Wii update advertises Wii U

Nintendo has sent out an update to current Wii owners, informing them that the Wii U is "not just an upgrade."

May 1, 2013 2:00 PM

Nintendo has admitted openly that it hasn't defined the Wii U very well, most recently in comments following unfortunate annual earnings. The company is trying a new approach to educating players about the Wii U: spelling it out for all existing Wii owners. @StarfireTurtle tweeted an image of the Wii message board (via Kotaku) which emphasizes that Wii U is an entirely new system from Nintendo. "Wii U is the all-new home console from Nintendo," it states. "It's not just an upgrade--it's an entirely new system that will change the way you and your family experience games and entertainment." It's strange that Nintendo has to say so directly that the Wii U is an "entirely new system," but at least the company is trying to inform its massive Wii user base.

@kotaku Nintendo sent a message over the Wii message board tonight once again advertising the WiiU "upgrade" twitter.com/StarfireTurtle…
— Your Inner Han (@StarfireTurtle) May 1, 2013

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Nintendo has sent out an update to current Wii owners, informing them that the Wii U is "not just an upgrade."
- Gwyndion
  
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  May 1, 2013 2:14 PM
  
  I was trying to identify the strange humming noise in my living room today. I finally noticed the Wii flashing blue at me (after the update mentioned above arrived). That thing has a lot of nerve turning itself on all by itself. Does it turn off eventually or would it just run forever until noticed?
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    May 1, 2013 2:20 PM
    
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    - Grape Flavor
      
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      May 1, 2013 8:17 PM
      
      Yeah, it's completely trivial to turn that off. One of the first things I did with my Wii.
      
      I guess not everybody goes through to check the settings upon getting a new gadget like I do.
      - nwillard
        
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        May 1, 2013 10:15 PM
        
        I love doing that. Gotta see all the things I can tweak!
  - dedgecko
    
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    May 1, 2013 2:28 PM
    
    This is one of the reasons i first disconnected my wii as it's use started to wane. One of the most annoying message notification systems.
    
    room randomly glowing in the middle of the night
    - one random winner
      
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      May 1, 2013 2:32 PM
      
      I turned it off because it was killing the GPU (the wifi is on the GPU die and the thing heats up because the fan doesn't turn on unless it's on).
- abrasion
  
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  May 1, 2013 2:22 PM
  
  lol. What a clusterfuck!
  RIP Nintendo, truly an American icon.
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    May 1, 2013 2:34 PM
    
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  - OutlawSundown
    
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    May 1, 2013 10:28 PM
    
    Is it wrong that I kind of want them to die as a console maker at this point at least outside of the handheld market but continue on as a publisher? I want to play their games but not buy a console that's a generation behind everything else.
    - xylothan
      
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      May 1, 2013 10:29 PM
      
      No it's not. I want them to follow Sega's lead so we can get Metroid game on the Xbox. Can you imagine how good a Metroid game could be on a console that isn't underpowered for it's time. :P
      - EnhancedInterrogator
        
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        May 2, 2013 10:26 AM
        
        Yeah, I can imagine. I played Metroid Prime in 2002.
- vitek r
  
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  May 1, 2013 8:33 PM
  
  this will really be informative for the 20 or 30 people with a wii actually connected to the internet or are even aware/care that it can
  - EnhancedInterrogator
    
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    May 1, 2013 10:23 PM
    
    Yeah, the crossover between the people who know how to check their Wii messages and the people who don't understand what the Wii U is is probably pretty small.
- rtricoche
  
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  May 2, 2013 6:36 AM
  
  If there was ever an industry crash, as some are expecting. Nintendo would survive that, I have no doubt about it.
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  May 2, 2013 6:39 AM
  
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- frdranger
  
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  May 2, 2013 6:42 AM
  
  I just read that there will be no Madden 25 nor CoD: Ghosts on Wii U. If this is true, then this system is not good....