Hacking Secret NES Golf game on the Switch. A tribute to Mr. Satoru Iwata.

fedehda · Sep 20, 2017

PotatisKnug said:
#iwata2017

Or #DirectToIwata

F34R · Sep 20, 2017

I've done over 300 motions after watching the video lol. fw 2.3.0, out of the box, never connected to internet, or even have a game in it.

Deleted-368796 · Sep 20, 2017

So... how about a NES Classic - Iwata Edition ?
I think it would sell out before it was even put into production.

magico29 · Sep 23, 2017

fire3element said:
As many of you have heard by now, there is a secret NES game built into the Nintendo Switch.
We speculate that Nintendo hid it there as a tribute to Mr. Satoru Iwata who passed away on July 11th, 2015.

It is currently unknown why this game was placed in the Switch, since it was never revealed or hinted to by anyone.
Some of us feel that the secret game could be an easter egg which might be revealed in the future. Either way, I have the highest respect for Nintendo placing this in the Switch to honor a legend that brought about some of the best moments gaming has ever known.

We miss you Mr. Iwata.

If you weren't crying enough already... http://gbatemp.net/threads/secret-n...ibute-to-mr-satoru-iwata.484536/#post-7586552

Here are the current conditions that need to be met to launch the Golf game:
1) System date and time must be set to July 11th.
2) Must be on the Home Screen
3) Remove the joycons from the system
4) You must make the iconic Iwata "Direct to you" hand motion to activate it. (hand motion detailed below)

Current unknown conditions
- Set date year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) may not matter
- Firmware may need to be on 1.0.0 (speculation that the game was removed in later firmwares)
- You may need to have a Switch that was never connected to the internet before. Once the Switch makes network contact, it will automatically pull some files for date/time which may hinder access to the game, even if you set the date back to July 11th.

How to activate the Golf game:
1) Turn on your Switch. Go to the System Settings menu and set the date to July 11th.
2) Return to the home screen.
3) Remove your joycons
4) Hold left joycon in left hand, hold right joycon in right hand. Hold them with the buttons on each joycon facing opposing directions, away from your body. Place both hands down beside your legs.
5) You will lift your hands to your chest at a moderate speed, then directly away from your body. When you move the joycons forward away from you, the attachment rails on each joycon should be facing your body.
6) Golf will launch.

Video is up. Notice it is quite difficult to get the motions just right. Both hands need to make the same motion and the same time. The window to activate this seems pretty small to me. Took several tries before I got it working, even after activating it a number of times already.
I will also update this post with any additional info we discover. And add credits to who all found this hidden gem.

Credits go to @Setery for initially notifying us that the game showed up on his Switch.
Also credits go to @yellows8 and @ScriesM for looking into what activated the game. From this, the community was able to figure out how to launch it.
(if I missed anyone, please shout out and let me know to add them)

are you serious? i wont do that,my arms hurt

Tsubakiandou · Sep 23, 2017

magico29 said:
are you serious? i wont do that,my arms hurt

build a robot!

magico29 · Sep 23, 2017

Tsubakiandou said:
build a robot!

hahahahahahaha you are so funny baby!!

HaloEliteLegend · Sep 23, 2017

That is the most touching thing I've seen in a long time. He was truly their man of the hour

PotatisKnug · Sep 23, 2017

HaloEliteLegend said:
That is the most touching thing I've seen in a long time. He was truly their man of the hour

All great people WILL die eventually. Man, look at Steve Jobs. That guy was amazing. He created the first real smartphone. Then died, but he did leave the Iphone 5 behind him.
Iwata left the Switch behind him. Bury a switch in his grave, man.

subcon959 · Sep 24, 2017

PotatisKnug said:
He created the first real smartphone.

What? Not even close (at least a decade late). That's like saying the iPad was the first multimedia tablet. Jobs was nothing but a good salesman if he convinced people any of his devices came first.

Raffdeblois41 · Oct 2, 2017

Nice !

g4jek8j54 · Oct 5, 2017

This seems relevant, so I figured that I would post it here...

https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHaxing/comments/74c3ax/first_end_user_homebrew_ps_flog/

_______ · Oct 5, 2017

vgmoose said:
Unfortunately the server time is synced over HTTPS, so this is not possible without hacks.

Even with MITM? As Switch allows you to set proxy settings. (Or it does verify the certificate?)

Deleted-368796 · Oct 5, 2017

g4jek8j54 said:
This seems relevant, so I figured that I would post it here...

https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHaxing/comments/74c3ax/first_end_user_homebrew_ps_flog/

That's... AWESOME. I knew it would only be a matter of time. Now a lot more people can enjoy it and finally put the rumors of it being fake to rest.

Just a reminder... Remember the purpose of this game, and why it was embedded in the Switch. This is not just a free game for everyone to take and run.
Japan has deep culture and rituals. Be respectful of this tribute, even though you may not fully understand.
Let's at least acknowledge his life, and the effort he put into this industry we love.

fbfiso · Jul 10, 2019

It's Jul 11 2019, failed to launch this game on my 3.0.0 firmware after tried 300+ times.
But still want to say thank you to Iwata.

I will keep the console and try if there's any luck next year.....

My arms are really hurt now. :rofl2:

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