Wii U may break for some system owners if not used, reports claim
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Some reports are making the rounds regarding an issue with Wii U consoles in which they could be corrupted due to nonuse.
Lingering memory system errors seem to be the culprit here with the error code 160-0103 appearing on screen. One person going by the name “Cireza” says that their system is no longer working despite having it in a box for many years. Nothing was done to the console, and it isn’t modded in any way.
Nintendo maintenance schedule – February 12, 2023
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Switch, Switch eShop, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Nintendo’s upcoming maintenance schedule has been updated for the week of February 12, 2023. A few sessions are planned, but everything should wrap up in just a couple of days.
The current maintenance schedule is as follows:
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Star Fox Armada revealed as cancelled internal Retro Studios pitch for Wii U
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Did You Know Gaming has uncovered Star Fox Armada, something that was once pitched internally for Wii U by former Retro Studios artist Eric Kozlowsky.
Kozlowsky shared information about what was planned while speaking with the outlet. He pitched the project (via a 12-page document) within the studio in 2013, but leadership quickly passed on it.
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – January 22, 2023
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has added two periods of maintenance to its schedule. Wii U and 3DS will be impacted at the start of the week, with Switch following later for network services.
Here’s the maintenance schedule as things stand now:
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze almost brought back Enguarde
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze almost brought back Enguarde, it’s been revealed.
Enguarde the Swordfish originally appeared in the first Donkey Kong Country game, and later appeared in the following sequels. He was also present in Donkey Kong Land 2, Donkey Kong Land III, and Donkey Kong 64. Other than an appearance in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast as a rideable animal buddy, he hasn’t been seen since. However, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze nearly brought him back.
Severe vulnerability, ENLBufferPwn, found in multiple Switch, 3DS, and Wii U games
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
A severe vulnerability known as ENLBufferPwn has been found in various Switch, 3DS, and Wii U games. PabloMK7, Rambo6Glaz, Fishguy6564 were credited for the discovery. The vulnerability, first uncovered in 2021, was already reported to Nintendo.
The exploit is especially significant since a victim’s device can be easily taken over. This can be done merely by having an online game session with an attacker. Given the 9.8/10 (Critical) score it received in the CVSS 3.1 calculator, that goes to show how serious it is.
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Inside the Nintendo E3 2012 conference with infamous Nintendo Land fireworks ending
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Former Nintendo of America employees Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang have shared insight into the company’s notorious E3 2012 press conference which ended on the display of fireworks from Nintendo Land. The two reflected on what happened during a recent episode of their podcast.
Nintendo has had some amazing moments at E3, but some infamous ones as well. Some will probably never forget the Wii Music performance with DJ Ravi Drums in 2008 and things going wrong during Shigeru Miyamoto’s demo of Zelda: Skyward Sword in 2010. Unfortunately, another instance of things not exactly going well was the aforementioned Nintendo Land closer.
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Top 10 best-selling Wii U games of all time in the US
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Wii U recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and in honor of the occasion, NPD data was shared that reveals the system’s top ten best-selling games of all time in the United States.
It’s a clean sweep for Nintendo with the company taking up all of the slots. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U ended up at #1. Splatoon, a new IP during the generation, managed to enter the top five. Something also worth noting is that Zelda: Breath of the Wild made the list even though it was one of the last games for the system and all attention was focused on Switch.
New details on Project Valkyrie, Metroid Prime prototypes that eventually morphed into Federation Force
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Did You Know Gaming has secured new details on Project Valkyrie, a number of prototypes for the Metroid series that eventually turned into Metroid Prime: Federation Force.
You may recall that there was talk of a cancelled Metroid 3DS project in 2014 and 2015 that tied in with some pieces of concept art shared by a Next Level Games employee. Much was made of the image for Samus pictured above at the time.
Wii U update out now (version 5.5.6), patch notes
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
As a small heads up to Wii U owners, Nintendo has just started distribution of a new 5.5.6 firmware update. This goes in line with the version 11.16.0-48 update that also went live on 3DS today.
According to Nintendo’s patch notes, Wii U’s latest firmware involves the following: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.” If you read the patch notes for today’s 3DS update, what’s stated here should look very familiar.
