Smash Wii U Is anyone else noticing much longer load times when you start the game?

[monkokaio]

Since downloading the new patch when I turn the Wii U on and start the game, it stays on a black screen for a long time before the press start screen shows up.

With all the issues that have popped up with this game, and the Wii U it's making me worried.

 

[Fathom778]

I have, yeah. I think the game is just getting used to all the new stuff, but don't quote me.

 

[Ceph]

I've noticed that for the 3DS as well :<

 

[Hyruleslink]

I've noticed that for the 3DS as well :<

Smash 3DS has always taken like a month to load. That said, I haven't noticed either version taking any longer than before the update though.

 

[LunarWingCloud]

Yeah WiiU version does take longer, they might need to get a WiiU system update out there to patch that up if possible.

 

[Syndralix]

It actually feels shorter for me. It's probably placebo though. =/

 

[KokiriKory]

i wouldn't be surprised if it was all to make the opening cinematic load smoother

cuz it does

 

[Nixon Corral]

Haven't noticed it myself, nah. And load times for everything else seem pretty much the same.

 

[anakette]

Definitely hanging on a black screen upon startup far longer than it ever has before for me.

 

[chuckthesmashlover]

It's taking longer for me too.

 

[Tewks]

Definitely, but I don't think it's too bad. I have noticed some frame drops on the 3ds version, usually on Mewtwo's victory screen.

 

[Jonarobin]

Hasn't it always stayed on a black screen for a longish amount of time?

 

[ActionShot]

Now that this patch has included DLC support, the extra time might be the game detecting what DLC items you have/don't have. Other games sometime put this as a 'visual step' on a loading screen. Smash might do it at the black screen.

 

[Kaladin]

I have, yeah. I think the game is just getting used to all the new stuff, but don't quote me.

I QUOTE WHAT I WANT

Seriously though, I was about to make a thread on this. I noticed it too.

 

[Heroine of Winds]

You're not the only one. The time I started the game up after the update, it stayed on the black screen for about a minute. Thankfully it doesn't last long, but it is pretty annoying.

Hopefully Nintendo will work on a patch to fix it.

 

[sgib64]

Same on 3ds. The accessing the sd card message shows up two times instead of one now,