Locknuts on 03 March 2017
Hey everyone,
Just thought I'd mention that I got BOTW yesterday and I hadn't used my Wii U for extended periods since Xenoblade Chronicles X came out.
So anyway after playing for around an hour the Wii U just shut down and had a flashing red light on the front.
Suspecting overheating, I cleaned the dust out of the vents on the side and ports on the back and haven't had a problems since.
BOTW does autosave regularly but I had to redo a shrine after it powered back on.
The console is a few years old now and I suspect quite a few have been collecting dust, so check your vents before running BOTW. It seems to push the Wii U harder than any other game out there.
