NES Remix contest canceled due to exploit, director apologizes

http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/stor...9/nesremix.jpgFile this under "A Few Bad Apples Ruining The Bunch:" A time attack contest forNES Remix has been canceled due to players utilizing an exploit to decrease their times. The winner of the contest was set to have their run officially recorded by Nintendo, which obviously won't be happening.

In a comment on one of the game's Miiverse posts, the game's director, Koichi Hayashida, apologized for the inconvenience and thanked players for their time. "In the interest of being as fair as possible, we decided to terminate the event without recognizing the fastest time," Hayashida wrote. "We sincerely apologize for this matter, particularly because the vast majority of people played fairly."

The exploit seems to be related to repeatedly pausing the game, as there is a short delay between when gameplay resumes and the clock resumes. In other words: wibbly-wobbly, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY_Ry8J_jdw.

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/05/ne...or-apologizes/