When Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, they soon had a problem. The game featured a MAJOR, game-breaking glitch. This bug is one of the worst in Nintendo's entire history - here's what the glitch is, how it's caused, and how Nintendo fixed what had to potential to become a HUGE problem!
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MAIN SOURCES
- Link’s Awakening Miyamoto quote https://glitterberri.com/staff-questionnaire/
- In depth explanation of bug w/ Nintendo response https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/Bugs_and_Glitches
- Skyward Sword early sales https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-30/zelda/skyward-sword-tops-weekly-chart-with-194978
SECONDARY SOURCES
- https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Glitches_in_Skyward_Sword#Song_of_the_Hero_Game_Ending_Error
- https://kotaku.com/game-breaking-skyward-sword-bug-confirmed-heres-how-to-5865426
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111207142124/http://www.zeldainformer.com/2011/12/nintendo-addresses-the-skyward-sword-game-breaking-song-of-the-hero-glitch.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120109074009/https://andriasang.com/comzfs/zelda_restore_channel/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120109155457/http://andriasang.com/comzd5/zelda_bug/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120105205914/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/ts_games.jsp?menu=lozss&submenu=rvl-ts-game-lozss-quest-info
- https://forum.starmen.net/forum/General/BFG/32928
- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads/zelda-tp-game-ending-bugs-do-not-save-in-these-two-locations.92301/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070409151424/https://www.aeropause.com/archives/2007/04/nintendo_replac.php
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070425131753/http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=zelda_tp&message.id=297083
- https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Glitches_in_Twilight_Princess
- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/928519-the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess/47972091