For issues you find with the Mobile 1.3 update, please follow this link and give as much detail as. So when do we get Pocket Edition or Wii U? Try adjusting Aspect Ratio or Overscan on your TV Remote/in the TV Settings.
This is an issue I've seen debated on other forums and I want to bring up here with a 2x4 of knowledge.The Wii U does not respect 'safe zones' It expects your TV will show 100% of the imagine being delivered to it, and does not overscan.
Primer on overscan
For those that do not know overscanning was invented because of early (we're talking 50s/60s) TV's capacity to shrink the image as they aged. They decided to create overscan so that the TV would slowly start showing more and more of the image before showing black borders. In response, the broadcasters created what was known as the safe image zone and safe title zone. The same image zone is to be a safe area to place any images, and could be seen by any TV cutting off up to 5% of the image. The safe title zone was said to be a place safe to put all essential worded information, and could be seen by any TV cutting off up to 10% of the image.
The above image shows and overscan test pattern from the Digital Video Essentials line of calibration DVDs and Blu-Rays. Its purpose is to test how much overscan a TV performs, and to all one to make adjustments to the desired proportions.
When movies were began to be released on VHS and Laserdisc, they also respected these safe zones, as all TVs were overscanning. By the 1980s TVs technology was far enough along that TVs no longer shrank the image overtime. Yet they continued to overscan because broadcasters would treat the outer 5% of the image as parts nobody would see. They would often leave 'junk' there in the form of lines, numbers, production notes etc. So if one set their TV not to overscan they would be treated to a 5% border of distracting junk.
HDTV tried to turn this all around. Blu-Rays are now specifically designed to be watched with no overscan. Many HDTVs allow you to switch between 5% overscan and no overscan. Usually this is found in advanced picture settings, or HDMI picture settings or something to similar effect. However broadcasters stubbornly refuse to treat the entire image as 100% viewable by audiences. I keep overscan set to off on my TV, and I will often see lines of junk on the top of my local NBC affiliate's pictures. They should know better. Damn NBC Washington.
SD CRTs will likely not have overscan adjustments in the user accessible menus. They can only be adjusted in the service menu. I have heard that 720p TVs often do not allow one to adjust overscan in the user accessible menus. I can't confirm this as all the HDTVs I have owned 720p, or 1080p allowed for this adjustment in the user menu.
Overscan and the Wii U
The Wii U does not respect the established safe zones. They place text all the way up to the edge of the image. This has little effect when playing games, but makes the e-shop and Miiverse nearly unviewable if overscanning 5%. Before you buy a Wii U you may want to make sure that you can turn overscanning off on your TV. Most HDTVs allow you to do this from within the user accessible menus. Some do not. All TVs should allow for some overscan adjustment within the secret service menu.
Note when using service menu adjustments
Before you make any service menu adjustments, write down all values you see. There is no return to default options, and messing with some options too drastically can cause you picture of become unviewable. Values are adjusted at the factory and are custom to that particular set. This is especially true of CRT TVs.
If you are making any overscan adjustments, in the service menu, you must absolutely get a calibration disc first. Without a calibration disc you will be unable to know at what percentage you are now overscanning. Its extremely important you buy the calibration disc suited to your TV type. If you're calibrating a SD CRT, make sure your calibration disc has a 480 line pattern. Same thing with 720p and 1080p. Digital Video Essentials BD has patterns for every resolution. The DVD has patterns for SD resolutions only.
Should Nintendo Update the Firmware to Respect Safe Zones?
This is a matter of opinion. The opinion I see across the internet is yes they should, because not everybody can turn off overscanning in the user accessible menus. I personally disagree with this philosophy. I'm glad a company finally came out and said overscanning should not be happening, we are not respecting this archaic, unnecessary practice. TVs have not needed this since the 80s. Broadcasters stubbornly refuse to respect 100% of the image is now viewable by the public.
Being able to see, and utilizing 100% of available picture area improves the experience. Digital TVs (LCD, Plasma) achieve overscan by zooming into the picture until they cut off 5%, and blowing up the rest back to 1080. That means a drop in picture quality. A drop in picture quality because NBC Washington refuses to clean up some lines in the top of their picture. Yeah way to go Nintendo, put overscan in the grave where it belongs!
Note:
This feature was introduced with the system update released on April 25th, 2013.
What to Do:
- From the Wii U Menu, select 'System Settings.'
- Using the Left Stick, scroll to the 'TV' icon and press the A Button.
- Scroll to the bottom of the menu and tap 'Screen Size.'
- Using Left and Right on the +Control Pad, adjust the screen size until the arrows are aligned with the edges of the television screen.
- Press the A Button to confirm the setting.
- If the setting is not changed, you will only be able to press the B Button to exit the settings screen.