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Wii U Bricked

#1Paddle008Posted 11/18/2012 4:39:53 PM
Are all of these Brick threads true? - Results (614 votes)
51.3% (315 votes)
7.49% (46 votes)
It's just the trolls.
13.68% (84 votes)
How would I know?
17.59% (108 votes)
My Wii U is Bricked.
4.72% (29 votes)
Who cares?
5.21% (32 votes)
This poll is now closed.
Are all of these brick threads true? Is this a serious issue?
#2Sylar100Posted 11/18/2012 4:40:46 PM
Yeah they probably are true
#3Kabuto_YPosted 11/18/2012 4:41:03 PM
The issue is, there's a very LARGE system update that you have to go through (I think I read something like 5 gigs?). If you turn your system off during this mandatory update, like any mandatory update, your system bricks.
#4fire2boxPosted 11/18/2012 4:41:09 PM
kotaku posted about it I think.
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#5MirageMew2Posted 11/18/2012 4:41:58 PM
Honestly, it seems like it's just impatient people who are stupid enough to turn off their console during a 5 GB download.
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#6jairusmonillasPosted 11/18/2012 4:42:01 PM
Why wouldn't it be true? 5GB of update? you serious? that's pretty huge and you have higher chance of bricking
#7Paddle008(Topic Creator)Posted 11/18/2012 4:42:03 PM
Hopefully they decrease the update times.
#8RyoOhki777Posted 11/18/2012 4:44:54 PM
Mine is bricked. Power outage while downloading the system update. Yes, the downloading part. Some people are saying that it installs while downloading... in any case, it's a brick.

I don't blame Nintendo for a power outage, BUT... if they had shipped with the system up to date in the first place I'd be playing right now.
#9LHS_2012Posted 11/18/2012 4:45:42 PM
There's no way to know, but at the same time it probably isn't as bad as what you think. Why do I think that? Well, we're getting a disproportionately negative reaction simply because the vast majority of people whose consoles haven't bricked aren't coming here to say "Don't worry, I'm good".

Is it something to be concerned about? Well, if you think a power outage has a reasonable chance of happening, then yea. But chances are you'll be fine.
#10Baha05Posted 11/18/2012 4:45:45 PM
I want to say some might be true while others might not be.
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