Wii U gets a firmware update, almost 3 years after the previous one
Wii U Firmware Update 5.5.5 released
Nintendo have just pushed update 5.5.5 to the Wii U (yes, you read that correctly), almost 3 years after they had last updated the console firmware.
Firmware 5.5.5 Brings “stability” according to the official changelog, and we can only wonder at this point what kind of stability is required for this console. (Which brings the question: do they still make new Wii U games in 2021?).
Ver. 5.5.5 U (March 1st, 2021)
Improvements to system stability and usability
- Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.
Technically, the previous firmware was 5.5.4. Apparently released specifically to Europe, it was released for GDPR compliance in 2019. But for most people, 5.5.3 was the last “relevant” update, and that was in 2018, almost 3 years ago.
How to update Wii U firmware
Should you want to update, your Wii U will probably be able download the update automatically while in standby mode. Alternatively, go to System Settings > System Update.
Source: ylws8bot
AND WHY?
Didn’t they kill it off many years ago?
Same as $ony updating the PS3 and Vita, 2 consoles they dont care about but keep sc*** with the people who are keeping those consoles alive.
The WiiU doesn’t need an update for anything. The eshop is still open but never updated, there are no new games for it, maybe its coz they are about to kill Netflix on the WiiU and this is the update to kill it off completely.
I updated and everything still works fine.
Cant see anything changed. The stupid miithingy is still there even that they cancelled it years ago its still showing up.
does homebrew launcher still work
do you know the meaning of the word “everything”?
They are just double checking, you could have just said “yes”. Thanks for confirming and letting us know.
Colloquially, the meaning of “everything” is relative to the imagination and motivation of the speaker and listener, which might not be identical. Thus, your statement “everything” you could think of and cared enough to test works is not guaranteed include “everything” they can think of and care about. The question, if clumsily worded, may therefore be legitimate and serves to clarify this, especially if they do not know you, your way of thinking, your use of the device in question, your diligence in testing, etc. and can therefore not infer a reasonable approximation of what “everything” means to you.
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Miiverse is still there because why waste time and effort removing it? It’s a core part of the UI so removing it requires paying people to do it. Better to just set it into “offline” mode and not worry about which is what they’ve done of course.
Hmm…let me guess. Brick code is now updated to brick the Console with all games? ROFL
someone in Thailand might laugh at it.