Owners of Nintendo Wii U systems might have to restart their consoles since the system might be dying. Given that the Wii U debuted in 2012, some residual concerns regarding its longevity are understandable.

Because of the stark disparity in sales between the two consoles, some view the system as a complete failure in comparison to its popular predecessor, the Wii. In addition, compared to its peers, the platform's library of games was smaller, and the majority of them were already accessible on other platforms. There may be even less reason for owners to instinctively turn on their consoles, as many now believe that Wii U games ought to be moved to the Switch 2. But a fresh research might compel Wii U owners to reevaluate their system.

Retro Blast's Patrick B. tweeted that customers should plug in their Wii U right now. Their experience indicated that when the system was powerless for an extended period of time, memory corruption occurred. All of the error codes indicated that there was a system memory issue, even though it was mentioned that some users saw different codes. The memory chips used in the Wii U were produced by Toshiba, Samsung, and Hynix, with Hynix being said to be the most prone to malfunction. Gamers that encounter memory failure on their Wii U may be out of luck, as Nintendo previously stated that the console had run out of new parts. It's crucial to remember that Nintendo has remained silent about this issue.

How Can Owners Of The Wii U Solve The Issue?

Because the effects could occasionally be delayed, Retro Blast urged owners to play the games and launch the apps as soon as the machine boots up. Additionally, the user offered a potential fix named NAND-AID, which was created by voltar, a Twitter user. The NAND-AID is a physical ENIG interface that serves as a stand-in for the faulty eNAND. The Wii U community may be able to salvage the platform by coming up with a lot of original solutions to the current issue. Since the solution involves internal chipsets, it is currently more complicated than plug and play.

Nevertheless, a lot of console owners nowadays seem to have legitimate concerns about this. Retro Blast asked why the Wii U, which came out more over ten years ago, isn't as durable as consoles like the 1996 N64. Modern features that come with more recent systems may also increase the likelihood of additional issues to be concerned about. It may be necessary for those who collect vintage consoles, such as the Wii U, to periodically inspect their systems and remove them from their display cases.