Nintendo points don't transfer between Wii, DSi

Did it ever occur to anyone that a single Wii account may be used by several different people, each with their own DSi? So say I put $20 on my DSi, I don't want my younger brother getting on the Wii and adding his own points or spending mine. It would become too difficult to keep track of them all.

(I mean, is this even that big of a deal? Who doesn't have their credit card number memorized? It takes what, 30 seconds on the Wii to put in your CC#? Three cheers for feigned outrage!!)

Its times like this I'm glad I really don't follow Nintendo any more that much or handheld systems that much in the long run. This is just plain stupidness, like friend codes weren't bad enough...

"Nintendo likes simple and intuitive functionality"

Nintendo

As long as it's less of a pain in the ass to enter your CC info on the DSi, I really don't give a rat's ass about separate accounts.

The fact that I can use the same points between the Xbox Marketplace and the Zune Marketplace makes this decision by Nintendo suck by default....

*ahem*
NINTENDO IS STUPID.
that is all.

Nintendo just really REALLY loves punching people in the gut. LOVES IT.

The takeaway should be: Nintendo, please show movement in your online infrastructure. The DSi is your chance to prove your abilities.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE..

I cant believe this..

this is right up there with the holocaust..

they are not even using lube anymore.

Ninty + Anything "online" oriented = DO NOT WANT!

So whats the deal if you download games onto your DS and then it breaks? Im guessing nintendo has no solution to this and I would recommend not downloading gaems because your DSi will probably break at some point

At this rate they might want to consider renaming the system to Nintendo DS D'OH.

Yeah that is a damn shame. Especially since it would be nice to be able to have one account for both systems.

How come every time Nintendo gives me a cupcake it's filled with dirt?

all i have to say is


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That would make sense, but we're talking about Nintendo here.

No fucking way.

It sucks. There's no denying it. Especially if you had some leftover points on your Wii that you'd like to spend on DSi.

But, Nintendo's online infrastructure just doesn't allow for it.

I mean, you don't have a Nintendo account to login to on DS, Wii, or (likely) DSi. With Wii (and likely DSi), all points are tied to that specific system.

They've really sabotaged themselves from advancements in the current gen with their poor online system. Giving storage to DSi (both internal and SD card) is at least a sign of improvement... but not much.

Now, with the Wii, it isn't too late to redo this. A firmware upgrade could replace Wii Number with a Nintendo Account... probably couldn't do so for Wii games already released, though. Wii games aren't made with patching in mind. They could do some sort of disc exchange program (trading FC versions to Nintendo Account versions)... but that'd be pretty costly and time consuming.

Could even be done with DSi. No chance for DS/DS Lite, though.

But... they're a Japanese company. And Japan doesn't care as much for online games as much as we do.