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A Wii U system update has launched today which introduces a variety of user experience enhancements, notably the new Quick Start feature for the Wii U GamePad.
Users starting the Wii U using the GamePad can view the Quick Start screen, which features the icons of 10 recently used or installed games and applications. From this screen games and applications can be launched immediately without first loading the Wii U Menu.
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 set hours when such visual notifications are prohibited (such as 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.
Source: Press release
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