Summary

• Boot up your Wii U to prevent memory corruption issues, according to user reports.
• Some Wii U consoles may be experiencing memory failure due to lack of power.
• The Wii U community is working on solutions for memory failure, but it's not a simple fix.

Nintendo Wii U owners may have to start booting up their consoles again due to the possible death of the system. The Wii U has been around since 2012, so understandably, there may be some lingering concerns regarding its lifespan.

Some consider the system a general failure compared to its successful predecessor, the Wii, because of the extreme difference in sales between the two consoles. Not to mention, the platform also had a smaller list of available games than its contemporaries, with a majority of them now available on other systems as well. With many now thinking that Wii U games should be ported to the Switch 2, there may be even less cause for owners to naturally boot up their consoles. However, a new report may force Wii U owners to check up on their system once more.

A tweet by Patrick B of Retro Blast has encouraged users to plug in their Wii U immediately. Based on their experience, the system experienced memory corruption because it had no power for a long time. While it was stated that other error codes varied for some users, the codes all meant that there was a system memory problem. The Wii U's memory chips were made by Toshiba, Samsung, and Hynix, with the latter allegedly being the most prone to failure. With Nintendo previously declaring that the Wii U had run out of replacement parts, gamers who experience memory failure on their system could be out of luck. However, it is important to note that Nintendo has not commented on this situation. There's still a possibility that other factors could be inducing these errors.

How Can Wii U Owners Fix The Problem?

Retro Blast advised owners to play the games and load the apps upon booting the system up, because the effects could be delayed sometimes. The user also shared a possible solution called NAND-AID made by Twitter user voultar. The NAND-AID is a physical ENIG interface that supplants the failed eNAND and acts as a replacement. It seems the platform may have a chance of survival as the Wii U community could come up with many creative solutions to fix the problem at hand. However, the solution still isn't as easy as plug-and-play at the moment, as it deals with internal chipsets.

Still, this seems like a valid concern for many console owners in the modern age. Retro Blast posed the question of why consoles like the N64 from 1996 are more durable than the Wii U, which was released over a decade ago. With modern features that come with newer systems, the possibility of more problems to worry about could also grow. Those who collect older consoles like the Wii U may need to check up on their systems and take them out of their display cases once in a while.