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It has been reported by multiple users across several online communities that their Wii U consoles are no longer functioning properly. The error codes 160-0103 and 160-2155 are the dreaded indicators of memory corruption. It has been discovered that the NAND Flash within the Wii U's internal eMMC is prone to failure. According to details gleaned from teardowns of the console's hardware, Nintendo has implemented either Toshiba or Samsung flash storage boards for the various revisions of the console. There has been an uptick in the rate of bricked Wii U consoles across recent months, but the problems seem to have occurred as far back as 2015, according to archived posts on the GBA Temp forum. It is speculated that leaving the Wii U inactive for long periods of time can lead to the memory corruption issues.
It will be interesting to observe whether any official solution will be outlined and implemented in the near future. Nintendo ended technical support and repairs for the system many years ago, and the Wii U Nintendo eShop is set to shutdown on March 27, 2023.
It is notable that the console remains the sole legal platform to play HD remasters of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Twilight Princess on. A personal favorite of mine, Xenoblade Chronicles X, is yet to get the Switch port treatment. It seems that it will be eternally tied to the Wii U ecosystem, outside of emulation - for example via Cemu on PC.
I am tempted to dust off and power up my 2012 vintage Wii U Deluxe Edition 32 GB model this weekend, to discover whether I have not won the NAND lottery.
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It will be interesting to observe whether any official solution will be outlined and implemented in the near future. Nintendo ended technical support and repairs for the system many years ago, and the Wii U Nintendo eShop is set to shutdown on March 27, 2023.
It is notable that the console remains the sole legal platform to play HD remasters of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Twilight Princess on. A personal favorite of mine, Xenoblade Chronicles X, is yet to get the Switch port treatment. It seems that it will be eternally tied to the Wii U ecosystem, outside of emulation - for example via Cemu on PC.
I am tempted to dust off and power up my 2012 vintage Wii U Deluxe Edition 32 GB model this weekend, to discover whether I have not won the NAND lottery.
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