Support NeoGAF

gngf123 · May 14, 2014

Spotted on twitter: https://twitter.com/Damianmer/status/466597142195609600

To use Nintendo Network you must register a Nintendo Network ID. You must provide accurate and complete data during the registration and update your registration data if they change.

The Nintendo Network ID is linked to your country of residence that you indicated during the registration. If you move to another country, you may not be able to use your Nintendo Network ID (including Digital Products) and you may have to create another Nintendo Network ID if you want to enjoy Nintendo Network in this new country. If you move back to the country, in which your Nintendo Network ID was registered, you will be able to use your original Nintendo Network ID again.

From: http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/terms/wiiu/index.html

If my understanding is correct, that means people travelling between European countries will not be able to access the eShop and other things that require NNID's unless they register a new NNID for every country they visit.

The policy seems to begin June 13th. - EDIT: Note: Policy doesn't seem to start June 13th.

Sorry if old.

______________________

Update: Possible mistake.

darkness_s said:
I think this has always been a part of their User Agreement, Australia still has the 2013 version for example, and it also includes this same text.

http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/terms/wiiu/WiiU_NetworkEULA_AU.html

Shadow Hog · May 14, 2014

Why are they actively making NNIDs even more restrictive? It was bad enough when it was tied to the console you registered it on, unable to be moved without sending the whole damn unit into Nintendo itself.

Giever · May 14, 2014

I thought NNIDs were supposed to get better eventually.

Krakn3Dfx · May 14, 2014

Good to see they're working on the important issues.

Toki767 · May 14, 2014

Region locking NNID?

Vuze · May 14, 2014

And I thought they couldn't mess up their account system even more lol. Well.
Their Region Locking shit is so annoying, now basically introducing multi-layer region locking is just super awful.

Zalman · May 14, 2014

This is bad. Start making some noise, people. We got a response with the whole Tomodachi thing, so...

Rubixcuba · May 14, 2014

Why would you do that :/

Burnburn · May 14, 2014

The way I read this, I think it's a warning if you're moving from, say, NTSC to PAL.

I hope I'm true anyway

Edit: Could also be the reason why they use the word "may". But that could also mean that if you move from a country that is not on Nintendo's list to another on not on Nintendo's list, say, Kenia to Tanzania or something

RE_Player · May 14, 2014

This is so stupid I can't help but laugh. What else can Nintendo do to fuck up their account system?

soultron · May 14, 2014

What's the utility of this? To track what regions are selling something? To restrict localizations from being sold in countries other than that of the languages supported?

Stumpokapow · May 14, 2014

As someone who is going through an international move right now:
Cool, Nintendo. I just won't buy any product affected by this. Your loss, not mine. Same goes for Sony, who have an ass-backwards international move policy with PSN.

... unless this is going to retroactively prevent me from using products I already own, in which case holy shit that's terrible.

Insaniac · May 14, 2014

thats pretty stupid, but its never going to affect me, so I'm pretty apathetic towards this.

Fourth Storm · May 14, 2014

Moving in the opposite direction they should be moving. And the train keeps a rollin.

Beckx · May 14, 2014

So #EndRegionLocking went well.

BosSin · May 14, 2014

Nintendo proving that they are by far the most forward thinking video game company

Buzzman · May 14, 2014

Good job, I'm sure you were losing tons of money by allowing greedy moochers to play games when they weren't even in the country of purchase!

Shaanyboi · May 14, 2014

...the fuck? This is stupid

PotionBleue · May 14, 2014

Isn't this old? I thought people already talked about country restrictions when NNIDs arrived on Nintendo 3DS by late 2013.

GhostTrick · May 14, 2014

Zalman said:
This is bad. Start making some noise, people. We got a response with the whole Tomodachi thing, so...

They won't even listen...

LayLa · May 14, 2014

how are they going to enforce this?

watershed · May 14, 2014

I'm confused by what this means.

epmode · May 14, 2014

Goddammit Nintendo. Stop being awful. I remember when you weren't awful.

Azull · May 14, 2014

Wait wtf!?

GreatMightySymp · May 14, 2014

At this rate they'll probably country lock Streetpass by the end of the year.

brandonh83 · May 14, 2014

Zalman said:
This is bad. Start making some noise, people. We got a response with the whole Tomodachi thing, so...

The noise that needs to be made is that the entire account system sucks. It's pure trash. You need to have your game purchases tied to an account, not the console. I was hoping for a total revision to be announced at E3 but I've started to give it up.

Zombie James · May 14, 2014

Wow. After all the pro-consumer steps MS made yesterday, this move by Nintendo is just fucking stupid. Why the hell would be make your already half-baked account system even more restrictive? This is incompetent.

alr1ght · May 14, 2014

You're going the wrong way

Sakura · May 14, 2014

I'm somewhat confused. Does this really matter if the systems are already region locked? Say I move to from Canada to Japan. My American 3DS is going to be the American eShop regardless of where I am isn't it?

MBR · May 14, 2014

Are you fucking kidding me?

Anth0ny · May 14, 2014

edit: ninja'd so hard

Elixist · May 14, 2014

epmode said:
Goddammit Nintendo. Stop being awful. I remember when you weren't awful.

yeeeahh. stuff like this is frankly baffling, off with his head please (iwata)

Crimsonclaw111 · May 14, 2014

Wow. Nintendo's online services somehow got even worse.

Glad I only have a single digital game on their systems (New Leaf!).

Ushojax · May 14, 2014

I thought we knew this already? It sucks but when they introduced the NNID they were clear that you were locked into whatever country settings you chose.

G-Unit · May 14, 2014

Idiots! I had to create an Id in Canada to be able to buy games on eshop. Now im screwed. At least lauch a damn eshop in Latín America you fucktard Nintendo.

Madao · May 14, 2014

fuck, i guess money that is not from countries recognized by them is not real money then.

as much as i don't like it, i think i'll go back to fully physical games. these dumbasses are actively trying to kill themselves.

Stumpokapow said:
As someone who is going through an international move right now:
Cool, Nintendo. I just won't buy any product affected by this. Your loss, not mine. Same goes for Sony, who have an ass-backwards international move policy with PSN.

... unless this is going to retroactively prevent me from using products I already own, in which case holy shit that's terrible.

i imagine that'd produce a shitstorm big enough to force them to reverse that change if it happens like that.

numble · May 14, 2014

LayLa said:
how are they going to enforce this?

You've never encountered a YouTube video that's not available in your country?

Griss · May 14, 2014

You are fucking kidding me here. Panicking because I bought my Wii U in Canada, registered in the US, live in Ireland and will be spending summer working in the Caribbean.

Is this going to fuck me up? Please tell me this isn't going to fuck me up.

Linkyn · May 14, 2014

Well I certainly hope they consider the EU one country, then.

gngf123 · May 14, 2014

Zalman said:
This is bad. Start making some noise, people. We got a response with the whole Tomodachi thing, so...

I think it would make sense to try to get something going. Perhaps we could bring up the #EndRegionLock thing again now things are progressively getting even worse.

Burnburn said:
The way I read this, I think it's a warning if you're moving from, say, NTSC to PAL.

I hope I'm true anyway

If so, that is an awful wording choice to use country instead of region. Country implies the possibility of locking between different PAL or NTSC countries.

The Hermit · May 14, 2014

wow Nitendo, just wow

Looks like I am always going to be canadian...

BlackBuzzard · May 14, 2014

alr1ght said:
You're going the wrong way

This GIF has seen so much use already. Its just so good.

Josephl64 · May 14, 2014

wait I have a JP NNID, so I guess my plans of importing a JP Wii U will be useless if I try to connect online

adamantypants · May 14, 2014

ruh roh

Kriken · May 14, 2014

No Nintendo, the goal is to END region locking, not make it worse >.<

VanWinkle · May 14, 2014

Oh my goodness. So they're making it even worse. Awesome. :-|

Crimsonclaw111 · May 14, 2014

Griss said:
You are fucking kidding me here. Panicking because I bought my Wii U in Canada, registered in the US, live in Ireland and will be spending summer working in the Caribbean.

Is this going to fuck me up? Please tell me this isn't going to fuck me up.

Holy shit that Wii U's seen a lot of places for being region locked.

Good luck, I guess it isn't an option to buy NTSC titles physically is it?

Keyouta · May 14, 2014

From what I understand, digitally bought products in Country A will no longer work in Country B since they're tied to my NNID. Is this correct?

Because if it is, then this is likely one of the stupidest policies I've ever heard of.

Edit: What happens if I bought a JP Wii U, registered my NNID under Canada, then moved to Japan? Any digital game I buy/the NNID won't work anymore?

brandonh83 · May 14, 2014

You guys are complaining about this now but just remember: all it takes is one game to save the Wii U.

mantidor · May 14, 2014

This is awful.

What about countries with no eShop? Nintendo, stop being such a control freak, please. You are losing more money trying to maintain this ridiculous restrictive thing than what you would lose if you just made universal accounts.

Support NeoGAF

Nintendo (don't) change NNID policy (?)

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Banned

listen to the mad man

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Banned

Member

Banned

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Banned

bish gets all the credit :)

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Should probably not trust the 7-11 security cameras quite so much

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Junior Member

Banned

Member

Similar threads