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

[Kenology]

superchunk said:

Kenology said:

I can confirm.  I just got a new Wii U and tried to log in with my same NNID on the old system and it said 'no, it's already tied to another system'.  :(

So I changed my NNID to "Kenology18" and now everyone in the Wii U friend thread is re-adding me. 

I'm assuming they're asking you to put in an existing one in case you created it on 3DS or something.  Once 3DS is on the Nintendo Network, you'll put in your existing Wii U on.

>:(

Well, I believe you fully, but it just doesn't make any sense and is a perfect example of the long list of Nintendo's asinine decisions to not embrace technology standards.

Also, why didn't you just call Nintendo? I'm sure there is something they could do. Granted this early on it may not matter.

I did call Nintendo.  I had a repair order and everything.  But Gamestop was willing to do an exchange and I would rather do that than wait a week for new system when I initially got it on launch day.

So I gotta play dirty.  The $50 I paid on eShop I'm going to dispute via my credit card company.  I already put another $50 on the eShop and repurchased Trine 2.

It doesn't make sense, I agree, and Nintendo is going to have to fix this SOON.