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Someone at E3 is trying to dump the Zelda Wii U demo on an SD Card

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Vuze

Member
Well, I mean, it's not impossible, WiiU is hacked to quite an impressive extent.
But Nintendo would have to be beyond stupid to not put any security measures in place to prevent this for their one big game lol
 
Blam

Blam

Member
Now knowing this is fake. It's time to...

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MCN

Banned
xzeldax3 said:
Have you not heard of the infamous PS2 demo disc that deleted all of your save files?
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It was Viewtiful Joe, wasn't it?

And wasn't there an update to EVE Online or something that overwrote boot.ini, meaning the computer couldn't boot Windows any more?

And uninstalling Myth II could wipe your entire hard drive.
 
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Dyna

Member
It's infuriating when people type in all caps and add sentences like "I'm fucking screaming", there's nothing worse.

/off-topic
 
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Pendas

Banned
NateDrake said:
That's different than E3. You can't just walk up to the Wii U, put an SD card in, grab the GamePad, go through the settings menu, and leave without anyone noticing. Only way this person managed to do this is that they broke into the the Nintendo booth.
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Not saying it's easy. But the technology to copy demos / games on an SD card is already hard wired in the Wii U system if they're using Test Wii Us. Since the game probably has no physical copy, there's a good chance they're using Test Wii U's which have a firmware capable of uploading / downloading Wii U games Via SD card.
 
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Gamesadict

Member
Yeah, this is Twitter, you can just make something up and get easy retweets.
Dyna said:
It's infuriating when people type in all caps and add sentences like "I'm fucking screaming", there's nothing worse.

/off-topic
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People who write "I'm screaming" and those kind of sentences you normally see on Tumblr are never to be taken seriously. They just want attention.
 
VE3TRO

VE3TRO

Formerly Gizmowned
I knew someone who did this at Gamescom a few years ago and grabbed a copy of FIFA and another game. Very easy to grab from the Xbox 360 if you knew what to do.
 
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HappehLemons

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Zevenberge said:
Uhm, yes. Programs can brick everything if there is a bug in them (e.g. delete system files). This goes even more for code in which memory is managed manually (e.g. in games). Devs have a QA department for a reason.
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What leaked game or demo has ever make a gaming console unusable in the histoy of leaks/broken game/demo?

yea... I'm not saying the game if it was leaked wouldn't be buggy, but the argement that if it did get leaked you'd be risking your console and that it might brick to play it you better stay away!! is just nonsense.
 
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ika

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ShockingAlberto said:
Demos don't really work like that. There's a lot of work involved in creating a demo for consumer use and it generally requires pulling people off from working on the game to do it.

Theoretically, E3 should be the one place where you should feel comfortable not locking up your hardware. Everyone is there to do a job and wouldn't risk losing it to steal a demo. But, apparently not!
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It's just a matter of they wanting to do it to threw us a bone after two delays. Creating some good will, and in the big scheme of things won't hurt Nintendo financially at all. If Capcom can do it with Resident Evil 7, can't see how it's that difficult for Nintendo. They just don't care... :p
 
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Zubz

Banned
Had a feeling it was fake, but glad to see it was ousted!

Kathian said:
Mental person. Hope they get fucking done.
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I don't know what you mean by "get fucking done," but regardless of how upset you are over a fishy-from-the-beginning hoax, please don't try to stigmatize individuals living with mental disorders. That said, I'm not even sure where that's coming from.
 
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Starwolf_UK

Member
HappehLemons said:
What leaked game or demo has ever make a gaming console unusable in the histoy of leaks/broken game/demo?

yea... I'm not saying the game if it was leaked wouldn't be buggy, but the argement that if it did get leaked you'd be risking your console and that it might brick to play it you better stay away!! is just nonsense.
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While not leaked; does the PS2 Viewtiful Joe demo wiping memory cards count?

Firmware wasn't rewritable back in those days but that is the closest thing I can think of a demo causing harm.
 
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NinjaCoachZ

Member
DeathSparks said:
Well I'm shocked, looks like someone did actually try to steal the demo. http://kotaku.com/the-rumor-that-someone-tried-to-steal-the-zelda-breath-1782169456
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It didn't work out but yeah, not surprised that someone would actually attempt doing this. Still, not an ethical thing to do at all, of course.

Game prototypes getting stolen is a thing, and Wii U homebrew is a cakewalk, so this wasn't too out there, but man, the story almost sounds out of spy fiction or something.
 
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UrbanRats

Member
Why don't they just release these demos for everyone via the eshop? If you don't live in the US, UK or some major country, you never even get a chance to try this stuff.
It's some bullshit elitism, In the digital age.
 
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Skittzo0413

Member
UrbanRats said:
Why don't they just release these demos for everyone via the eshop? If you don't live in the US, UK or some major country, you never even get a chance to try this stuff.
It's some bullshit elitism, In the digital age.
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Because the demo would be data mined to hell, regardless of how much it's stripped down. Unless they literally remove the entire landscape and world outside of the plateau... and even then there would be a lot of information data mined.
 
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