Giving A Wii U This Christmas? Nintendo Wants You To Update It First


One of the best things about getting new hardware for Christmas is the rush of unboxing it. Soaking up the smells, opening up the bags, being the first to put fingerprints on the thing. It really makes you feel like you’re about to use something new.

It’s a pity then that Nintendo is having to advise people to skip this if there’s a Wii U under the tree.

Because the console’s initial update is such an important and time-consuming one, Nintendo of America is recommending that the person giving a Wii U should first take it out of the box, plug it in, use it and update it themselves before handing it over.

It’s a practical recommendation, I know. Nothing will take the wind out of a kid’s sails faster than giving them a console to play games on, then telling them they shouldn’t play games on it for a while until they update it. Still, it’s a little sad that things had to come to this.


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