So we've been assured by Nintendo that Virtual Console/WiiWare stuff will transfer from Wii to Wii U. All well and good, since these are games that we paid for and it would be outrageous to expect us to buy them again, and this isn't without precedent, given the DSi to 3DS transfer tool
But there is something worrying in the DSi->3DS transfer tool: the tool does not allow save data to transfer. Now, this is understandable, because the DSi is crackable while the 3DS is not, and if DSiWare save data could be tampered with, then you could import something similar to the Twilight Hack and then the floodgates are open. Disappointing, but understandable. Now, of course, the Wii is crackable, and there's lots of stuff in people's Wii System Memory that probably doesn't "belong" there (i know i have game saves for Zangeki no Reginliev, the Japanese version of Kirby Returns to Dreamland, and an old Twilight Hack floating around), and what if more .elf or .boot files could be made, something that could be put on the Wii, exported to Wii U, to crack the latter hardware? Certainly a worthy reason for Nintendo to shut down any no-questions-asked save data transfer idea.
In my mind, there are three routes Nintendo can take here
1: No save data transfers period, which is gonna piss off a lot of people. How can we play Smash Bros on our Wii U's for the 1-2 years it'll take the new Smash Bros to get here, but all be expected to unlock all the characters/stages again? And this only scratches the surface of games that require significant investment that would be basically ruined in the crossover.
2: All Save Data transfers if your system is "clean," but none transfers if the transfer program detects any modifications to any data in memory (and trust me, just uninstalling the HomeBrew Channel doesn't clean things out completely), which will piss off anyone with a modded Wii, but Nintendo would have a bit of a leg to stand on from a "we told you so" perspective
3: More sophisticated transfer program figures out what's legit and what isn't, and only "clean" data goes across.
What do you think will happen?
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
