The one thing I quite enjoyed about the Wii U’s user interface over its competitors was that they opted to go with a rather fun and creative hub when starting up the console and being presented with an endless labyrinth of menus. But quite understandably, there are occasions where you just want to dive into a game without all the fuss. The latest update to the Wii U solves that issue.
Among other improvements implemented in the System Update released earlier today, Nintendo have confirmed the addition of a Quick Start feature for the Wii U Gamepad Controller. After the update has been downloaded, users starting Wii U with the GamePad controller can view the Quick Start screen, which features the icons of 10 recently used or installed games and applications. Users can start the game or software they want to use immediately without first loading the Wii U Menu.
Other additional changes include:
- Users can now receive occasional visual notifications about new games and products, special promotions and more on their GamePad controllers. Users can adjust or remove alert sounds, choose whether to power up the GamePad when notifications arrive and even define the hours during which notifications will automatically display (such as in the middle of the night).
- System updates, in addition to being downloaded automatically, are now also installed automatically while the Wii U console is powered down.
- Easier Nintendo Network ID setup for new users.
- Notifications (different to notifications on the Wii U GamePad) can now be accessed from the Home Menu as well as the Wii U Menu.
