I downloaded the eShop version of Metroid Prime Trilogy and played for a few hours. I later moved it to a USB drive. Now, I can get to the initial menus, pick a game, save file, etc., then the whole system freezes on the "now loading" screen.
I suspect somehow the game data got corrupted during the move, but I don't think the eShop supports anything like "verify game cache" on Steam. Am I stuck deleting and re-downloading? Can I do this without affecting my save data?
Best Answer
I am not aware of anything similar to "verify game cache" on the Wii U or any other console. However, you could try to move the game back to the internal storage to see if that fixes your problem.
If moving the game back to internal storage does fix your problem, there might be something wrong with your USB storage. However, if the problem persists, deleting and downloading the game once more may be the only solution left to you.
Luckily, it is possible to delete the game data without losing your save game. To do this, follow the steps listed below:
Do not choose Shared save data, because that's the save games you do not wish to delete!