
The menu switching optimisation is a welcome change, but the comparison video shown during the presentation still showed a sizeable wait-time in between menus, so there is still work to be done here. Other improvements include the chance to transfer files from external harddrives to Wii U and the ability to hold the B button during start-up to go straight to the Wii U menu.


During their recent Nintendo Direct presentation - which mainly focused on 3DS information - Satoru Iwata outlined the changes, which include the ability to download updates while you're playing games (or when your Wii U is switched off), a speeding up of the menu system, and the introduction of the Virtual Console one day after the firmware update. Nintendo have announced that several improvements to the Wii U firmware will be available for download next week.
