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?

thatmariolover · 11-20-2006, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GameMaster

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?

1. Looks the same.

2. I don't know, but I suspect you'll simply get a 'Disk Read Error' or something to that effect.

Jason1 · 11-20-2006, 07:00 PM

I cant imagine how bad its going to be Christmas morning, when I will be updating.

Dyne · 11-20-2006, 07:48 PM

At least 1 million people are updating. No wonder they didn't add the News and Weather right away, that would be literal mayhem.

Updates took barely any time for me; 2 minutes at most. Of course, I'm connecting through my AirPort Extreme in my Mac, so it should be pretty fast locally.

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.

manasecret · 11-20-2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

At least 1 million people are updating. No wonder they didn't add the News and Weather right away, that would be literal mayhem.

Updates took barely any time for me; 2 minutes at most. Of course, I'm connecting through my AirPort Extreme in my Mac, so it should be pretty fast locally.

Same for me, took mine like two minutes. But those two minutes sure felt like a long time. I guess I shouldn't have complained, though, after looking how long it took for some of y'all.

I'm hooked up through a wireless router to cable internet in Houston, btw. God I'm glad I wasn't in New Orleans at school, internet sucks there all the time regardless of the Wii. Though I can't tell what it is the updates updated.

I got a read error on WiiSports the first time I stuck the game in and was asked to turn the Wii off and on. That was a scary moment, thought maybe I got a lemon.

Seth · 11-21-2006, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GameMaster

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?

haha oh **** i love you

Null · 11-22-2006, 12:23 AM

what was the update for?

Crash · 11-22-2006, 09:16 AM

I think the wii is screwed. Still can't get online after updating.

Calling nintendo for a replacement.