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    Nintendo President Apologizes for Wii U Set-Up Troubles

    By Stan Schroeder | Mashable – Thu, Nov 29, 2012

    Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said he's "very sorry" for the issues that greeted Wii U buyers on day one.

    [More from Mashable: Nintendo Unveils Wii Mini for the Canucks]

    Instead of enjoying their new gadget, Wii U owners were initially unable to use several services, such as Miiwerse and Hulu Plus. They were also unable to play Wii games, and some of these issues were quickly fixed with a big network update, but it took several days for certain services, including Hulu Plus and YouTube, to start functioning.

    "I feel very sorry for the fact that purchasers of Wii U have to experience a network update which takes such a long time, and that there are the services which were not available at the hardware's launch," Iwata told IGN.

    [More from Mashable: Nintendo’s Wii U: First Impressions]

    On the bright side, Iwata promised "advancements and improvements" await Wii U owners from now on.

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    This story originally published on Mashable here.

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