The first batch of the Wii U became sold out at many stores after its launch in the US Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesCan the Wii U power up Nintendo?Nintendo Wii U to be sold at lossNintendo Wii U has social network Owners of Nintendo's new Wii U console have been facing lengthy waits to make full use of it because they need to install a large firmware update.
The software - which adds features including access to the Miiverse social network - is about one gigabyte large, and must be downloaded via the net.
There are reports that some machines became "bricked" - or unusable - because the update was interrupted.
Nintendo has warned users not to "power off your system" during the process.
The Japanese games company has acknowledged that the data required "an hour or more" to download and install.
The Wii U launched in the US on Sunday.
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Los Angeles Times business reporter Ben Fritz was one of the first to report problems with his newly purchased console after trying to cancel the update.
"Wii U has stopped functioning before I managed to play a single game. I tried to stop an interminable software update and now... nothing," he tweeted.
"On a related note, anybody in the market for a big black paperweight?"
He added that several other users had messaged him to say they were facing a similar problem.
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