| kitler53 said: is this holiday the holiday when wiiU is going to tie digital game purchases to a user instead of the hardware? that's probably the biggest thing holding me back from maybe buying a wiiU. this bundle is sexy though. |
Correct me if I'm wrong - but they've just about accomplished that. I've had no problem re-downloading games I've bought from the eShop, but deleted in the past. It's possible to purchase some games digitally from Nintendo's website or others and download them without any issue.
From what I hear, it's easier to transfer data between WiiUs - quite elegant even. Pretty simple to get your old Wii data onto the console too.
I think the issue you're referring to deals with the Wii Shop Channel on the old Wii -- if your Wii got bricked, you'd be screwed because the Wii didn't have a real account system. The WiiU eShop is much better architected and purchases are actually linked to your Nintendo network id (which the old Wii does not utilize) in some manner.
I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016
