Skyward Sword Save File Fix Wii Channel Out Now

Oh goody goody!

So... wut about NA?

The ability to release games unfinished and patch them up later seems to have made developers lazy. I'd be grateful to see someone buck this trend.

I played through the game twice and never had a glitch problem.

Why would anyone wanna delete their Wii shop channel account?
That's a real good way to lose every VC or Wiiware game you ever downloaded.

Got it because, Im getting skyward sword for christmas.

So for this to work I have to encounter the glitch? Well, I'm playin Zelda today after 4 days.

@Gamesake

That would be Nintendo.
...this error is similar to their other games: a glitch that one would rarely get, and is near impossible if you're playing normally (as they usually have extremely specific conditions in order to activate).
You'll find these in a few old Nintendo titles as well.

Except this time, Nintendo fixed it.
There's the difference - but it doesn't make them like the rest.

Darn you Nintendo for taking away one of my justifications not to start with this game yet.
Seriously though thanks for being so fast.

@Skotski
you couldn't have said it any better. read my mind exactly.

Very "small" catch. Anyway, I'm not even near that far in the game, so I'll try to catch up before Nintendo of America releases their channel.

Played through the game and didn't encounter the bug. Read about it afterwards and it's a very unlikely set of circumstances which lead to it. Good on Nintendo for providing a fix though. Imagine it would be gut wrenching to encounter it since it's so near the end of the game.

Looks like that Metroid other M glitch that would keep you from progressing if you went back to save, after beating the boss.

Oh, look. Nintendo of America has no update regarding this. I'm not surprised, and peeved!

Strange catch. Although I can't make sense of it (right now), I bet the "catch" has something to do w/ piracy prevention/prevent unauthorized access to (the) patch code/etc., by guaranteeing the Wiis that have this are being used in a more permanent fashion. Of course, this is all just a guess.

Curse you Nintendo for offering a reasonable fix to this glitch! Why can't you be more like Bethesda?!

@gamesake
I have to agree with the others. This bug is by no means an example of an unfinished game. Programming games nowdays is no simple task as they get more and more complex. Overlooking such a specific error is not lazy, at best, its unfortunate. That nintendo found a way to fix this error on a console that is not made for post-release game patching should show you, that they are anything but lazy.
Ever heard of the PC game "Gothic 3" ? I dont know if its well known overseas (its quite a big name over here in germany since its from a german developer). The third installment was the absolute best example of a bug infested game wich rendered the game so horribly unplayable that the developer released patches BEFORE the actual release of the game. They were not even able to fix some bugs themself so that the whole fanbase had to drop in and release community patches that later found their way onto later retail disc releases.

Why delete the save file? It doesn't make sense.

Unless you plan on ridding your Wii, there should be no reason to delete the Wii Shop Account.

The homebrew channel figured out way to patch Wii games. Why can't they just release a firmware update to patch the Wii release and save file as well, that fixes the error once and for all? If the homebrew channel is capable of applying cheat codes modifying original game code, then it should be possible with a firmware update to Wii system. It has been proven by hackers that it is feasible to patch Wii games to allow cheats, therefore a system update allowing a fix to this "game-busting" bug should not be unfeasible. It is just lack of effort on Nintendo's part to permanently disable this bug as well as on Metroid M.

If I read it correctly when I was on my Wii last night, you don't need to download the SS channel if you haven't started playing the game yet. That implies that there's a system update that fixed the problem.

Its in usa too i got it a sec ago....

Nice to hear Nintendo came up with a proper solution this time. Maybe Nintendo got many complaints about this matter, more then with Twilight princess. After all, it is very annoying. Especially since it occurs so late into the game. I am almost at that point. I try to avoid it. But it's good to know that if anything goes wrong, there is still this channel. Good job Nintendo!

im gonna give skyward sword another try later today!!! so id better get this patch downloaded.

@Stardust

I don't see what the problem is, as Nintendo did find a solution, and it is even retroactive, so even the people who found the glitch can still play it without losing their progress, and that goes beyond what most patches can do.

And most likely they will be fixing newer versions of the game as well.

Im glad I was able to finish SS without encountering this glitch. Gotta say, after finishing it I never want to see the colours yellow & gold for a long time! Haha!

Im glad I was able to finish SS without encountering this glitch. Gotta say, after finishing it I never want to see the colours yellow & gold for a long time! Haha!

Glad to hear there is a workaround in place that doesn't involve posting a game or wii to and from nintendo for the fix.

Out in NA as well. I just downloaded it. Thanks Nintendo!
(Thanks for the channel solution, not the original problem.)