Jinks Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Well the u is a pos.. just did the new update and nfsmw u loaded and crashed total lockup. Had to hold power on till would reset.. good thing just got a 360 kinet system my kid won in a contest... although it sucks without making a stupid account... has 5 demos tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Keep an eye on it. If it keeps happening you may wish to call Nintendo. My first Wii U was bricked out of the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 So you had a single lockup and that automatically means the system is garbage? There's many reasons that could have happened. As toptenmaterial said, call Nintendo if it continues to happen. I also find it funny you're willing to move to a 360 as a more reliable system, as it's one of the least reliable consoles on the market. The newer units have improved in reliability, but I even had one of the latest Kinect models die a couple months ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Just an FYI, the demo Wii U at a local Walmart was locked up. The screen was frozen and it was unresponsive to the controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I had one of my first lock-ups the other night while playing a two-player game of Sonic All Star Racing Transformed. Caught my friend and I completely off guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 I am just used to the bulletproof nintendo of the past. It`s happened couple more times now. I guess they are modern hard core now. The 360 kinect was brand new free. Would have never bought it. It needs xbox live activated to be usefull. cant even netflix the damn thing. I have played nfsmw u lots of times without failure. There is more updates coming for the u and will likely make the system more stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Oh another thing the U likes you to wait for each process to finish. like if you power on and press netflix right away while its starting up and loading the miis you can be almost certain will lock up. Kinda like a computer opening up too many apps at once. let the miis fill the screen never lock up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karyyk Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I've had a few lockups...not exactly a big deal. It seems a bit premature to say that a platform sucks because of a few (or even one) lockups, because frankly, they all do it. ALL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I've had my Wii U since Christmas and I think I've had 2, maybe 3 at the most, times when the system froze and I had to unplug it from the wall to get control back. Been months since the last time it happened so its not a problem for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 I was just pissed when it first locked up. i retract my statement that its a pos. was just used to rock solid nintendo performance and a bit displeased.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenomorpher Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I've had my Wii U since Christmas and I think I've had 2, maybe 3 at the most, times when the system froze and I had to unplug it from the wall to get control back. Been months since the last time it happened so its not a problem for me. Same here, but it has only happened while using the web browser for flash or html5 player for me. It really hasn't put me off since my PS3's browser did that every so often when I used it for flash videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) Some/most lockups are sure to be resolved with future software updates. The question remains, are any lockups due to hardware problems? Only time will answer that one and I think it's a bit early to tell. Edited May 30, 2013 by JamesD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 (edited) Ok try this. go on netflix. watch a bit of a show. press the home button. select nintendo shop channel. will then see info about netflix. then press front page. will see a white screen and crash. does this for me every time... Poor software programming methinks. bigtime.. when you do this do not close software when you press home button. follow the steps exactly as i said.. lemme know?? At least it can be restarted from the gamepad. nfsmw u locked again. thought it was off and next day turned the tv on to see the game on and buzzing(all fimiliar crash beeping sound like you pulled a cart on a 2600 running)and frozen on a driving screen. The gamepad powered on and said the console is out of range and was right beside it reset at console and then fixed the problem. Edited June 1, 2013 by Jinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjennings Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Forgetting about the Wii U and then it goes to sleep automatically is a fairly consistent way to get games to crash. When I see the warning about automatic power down I just recycle the power. Otherwise, it has worked well. The netflix app on our blue ray player is completely worthless, crashing frequently, or stopping in the middle of a movie. The Wii U's Netflix app is much more stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Skylanders made my U freak out the other day. Had to completely unplug it before I could get it to reboot. Other than that no problems. Seems stable as hell to me compared to the 360 and PS2 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Well, I've been using my Wii U almost exclusively this last week, and I've had it crash a handful of times at varying moments. The most frequent occurrence seems to be when exiting an application. Yesterday after using Netflix, the screen faded black, and then the console locked up. Holding down the power button didn't work and I had to pull the power from the wall outlet. Tonight the system locked up at the loading screen after exiting YouTube. It was still making the usual sound it would at that screen, but it just sat there for twenty minutes. Powering down with the tablet from there didn't work, but holding down the power button on the console did. I wonder what causes these lockups? Has anyone else been experiencing them more frequently now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Ok try this. go on netflix. watch a bit of a show Well you got farther than me - Netflix crashed while loading 100% for me. Had to pull the power plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 (edited) Its got a 25% failure rate when firing up nfsmw u..is that good?? Edited June 19, 2013 by Jinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I don't think I have had it crash on NSMBU yet. I will post an update if I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I have yet to experience a crash, though as I mentioned earlier, my first unit came bricked. The funny thing is that the Wii U has 2 gigs of RAM- though this seems dated in relation to gaming computers and the upcoming consoles, it should be enough to take care of business. And one gig is dedicated to the OS (not sure if this helps non-game app performance). Admittedly I don't know much about computers, but I would assume that more RAM (and I would think that 2 gigs is enough) should help prevent crashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Well there is probably some poor coding on the part of the firmware. It definitely seems sluggish to me. Ideally with video game hardware, the software is all optimized for it so it'll run better even on relatively poor hardware vs. a personal computer. IMO there's no reason the firmware should run poorly (did they not know the specs when they wrote the code for it?) but I guess if the hardware wasn't finalized or they tried to get to much performance out of the 2 gig...well there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 I don't think I have had it crash on NSMBU yet. I will post an update if I do. no it was need for speed most wanted not tge mario game. It was the most stable before the two updates.. it was slow but never crashed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yeah, I'll admit it seemed to crash less before the updates. Then again, I also used it far less before the updates, so.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yeah, I'll admit it seemed to crash less before the updates. Then again, I also used it far less before the updates, so.. i guess same here so hard to say.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Well, it crashed on me twice in the last hour or so. Once when exiting YouTube (I did it while a video was streaming), then the next time when I attempted to change the system's output display resolution. Blah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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