Published On Feb 26, 2024
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-questi...
- In depth explanation of bug w/ Nintendo response https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-legend-...
- Skyward Sword early sales https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...
SECONDARY SOURCES
- https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Glitches_...
- https://kotaku.com/game-breaking-skyw...
- https://web.archive.org/web/201112071...
- https://web.archive.org/web/201201090...
- https://web.archive.org/web/201201091...
- https://web.archive.org/web/201201052...
- https://forum.starmen.net/forum/Gener...
- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads...
- https://web.archive.org/web/200704091...
- https://web.archive.org/web/200704251...
- https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Glitches_...
- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/...