Wii update speed?

Yoda9864 · 11-20-2006, 03:56 PM

It took quite a while for me to update my Wii, like 4 or 5 minutes. I'm connecting with wireless, so does that mean that I have a really weak connection to my router?

Or maybe it was because everyone and their mothers were updating their Wii at the same time? Did everyone else get a really slow update speed?

DeathsHand · 11-20-2006, 04:07 PM

4 or 5 minutes? It took me like 20... And that's not counting it freezing up for an hour and a half before I called customer service and they helped me sort it out (they say not the turn off the system during update, what they mean is if you turn the system off, it will do absolutely no harm at all, you just have to start the D/L over again)...

The servers are just really busy (or at least they were yesterday), so I doubt it's your connection...

GameMaster · 11-20-2006, 04:08 PM

Yeah, its not that big a deal though. I assume most updates after the initial purchase will occur during hours after midnight when most people are sleeping.

Random Wii Question: Is there anyway to earn points or do I have to buy them? I really don't want to pay to play those old games.

thatmariolover · 11-20-2006, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GameMaster

Yeah, its not that big a deal though. I assume most updates after the initial purchase will occur during hours after midnight when most people are sleeping.

Random Wii Question: Is there anyway to earn points or do I have to buy them? I really don't want to pay to play those old games.

There's no way to earn Wii points right now. I imagine that's something they'll explore later, but for now I think they've barely got the network running. They're gonna try to stabilize it and add more content before they worry about giving stuff away for free.

Crash · 11-20-2006, 04:14 PM

took me two days, about 15 tries.... Nintendo's server is getting BOMBED!

Yoda9864 · 11-20-2006, 04:32 PM

Oh wow, I guess I got off easy then. I guess I was just so pumped up to play it that it seemed like forever when updating it.

GameMaster · 11-20-2006, 04:59 PM

Questions:

1. If I put a Gamecube game in my Wii, will the graphics be upgraded automatically or will it look the same?

2. What happens if I put a DVD in my Wii?

Crash · 11-20-2006, 08:20 PM

I'm still getting an error when I try to agree to the user agreement. This is sucking badly.