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200+ hour of Zelda Breath of the Wild save file lost during repair

The Switch has no backup option whatsoever and it's time Nintendo fixes this.

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FallenAngel19842414d ago

Nintendo continues to fall behind in functionality like this and it further hurts consumers when stuff like this happens

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Ristul2414d ago

Ouch, that's gotta hurt. I hope Nintendo fixes it. Make it possible to make a backup save on USB like you can on PS4.

PhoenixUp2414d ago

It's been half a year since it came out and Switch is still having data management issues. Step up your game Nintendo

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Perjoss2413d ago

I agree that they need cloud saves or a way to backup saves locally pretty badly. But on the other hand BotW is a serious goty contender, its not exactly going to be a chore to play through it 1 more time from the beginning :)

conanlifts2413d ago

I disagree, the game was amazing, but I have so many new games to play that the idea of playing the whole thing again would be a chore for me. Why should anyone have to play through 200+ hours of something unless they choose to.

Neonridr2413d ago

well that's also the point. I have logged close to 100 hours on BOTW but I could have been done the game many, many hours ago. Technically to beat the game in a normal playthrough you could do it in much less. It's only if you want to explore the entire map and find all the shrines, seeds, etc that your playtime balloons up to this.

But it would be a massive pain if I lost my save, I have to agree there.

wonderfulmonkeyman2413d ago (Edited 2413d ago )

I agree.
Outside of the annoyance of Korok Seeds and the absolutely abysmal reward for getting them all, playing through BotW again isn't exactly a horrible-sounding thing.
I started a second playthrough in normal to tide me over until Hard Mode came out, and now I'm just taking my lazy time in that and on other games until the new story DLC comes out near the end of this year. [which I hope will be announced in a Direct]
I might actually start yet another playthrough of hard mode later on at the beginning of next year, this time with no upgrades beyond level 2 to all gear, just to give myself a little extra challenge.

Having said that, though, they really do need a way of backing up saves.

rocketpanda2413d ago

I love many games, but don't expect people to just restart a game if your put in hundreds of hours into it, especially if you work or studying.

BlaqMagiq12413d ago (Edited 2413d ago )

The fact that the Switch has no way to backup games or saves is laughable. Last generation consoles had it. Even handhelds have it. Nintendo needs to hurry up and implement a backup feature.

The 10th Rider2413d ago

Even the Wii U launched with external hard drive support right out the gate. I really don't get why we're not even able to copy saves to an SD card.

BlaqMagiq12413d ago

What you said is facts. Their last gen console having it over their latest system makes no sense.

Neonridr2413d ago

@Blaq - I seem to remember when the PS4 launched it lacked MANY features that the PS3 had and took a while before they were all implemented. So I would say the same thing here.

BlaqMagiq12412d ago

@Neon

And the PS4 was criticized for that. However this has nothing to do with PS4. A backup feature however is something that is ESSENTIAL. To be missing something like this makes no sense. This should've been in the system Day 1. Cloud save, HDD backup, anything.

DarkZane2412d ago

@Neon

At least the PS4 allowed you to backup saves right from the beginning.

Nintendo not having it is pathetic and laughable at this point. That functionality is basically just copy/paste.

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ecchiless2413d ago

@neon

wow what stupid comment, did the ps4 have problems to back up saves? ps4 need a cell phone for party chat?

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Switch game sale includes Zelda, Mario, Fire Emblem, Splatoon 2, Xenoblade, Miitopia

Some big first-party Switch games are currently on sale, including Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and more.

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How far Zelda: Breath of the Wild's influence goes

Nintendo Everything pinpoints the new things that Zelda: Breath of the Wild brought to the table and how it inspired other developers.

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H9821d ago

N4G will be mad at this, how dare you praise Breath of the wild

stupidusername821d ago

To all future comments:
No one is saying Zelda invented anything. BoTW used existing ideas and took inspiration from a lot of games and streamlined it. The game sold 25 million copies, received massive praise and many game developers follow suit. Just like how Apple didn’t invent smartphones, but still made the phone that other companies were inspired by later on.

GhostofHorizon821d ago

I can only speak for myself but I have nothing against the game, it's the same article being written every 3 months that's getting a bit old. There are pleanty of other great games out there that have inspired genres that get barely any recognition.

I think the game did a good job about streamlining some aspects but if it didn't have Zelda in it's name some of the weaker parts of the game would not have been forgiven as easily.

H9821d ago

This, you know it feels like if people don't say that the game invested everything then they are not praising it enough, the best praise that can be given to it is that it did open world right, that's it, it doesn't have to be the first to be the best!

Vanfernal821d ago

It's also about to turn 5 years old... We get it... Botw is great. How about more articles saying RE4 revolutionized 3rd person shooters with the over the shoulder cam. Or how Mario 64 redifined 3D platforming... Or how Street Fighter 2 pushed fighting games into the mainstream... At this point these articles are just redundant.

LordoftheCritics820d ago

BOTW became a copyable form. Thats what makes it special.

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ZeekQuattro821d ago

If BOTW is public enemy number one on here Game Pass is a close second. That service is hated with a passion on here. Don't dare praise it either. Only Sony branded content deserve such praise.

H9821d ago

I haven't owned anything Xbox related since 360 because I just don't like their direction anymore yet I can't but be jealous about game pass it's a brilliant offer

MadLad821d ago (Edited 821d ago )

This place is a giant bubble.
I can have a level headed, reasonable discussion on almost any reasonable YouTube video. Even with people of differing opinions.

Here? It's almost always vitriol and dog piling if you're not siding with the majority.

MadLad821d ago

Yeah. It feels like one of the most needlessly hated games here on N4G, honestly.

CS7820d ago

It is such a strange phenomenon? What caused it?

BOTW is known as a masterpiece every where else. But on N4G it is a “Ubisoft game with a Zelda Skin”.

H9820d ago

Yes and yet Ghost of Tsushima, the game that they call Samurai Creed is not a Ubisoft copy

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DarkZane821d ago

I love Breath of the Wild, but stop saying it invented the wheel. Open world games existed before that so I am pretty sure none of those game were influenced by it. Hell Pokemon Legends Arceus is technically more similar to Monster Hunter than an open world game.

Shuckylad821d ago

Let’s be honest for a wii u game botw is great. If inspiration is taken from it then great.

AuraAbjure821d ago

It's why I bought a Wii U. There were no other games worth playing cuz I also had an Xbone.

Terry_B821d ago

Hey..another opinion piece from a website with the word Nintendo in its name about how Zelda Botw influenced other games ..lel.

Flawlessmic820d ago (Edited 820d ago )

Look i love breath of the wild as much as the next guy but honestly ur acting like it changed the game or something.

It didnt it was an amazingly crafted open world game, that its.

Tgat fact tgatva few games steal certain things from it doesnt make it more special. Devs steal things from other games literally the time.

So are we gonna have posts about how a crummy game with nice feature influenced all gamers after it just vecause a few things were taken from it by another dev.

Its weird to say this about such an amazing game but its literally overrated at this point.

Something like gta deserves these articles gta and red dead are exemplary examples on how to do open world and the added bonus of them basically starting the trend and perfecting it

Concertoine820d ago (Edited 820d ago )

There were also articles discussing the influence of GTA 3 and Shenmue when they came out 20 years ago.

CS7820d ago

GTA’s open world is flawed in that the missions can be carried out only a specific and precise way.

BOTW actually fixes that and allows you to do the missions in whatever way you figure out.

GTA is amazing and way more revolutionary but BOTW does push the needle forward.

Flawlessmic820d ago

@cs7

Thats because the game barely has a story so it can do that, it gave u 4 major objectives which were all effectively the same. It was the envirments tgat made it different and that i could do it any order but thats all because the minimalist story allowed it.

How would a game with a full on story like gta, red dead, horizon work if it was just done in any order?

Zelda did push the need cause it was an brillant game but people overrate it for 2 simple things, not having a map full of icons and the fact u can complete those same 4 objectives in any order.

CBaoth820d ago

So then it copied the gameplay mechanic from Crackdown? That's all you reference. Did you NOT know BOTW copied it from another game? That's pushing the envelope?

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Looking back on Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Champions' Ballad DLC

A few years after Zelda: Breath of the Wild's release, Nintendo Everything looks back on the Champions' Ballad DLC.

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