Current Events > The Wii U apparently dies if you don't play it for 5 years.

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Nintendos nostalgic Wii U console appears to get corrupted if it is not used for a long time, eventually suffering memory errors that brick the system.

It is a NAND corruption issue that bricks the console, and it is unfixable if a NAND backup is not made prior to corruption.

Many reports have surfaced online over the years, and users have been unable to fix Wii U because of the high-risk complications that come with it.

Nintendo does not offer official repairs for the platform anymore, and the only current solution appears to be running Wii U after a while to ensure it does not brick.

My Wii U has been sitting unused for 5+ years. I decided to get it out the other day, but upon startup, I get a black screen with a 160-0103 error code, suggesting a system memory failure, noted one Reddit user.

Another Reddit post has alluded to the same dreaded error after not using the Wii U for a long time. These problems have emerged on unmodded Wii U consoles, suggesting no tinkering was involved.

Nintendo Wii U appears destined for a slow, quiet death without being used for a while. The only practical solution, for now, is to power on the little giant once in a while to ensure a system memory error does not occur in the future. It is hoped a more practical solution will be discovered, but that is very unlikely due to its age.