't only for browsing the Internet. Apps like Miiverse and the eShop (which are both web apps) also run using that RAM.
The main failing of the Wii U OS design is really having the home menu and Wii U menu be two separate things. If they were combined into one thing, like on 3DS, the whole user experience could be a bunch smoother.
Yes. You're free to play anything in your region.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Just like the Wii U itself then. Interesting concept not optimally executed.