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

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Heavenly_King said:

Wagram said:

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.

You are screwed if you bought lots of downloadable games, because you will never get them back. XD

the2real4mafol said:
this is stupid, what if the Wii U breaks? (unlikely but still), then you are screwed.

Heavenly_King said:

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.

Could you fellas do us the great honor of actually reading the entire thread?  Perhaps you may come across the fact that you can indeed switch your account to a new console.