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A Nintendo Network ID is both locale-locked and system-locked. (A Nintendo Network ID may be shared between one 3DS and one Wii U.) Once a Nintendo Network ID is added to the 3DS, the eShop app will require the user to log in shortly after opening. If the 3DS's locale is different from the Nintendo Network ID's locale, logging in will fail and the user will be prompted to close the app. (Therefore, the user can no longer change the 3DS's locale while still being allowed to browse the eShop, after a Nintendo Network ID is added.) Any previous purchases will be kept, but any balance that was in a different currency will be forfeited. | A Nintendo Network ID is both locale-locked and system-locked. (A Nintendo Network ID may be shared between one 3DS and one Wii U.) Once a Nintendo Network ID is added to the 3DS, the eShop app will require the user to log in shortly after opening. If the 3DS's locale is different from the Nintendo Network ID's locale, logging in will fail and the user will be prompted to close the app. (Therefore, the user can no longer change the 3DS's locale while still being allowed to browse the eShop, after a Nintendo Network ID is added.) Any previous purchases will be kept, but any balance that was in a different currency will be forfeited. | ||
| − | A Nintendo Network ID cannot be easily removed from a 3DS after being added. The user may format the entire 3DS (and temporarily lose access to all downloaded software and game updates) to obtain a 3DS without a Nintendo Network ID on it, but that Nintendo Network ID is still connected to that 3DS on Nintendo's servers and the user will not be able to add that Nintendo Network ID to a different 3DS afterward. The user may re-add that Nintendo Network ID to the same 3DS and redownload software and game updates. | + | A Nintendo Network ID cannot be easily removed from a 3DS after being added. The user may format the entire 3DS (and temporarily lose access to all downloaded software and game updates) to obtain a 3DS without a Nintendo Network ID on it, but that Nintendo Network ID is still connected to that 3DS on Nintendo's servers and the user will not be able to add that Nintendo Network ID to a different 3DS afterward. The user may re-add that Nintendo Network ID to the same 3DS and redownload software and game updates. Formatting a 3DS with a Nintendo Network ID on it also requires an internet connection. |
| − | The user | + | The user may also delete the entire Nintendo Network ID, which will permanently lose all purchases, including those on any Wii U system using the same Nintendo Network ID. |
| − | To transfer a Nintendo Network ID between two 3DSs, the user must have both systems in hand and perform a System Transfer. The receiving 3DS must also not already have a Nintendo Network ID added to it, and it is not possible to perform a System Transfer from any of the New Nintendo 3DS series down to any "non-new" Nintendo 3DS. If the user's 3DS is lost, contacting Nintendo customer service is required to add the Nintendo Network ID onto a different 3DS. | + | To transfer a Nintendo Network ID between two 3DSs, the user must have both systems in hand and perform a System Transfer, which also requires an internet connection. The receiving 3DS must also not already have a Nintendo Network ID added to it, and it is not possible to perform a System Transfer from any of the New Nintendo 3DS series down to any "non-new" Nintendo 3DS. If the user's 3DS is lost, contacting Nintendo customer service is required to add the Nintendo Network ID onto a different 3DS. |
A Wii U without a Nintendo Network ID cannot access the eShop. | A Wii U without a Nintendo Network ID cannot access the eShop. | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 16 March 2023
The Nintendo Network is a service run by Nintendo that allows users to be matched up with other players and play games with each other. It is used by games for both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It is the successor to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
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Mechanics
A Nintendo 3DS without a Nintendo Network ID can still access the eShop and purchase games/DLC and download game updates, but it cannot download demos or free software.
If the 3DS's locale is changed, opening the eShop will display a message stating that software availability may differ by locale. If the new locale uses a different currency from the old locale, the message will also display both the old and new eShop balances and state that any old balance will not carry over. The old balance will return if the locale is changed back.
A Nintendo Network ID is both locale-locked and system-locked. (A Nintendo Network ID may be shared between one 3DS and one Wii U.) Once a Nintendo Network ID is added to the 3DS, the eShop app will require the user to log in shortly after opening. If the 3DS's locale is different from the Nintendo Network ID's locale, logging in will fail and the user will be prompted to close the app. (Therefore, the user can no longer change the 3DS's locale while still being allowed to browse the eShop, after a Nintendo Network ID is added.) Any previous purchases will be kept, but any balance that was in a different currency will be forfeited.
A Nintendo Network ID cannot be easily removed from a 3DS after being added. The user may format the entire 3DS (and temporarily lose access to all downloaded software and game updates) to obtain a 3DS without a Nintendo Network ID on it, but that Nintendo Network ID is still connected to that 3DS on Nintendo's servers and the user will not be able to add that Nintendo Network ID to a different 3DS afterward. The user may re-add that Nintendo Network ID to the same 3DS and redownload software and game updates. Formatting a 3DS with a Nintendo Network ID on it also requires an internet connection.
The user may also delete the entire Nintendo Network ID, which will permanently lose all purchases, including those on any Wii U system using the same Nintendo Network ID.
To transfer a Nintendo Network ID between two 3DSs, the user must have both systems in hand and perform a System Transfer, which also requires an internet connection. The receiving 3DS must also not already have a Nintendo Network ID added to it, and it is not possible to perform a System Transfer from any of the New Nintendo 3DS series down to any "non-new" Nintendo 3DS. If the user's 3DS is lost, contacting Nintendo customer service is required to add the Nintendo Network ID onto a different 3DS.
A Wii U without a Nintendo Network ID cannot access the eShop.
A 3DS may only have one Nintendo Network ID added to it. A Wii U may have one Nintendo Network ID per user account on the system.
Promotions
Players in the United Kingdom who create a Nintendo Network ID between December 10th, 2013 and January 31st, 2014 on their Nintendo 3DS will receive Super Mario Bros. Deluxe as a free download.[1]
Games compatible with Wi-Fi
The following Pokémon games are compatible with the Wi-Fi Connection service.
Nintendo 3DS titles
References
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• Famicom Network System (Famicom, 1988) • Satellaview (Super Famicom, 1995) (scheduled satellite broadcast/download, but not Internet) • Randnet (Nintendo 64DD 1999) • Mobile System GB (Game Boy Color/Game Boy Advance w/Mobile GB Adapter and mobile phone, 2001) • Online Nintendo GameCube gameplay (Nintendo GameCube, w/GameCube Broadband Adapter/Modem Adapter, 2002) • Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (Wii, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi XL optionally w/Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, Nintendo DS & DSi Browser, 2006) • Nintendo Network (Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Web, 2012/3) • Nintendo Switch Online (2018; Nintendo Switch) • Websites (Nintendo web browser games) |
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