Well, here we are in 2021 – 3DS has been discontinued and the focus is now entirely on the Switch, which is almost four years old. Despite everything that is happening with its hybrid platform, it seems that Nintendo still has enough time in its busy schedule to update old systems.
In this specific case, we are talking about the Wii U. The system has just been updated for the first time since September 2018. The patch notes are admittedly not as exciting, but still – it is an update for the Wii U in 2021.
Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of the official Nintendo support page:
Ver. 5.5.5 U (March 1, 2021)
System stability and usability improvements
Further improvements to the overall stability of the system and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.
Nintendo’s well-known dataminer, OatmealDome, shared some additional information about this latest update:
It is hard to believe, but yes – it is real! Can you believe that the Wii U firmware was just updated in 2021? You will boot your Wii U to download this update. Tell us below.