The scene release groups—shadowy figures who dump cartridge data into digital files like XCI and NSP—had released the base game. But the file structure was bloated, and the performance was shaky. On unofficial SD cards, the game would crash. Textures would pop in and out. The "update" file required to play the full "Ultimate" edition wasn't working correctly with the base NSP.
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