I put the disc in, did the update, and it hard locks (must unplug the system to restart it) after the splash screen. Attempted again, same thing. Unplugged my external HDD just in case, updated again, same result. At this point I began searching for solutions, one of which was to set the language in the MiiVerse to English Only, did this, attempted again, same result. So now I'm annoyed to say the least, but we continue on. I deleted the update and save data for the game, restarted the game, re did the update, same result. So now I figure maybe the update is the issue and we could try and bypass that. So I delete the update data and save data again, remove my internet connection, restart the system, and attempt to play again. It then tells me I can't start the game because it can't update the game because it can't connect to the internet, giving me the error 103-0501. How is it preparing an update that there's no connection to go find? Why can I not get past this message if I am not using an internet connection? Would this have happened if I had never inserted the disc previously with an internet connection or is a connection going to be required for some crazy reason anytime I put a game in and try to play?
Other games have worked fine (disc and download) and this is the first trouble I have had with it. All system updates are applied. Anyone have another idea that doesn't involve returning the system or sending it in? Neither of which I think are acceptable solutions for one game not working.
Thanks for your time.