It’s true that the Nintendo Network ID you create on your Wii U can only be accessed on the original console. Heck, not even Nintendo customer support can transfer it over to a new unit.
Giant Bomb’s Patrick Klepek attempted to contact the company about a possible switch. They’re looking into the situation, but Klepek said “it does not look optimistic.”
That does make you wonder what would happen if your console went kaput or was stolen. What if you downloaded a ton of digital content? How would you retrieve the games?
At the moment, it’s impossible to transfer LostWinds from a Wii to a Wii U. No one is quite sure why, but there is a fix in the works.
Frontier’s Twitter account said there was “a problem that couldn’t be fixed before WiiU launch.” Fortunately, Nintendo is working on the aforementioned fix.
Turning off your Wii U during updates is a bad thing. Nintendo is warning consumers on Twitter not to do so, as this “may causing damage” to the console.
“Wii U owners, please do not power down or unplug your system while downloading updates. Doing so may cause damage to your Wii U.”
This seems like something obvious, but I do wonder what Nintendo expects people to do if the console shuts down during a blackout while updating. Or a thunderstorm. Things happen!
Some say the Wii U doesn’t mark the start of the next-generation because it doesn’t possess sufficient power. Others, including Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, say otherwise:
“This is absolutely the beginning of a new generation. With the innovation we’re bringing to bear, with the social community we’re bringing to bear, [and] with the video entertainment we’re bringing to bear, I think this is the start of a new generation. I think those who say otherwise are clearly trying to preserve sales on their current hardware. This is definitely the start of a new day.”
Dark Horse, the publisher of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia in North America, is changing the art book’s cover.
Take a look below.
Dark Horse editor Patrick Thorpe explained the decision to change the cover:
“This is the official cover for the North American version of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia. The logo and gold colored design elements will be gold foil stamped. The large symbol on the cover is the Gate of Time from Skyward Sword. We felt that it was appropriate for a number of reasons. Hyrule Historia is a history book, not only about the development of the games, but the history of Hyrule as well. We wanted the reader to feel like they were stepping through the gate, back in time, and experiencing all aspects of the Legend of Zelda. As keen-eyed Zelda fans will tell you, the three symbols surrounding the triforce are the symbols of the three goddesses who… well, I’ll let you read the book to find out their signifance. But we loved the gate’s symbol because it is fraught with meaning, much of which is explained in different sections of the book, and appear again and again throughout the series. One of the other reasons is that there are Skyward Sword sections that bookend Hyrule Historia. It felt appropriate to put a symbol from the 25th anniversary game on the cover. I hope that you all like it as much as we do.”
What do you think about the updated image? Like it? Hate it?
