Wifi on the wii u

Bekis wasn't surprised to hear that we were able to greatly extend the range of the device in frequency-quiet areas. Tests in the lab were able to maintain connections between the Wii U and the GamePad at more than feet, he said. So Nintendo created a range that their studies showed would reflect the experience of " While Bekis was clear that Nintendo hasn't talked about the idea of using repeaters or range extenders with the Wii U and GamePad, he did say that the technology supports their use.

The Wii U is using a special form of The only issue that would have to be dealt with, and Bekis said it's absolutely fixable, is any latency that a repeater might add to the system. Bekis also confirmed that the system can support two GamePads connected to the same system at once.

The tech would even theoretically support extending the GamePad's use well outside the house, say to a local Starbucks, through Wi-Fi. Broadcom also is responsible for the Wii U's tech for connecting to the internet, its use of Bluetooth and even the NFC functions that Nintendo has been strangely quiet about.

Near-Field Communication is a technology that would allow the Wii U's GamePad to communicate with something that has a special chip built into it. While support for the tech has not been officially announced for the game, a leaked internal demo video for Rayman Legends showed the technology being used to bring characters into the game by placing toys on the console's GamePad.

The effect appeared to be similar to what Activision's Skylanders uses. Bekis said he expects Nintendo plans to announce more details about the tech's use after the console's launch.

I can see a lot of opportunities for them to take advantage of it. I think that's an area that still has to be fleshed out. If it is you will have to call your service provider and upgrade, or switch to a provider that can provide you with a better connection. Fix: You will have to accept this agreement before you use any applications that use the internet. When you are done, accept it to begin using online services. Fix: Check the network status for Nintendo servers here Network Status , make sure your Wii U is connected to the router, and try again.

Confirm your proxy information is correct. Confirm that you entered your security key correctly. In order to connect to a wireless network, you must have the required credentials.

We're here to help! Related articles. Select System Settings. Select Internet. Select Connect to the Internet. Select your Wi-Fi network name. Enter your password, then select OK.

Your Wii U will test the connection. When the test is successful, you'll see the green check marks at the top. Select OK. Finally, you'll be asked if you want this to be your default connection; the one you use most of the time. Select Set. To help troubleshoot the problem we should check if other devices can connect to the wireless network. If you haven't already, please try power cycling the device you're working with. Turn off your device. Wait ten seconds.