Nintendo PSA: update the firmware for that gift Wii U

[wraggster]

So you're the very definition of generosity and plan to put a Wii U (http://www.engadget.com/wii-u-review/nintendo-wii-u-review/) under the tree for that special someone. Nintendo just provided a helpful tip to keep the kindness going beyond Christmas morning, if it's not too late: update that Wii U's firmware before you wrap the box. Unless the recipients are wired up with Google Fiber (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/11/netflix-isp-ranking-google-fiber-streaming/), they'll likely face a long wait as that 5GB patch arrives. The process will spoil the unboxing (http://www.engadget.com/tag/unboxing/)experience, to be sure -- but so does realizing that it's another two hours before anyone can use the eShop and Netflix. Trust us, they'll thank you for it later.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/24/psa-update-the-firmware-on-that-nintendo-wii-u-gift/