Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Wii U getting user accounts as part of 'Nintendo Network']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/26/wii-u-getting-user-accounts-as-part-of-nintendo-network/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/26/wii-u-getting-user-accounts-as-part-of-nintendo-network/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/26/wii-u-getting-user-accounts-as-part-of-nintendo-network/#comments Nintendo is slowly catching up in the online department, as Satoru Iwata unveiled the "Nintendo Network" in an investor presentation today. The "Nintendo Network," whose logo was just spotted on the Japanese Theatrhythm cover, will cover "competitions and communication among users, as well as the sales of digital content," Iwata said, for both 3DS and Wii U. Elements, like the "Community" building functionality, have already been implemented in Mario Kart 7.

For the Wii U, the Nintendo Network will support multiple personal user accounts per system, finally ending Nintendo's insistence on tying software purchases to a single system.

The Network may also entail digital sales of retail 3DS games. "This concept was built into the design of the Nintendo 3DS, and we already have the necessary infrastructure," Iwata said. "We will prepare the same infrastructure for the Wii U. However, we have not decided the concrete timing of when we will start it."

JoystiqWii U getting user accounts as part of 'Nintendo Network' originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdlcnintendonintendo-networksatoru-iwatauser-accountwii-uThu, 26 Jan 2012 22:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: Vita limited to one PSN account per console]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/05/report-vita-limited-to-one-psn-account-per-console/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/05/report-vita-limited-to-one-psn-account-per-console/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/05/report-vita-limited-to-one-psn-account-per-console/#comments Say goodbye to your convenient Japanese PSN account. NeoGAFfer mehdi_san took part in a PlayStation Vita demo event in Osaka, and received a flyer with launch information. A note at the end, according to the user's transcription, reveals that only one user account can be used on a Vita system. "If you want to use a different account," the (translated) FAQ entry reads, "you need to format the system to factory settings."

This leads not only to the inability to have separate user accounts for family members, but to de facto region locking for digital content. Taken with the limited UMD Passport launch lineup, the limited (to zero) PSOne Classics launch lineup, and those memory card prices, the Vita is starting to lose some of its luster, at least as a day-one purchase. But that screen!

JoystiqReport: Vita limited to one PSN account per console originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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