Answer:

• Yes. The Wii U console's friend list is the same as the Miiverse friend list. Friends added will show up within both the Wii U Console's friend list and Miiverse.
• Some settings, such as the setting to disable or enable friend requests, are shared as well.
• Prior to using the Miiverse friend features, you must first set up the Wii U console's friend list. (How To)

Description:

• Step by step instructions on blocking a Miiverse user.

Important Note!

• Blocking a user will prevent that user from sending your friend requests or commenting on your posts.
• Users you have added as friends cannot be blocked. You must remove a user from your friend list before blocking that user.

What To Do:

1. Select the Mii of the user you wish to block to access his or her profile.
2. Select the drop-down menu located next to "Friend Request."
3. Select "Block."
4. Select "Block" again to confirm.

Description:

• Step by step instructions on how to comment on a Miiverse post

What to do:

1. Select the Miiverse post you wish to comment on.
2. Select "Comment" in the bottom-right corner.
3. Use the post-entry screen to type or write out your message. The following fields will be displayed on the post-entry screen:

• Mii Expressions - Use the drop-down menu to choose from different expressions for your Mii.
• Text-Entry/Handwriting Button – Tap these to type or draw your Miiverse post.

• Miiverse posts cannot contain both text and drawings.

• Spoilers Button - If the content of your post contains any information that may spoil game content for other players, tap this button to mark it as a spoiler.

4. When you have completed your comment, select "Post."

Description:

• Instructions on editing your Miiverse profile

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Menu."
2. Select "Profile," and then "Profile Settings."
3. The following profile options can be configured:

• Profile Comment - Create a comment that's shared with other users viewing your profile.
• Profile Comment Visibility - Decide whether your profile comment is visible to everyone or only your friends.
• Game Experience - Choose between beginner, intermediate, or expert.
• Game Experience Visibility - Decide whether you would like to share your game experience with everyone, with friends, or if you would like to keep this information private.
• Birthday Visibility - Decide whether you would like to share your birthday with everyone, with friends, or if you would like to keep this information private.
• Friend List and Followed Users - Decide whether you would like to share your friend list and followed users with everyone, friends, or if you would like to keep this information private.

Description:

• Step by step instructions on disabling and enabling Miiverse friend requests

Note: Changes to this setting will also be reflected within your Friend List settings (more info).

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Menu."
2. Select "Settings/Other."
3. Select "Miiverse Settings."
4. Tap the button next to "Do you want to allow friend requests?"
5. Select one of the following options:

• Don't Allow
• Allow

Description:

• Step by step instructions on changing the types of games that display in WaraWara Plaza

Important Note!

• Changes to this setting won't be reflected immediately. It will take effect the next time your WaraWara Plaza data is refreshed.

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse Menu, select "User Menu."
2. Select "Settings/Other."
3. Select "Miiverse Settings."
4. Tap the button next to "What kind of games do you want to see in the WaraWara Plaza?"
5. Select one of the following options:

• All Games - Allows all games.
• Games for Kids and Teenagers - Allows games with an ESRB Rating of eC, E, E10+, and T.
• Games for Kids - Allows games with an ESRB Rating of eC, E, and E10+.

Description:

• Step by step instructions on changing whether or not posts created automatically are displayed on your Activity Feed.

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Menu."
2. Select "Settings/Other."
3. Select "Miiverse Settings."
4. Tap the button next to "Do you want posts that were created automatically by games to show up in your Activity Feed?"
5. Select one of the following options:

• Show
• Hide

Description:

• Step by step instructions on sending, reading and replying to messages in Miiverse

Important Note!

• Messages can only be sent to users on your friends list.

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select the "Messages."
2. A list of your friends will be displayed.
3. Select the arrow button next to the friend you wish to message.
4. You and your friend's message history will display.
5. Tap "Write Message" in the bottom-right corner to send a message to your friend.

Description:

• Step by step instructions on removing a user from you Miiverse friend list

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Menu."
2. Select "Profile."
3. Select the "Friends" tab.
4. A list of your current friends and pending friend requests will be displayed.
5. Tap the "Friends" button next to the user you wish to remove as a friend.
6. Select "Remove," and then "OK."

Description:

• Instructions on reporting a Miiverse user or post.

Applies To: Reporting a User

 

What to Do:

• Access the user's profile by selecting the Mii next to one of the user's posts.
• Select the drop-down menu located next to "Friend request."
• Select "Report."
• Tap the drop-down menu and select the type of violation you are reporting.

• If you select "Other," a text field will display. Tap on this and use the on-screen keyboard to enter you reason for the report.

• Select "Submit Report."

 

 

Did you find what you were looking for?

Applies To: Reporting a Post

 

What to Do:

• Select the post you wish to report.
• Select "Report Spoilers" or "Report Violation."
• Select "Violation Type" and then choose the appropriate type.

• If you select "Other," or if you are submitting a spoiler, a text field will display. Tap on this and use the on-screen keyboard to enter you reason for the report.

• Select "Submit Report" to send your report.

 

 

Did you find what you were looking for?

Description:

• Step by step instructions on searching for users in Miiverse

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Menu."
2. Select "Search Users."
3. Using the on-screen keyboard, type the Nintendo Network ID of the user you wish to find.

• The Nintendo Network ID needs to be typed in exactly. Partial or misspelled Nintendo Network IDs will not work.

4. Tap "OK" to search.

• If located, you can select "View Profile" to view the user’s profile.
• If you were unable to locate the specified user, select "Back" to return to the previous screen, or "Retry search" if you would like to search again.

Description:

• Step by step instructions on unblocking a Miiverse user

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Menu".
2. Select "Blocked Users".
3. Locate the user you wish to unblock and select "Unblock".

• This option can also be toggled back to "Block".

4. Exit this screen to save your changes.

Description:

• Step by step instructions on how to view the Miiverse e-manual.

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Settings."
2. Select "Settings/Other."
3. Select "Manual."

This is a test page for Wii U.

This is a test page for Wii U.

Here is a pop-up!: This is a test link to a popup

Description:

• Step by step instructions on making a Miiverse post.

What to do:

1. From the Wii U Menu, or HOME Menu which is displayed when you press the HOME button, select the Miiverse icon.
2. Select "Community" from the Miiverse menu bar, and navigate to the Community of your choice.

• If you pause a software title by pressing the HOME Button, and then select Miiverse from the HOME Menu, Miiverse will open on that software's Community.

3. Select "Post" from the bottom-right corner.
4. Use the post-entry screen to type or write out your message. The following fields will be displayed on the post-entry screen:

• Mii Expression - Use the drop-down menu to choose from different expressions for your Mii.
• Text-Entry/Handwriting Button – Tap these to type or draw your Miiverse post.

• Miiverse posts cannot contain both text and drawings.

• Spoilers Button - If the content of your post contains any information that may spoil game content for other players, tap this button to mark it as a spoiler.
• Screenshot - If you start Miiverse while you're playing a game, a screenshot is captured when you press the HOME Button. You can choose to display the screenshot from you television or your Wii U GamePad.

5. When you have completed your post, select "Post."

Description:

• Step by step instructions on accepting or rejecting a Miiverse friend request.

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "Notifications."
2. Select the "Friend Requests" tab.
3. Select "View Friend Request" on the friend request you wish to accept or reject.
4. Select "Accept" or "Reject."

• If rejected, the friend request remains in a pending state until the original sender cancels it.
• After rejecting a friend request, you can visit the sender’s profile page to accept the friend request at a later time.
• A user will not be notified when his or her friend request has been rejected.

Answer:

• Individual Miiverse messages cannot be deleted.
• If you would like to remove a specific user’s messages, you can remove that user from your friends list.
• If you become friends with that user again, the message history will return.

Information:

• The menu bar available on the left side of Miiverse is a persistent menu that contains the following options:


• User Menu - Select this to access your profile, profile settings, and Miiverse settings.
• Activity Feed - Select this to display Miiverse posts from yourself, friends, and Miiverse users you are following.
• Communities - Select this to display different Communities where you can view and create Miiverse posts.
• Messages - Select this to send and receive messages with your Miiverse friends.
• Notifications - Select this to see any comments, Yeahs, and friend requests you have received.

Information:

• You can send and receive messages with your friends on Miiverse.
• Messages can only be viewed in the Messages screen and do not show up on your Activity Feed.
• Messages can be sent to one person at a time.
• Messages are listed in a chronological order.

Information:

• Miiverse posts contain the following:

• Mii - The Miiverse user's Mii. You can select this to visit the Miiverse user's profile.

• Nickname - The nickname of the user. This is different than the user's Nintendo Network ID.

• Time - Indicates how long it has been since the post was made.

• Community icon - The icon of the community where the user's post was made.

• Player mark - Indicates if the user has played the game related to the community where the post was made.

• Message - The text message or drawing created by the Miiverse user.

• Yeah button - You can tap this to Yeah the post.

• Number or Yeahs and comments - Displays the number of Yeahs and comments on the post.

• Screenshot - If the post creator attaches a screenshot, it will be displayed here.

• Time - Indicates how long it has been since the post was made.

Information:

• All Miiverse users have a profile.
• You can view a user profile by selecting a poster's Mii.
• The information displayed may vary depending on the user's settings.
• You can configure what is visible to others by updating your profile settings. (How To)
• Default Miiverse profiles display the following:

• Mii and Mii Nickname - These are displayed on the user's posts to identify the user.

• Nintendo Network ID - The user's Nintendo Network ID.

• Profile Comment - A comment created by the user to share when others visit his or her profile.

• Friend Button - Used to send a friend request to the user. The drop-down menu to the right allows you to block or report the user.

• If you are viewing your own profile, an "Edit profile" option is located here.

• Messages - Displays a history of the user's posts.

• Yeahs - Displays a history of the user’s Yeahs.

• Friends - Displays a list of the user's friends.

• Following - Displays a list of who the user is following.

• Follower - Displays a list of who is following the user.

Information:

• The WaraWara Plaza is displayed when on the Wii U Menu.
• The WaraWara Plaza shows Miiverse content created by your friends and content that's popular on Miiverse.
• Selecting Miis or software icons will display a menu that allows you to jump to related Nintendo eShop or Miiverse content.
• WaraWara Plaza content can be blocked by Parental Controls and software icons that appear can be blocked by their ESRB rating.

Description:

• Instructions on how to follow a Miiverse user.

Important Note!

• When you follow a user, you will appear on that user's follower list, letting the user know you are following them.

What to do:

1. Select the Mii from a user's Miiverse post to access his or her profile.
2. Select "Follow," located in the top-right corner of the profile.

Description:

• Step by step instructions on changing what posts are visible in Miiverse based on the poster's system language.

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Menu."
2. Select “Settings/Other.”
3. Select “Miiverse Settings.”
4. Tap the button next to “View community posts from users with which system language?”
5. Select one of the following options:

• English Only
• All Languages

Description:

• Step by step instructions on sending a friend request through Miiverse

Important Note!

• Adding a friend in Miiverse will also add that user to your Wii U console's friend list.
• Users under the age of 13 cannot send or receive friend requests, and must register friends by exchanging Nintendo Network IDs. (How To)

What to do:

1. From a user's Miiverse profile, select the "Friend Request" button.

• If "Friend Request" is grayed out, this user has chosen to not accept any friend requests.

2. Tap in the message box, use the on-screen keyboard to type a message, and then tap "OK."
3. Select “Send," and then "OK."

• The friend request will remain as "Request Pending" until the other user accepts the friend request, or until you cancel the request.
• You will not be notified if the other user rejects your friend request.

Description:

• Step by step instructions on how to change who is allowed to comment on your Miiverse posts.

What to do:

1. From the Miiverse menu bar, select "User Menu."
2. Select "Settings/Other."
3. Select "Miiverse Settings."
4. Select the button next to "Who can comment on your posts?"
5. Select one of the following options:

• Anyone - Allows anyone to comment on your posts.
• Friends - Allow only your friends to comment on your posts.
• Only Users who've Played - Allow only users who have played the game to comment on your posts.

Description:

• Instructions on viewing posts that include spoilers.

Applies To: One post

 

What to Do:

1. Tap "View Post" on the post you wish to display.
2. When asked to confirm, select "OK."

 

 

Did you find what you were looking for?

Applies To: All posts in a community

 

What to Do:

1. From the Community, select the drop-down menu next to “Favorite.”
2. Select “Settings to Community.”
3. Select the button next to "Which posts do you want to see for this community?"
4. Select “Show All.”

 

 

Did you find what you were looking for?

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to attach a screenshot to a Miiverse post.

Notes:

• Not all games are compatible with this feature of Miiverse, and some games may not support this feature during certain gameplay segments.
• Screenshots from a game cannot be shared in a different game's community.
• Screenshots can only be attached to community posts and messages you send to friends. They cannot be attached to comments.

What to do:

1. When the image you wish to share is on your TV or Wii U GamePad, press the HOME Button to open the HOME Menu..
2. Select the Miiverse icon from the HOME Menu.
3. From the game's Miiverse community, tap "Post."
4. Select the screenshot icon located in the upper-right corner.:

• From the displayed menu, select the TV or GamePad image depending on which you wish to attach.

5. From the displayed menu, select the TV or GamePad image depending on which you wish to attach.
6. When you have completed your post, select "Post."

Information:

• The Activity Feed displays posts from yourself, your friends, and Miiverse users you are following.
• Yeahs and replies to posts will also appear when the original post was made by yourself, your friends, or Miiverse users you are following.
• You can tap a post to see more information about the post and reply or Yeah the post.
• Posts are listed in chronological order.

Information:

• Communities are where all Miiverse posts are made.
• All Wii U software has its own Community.
• Posts are visible to all users viewing the Community.
• Posts made to a Community by you, your friends, or users you are following will display in your Activity Feed.

Situation:

• The message "Posting is currently restricted. Please wait 5 more minutes to post." appears when attempting to make a Miiverse post.

What to do:

• Posts to Miiverse can only be made once every 5 minutes. Prior to making another post, you must wait 5 minutes from the time of your last post.

• While you can only make a post once every 5 minutes, you can still comment on posts made by other users.