Nintendo is getting serious about online!

[Viper1]

kitler53 said:

Viper1 said:

noname2200 said:
That joystiq article about Wii U digital games not being tied to a system is dated from the end of January. I'm wondering if that part of the article is just joystiq leaping to a conclusion.

It's not a leap to a conlucsion. Iwata himself said it.

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Iwata also didn't go into the same level of detail about how Wii U online purchases would work, saying only that all games will be sold both in stores and as a download on day one for the new console.

Reached for comment this morning, Nintendo of America officials declined to address whether the Wii U's online purchases would be tied to the console, but reiterated the importance of this shift in sales.

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Keep looking.  Also, don't look to NOA if you're looking for Iwata statements.

How about a better means of considering it?  If each console can have multiple user accounts, why would they tie the software to the console?  It wouldn't make sense to have multiple user accounts if the software is hardware locked instead of account locked.