Wii U - Nintendo ID confined to system it was created on.

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Kenology on 19 November 2012

Mr Khan said:

Which took them over 2 years to implement.

Not that i'm too bothered about this. Customer service will transfer things over in the event of a breakdown, no doubt.

Yup. If you send your Wii in they'll transfer it someway/somehow.

I just got off the phone with Ninty rep an hour ago and they said you will be able to transfer Wii U to Wii U at some point.

Gotta love launch day woes.

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happydolphin on 19 November 2012

This is just dumb. So much for using what you own anywhere you go...

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superchunk on 19 November 2012

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They confirmed this when I talked to them yesterday. So I'll have to make a new Nintendo ID once I get my system back and re-add all my friends, which sucks but it's all good.

Who confirmed this?

It makes no sense.

1) Nintendo has been generalizing their entire online services. eShops are now "Nintendo" not Wii or DS or 3DS... the login is the "Nintendo ID" not Wii number etc.

2) The system asks you for an existing or new ID at setup. Why in the world would it ask you for an existing if you couldn't use it?

Until I see this from NINTENDO... this has to be false. It simply makes no logical sense.

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cunger on 19 November 2012

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Source: http://kotaku.com/5961662/dont-losebreak-your-wii-u-because-your-nintendo-network-account-is-tied-to-it

That really sucks. What happens if the system bricks and you need to buy another one? You're essentially screwed.

Maybe not.. Nintendo might be able to help you if you send it in.

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badgenome on 19 November 2012

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happydolphin on 19 November 2012

badgenome said:

You're ugly :3

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badgenome on 19 November 2012

happydolphin said:

You're ugly :3

Awww.

Don't be sad, guy. Nintendo will figure out this "techmology" thing one day.

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Heavenly_King on 19 November 2012

Wagram said:

JOKA_ said:
...is that for real? If so holy crap that is a BAD idea. My original PS3 died, I bought a new one, and *boop* I was able to recover my account and all my trophy information.

That also kills people wanting to have multiple WiiUs for different rooms in the house (rarer, but I know people do that)

This also means you can't go to a friends house and sign in on your account.

Do any other systems do this?

My PS3 doesn't. Friend and I have each others PSN accounts on both of our PS3s. We don't know each others passwords, but we use them when we go over or want to share something on PSN.

looks like the wiiU does not offer account sharing, so I guess every game you buy is only playable on 1 console instead of 2 consoles like the PS3 (dont know about the 360). And I think that is a major thing people needs to take into consideration when buying the system.

My brother (who lives in another country) and I share the same account on the VITA and PS3, so when we buy games digitally we will be able to play those games without spending more money. I think that is something great. Hopefully Sony will continue to offer this :).

And if the system dies, if you bought lots of downloadable stuff you are basically screwed because you wont be able to download them again.

this sucks for WiiU owners.

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happydolphin on 19 November 2012

badgenome said:

Awww.

Don't be sad, guy. Nintendo will figure out this "techmology" thing one day.

I was kidding badgey! Yeah, I know they will, they said they'll have it working in the future. Last time I checked, it's not in the works for neither MS nor Sony, yet they are technologically endowed.