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[Rich!]

Nintendo and DeNA also plan to develop an online membership service that is accessible from smart devices, PC and Nintendo systems, such as the Nintendo 3DS portable system and the Wii U home console. The membership service, which is targeted to launch in the fall of 2015, will be built on DeNA's extensive experience and capabilities in online membership services.

From the press release.

This sounds good. Real good. A proper account system, finally. And it looks like the Club Nintendo successor too.

The best thing: Nintendo are letting someone else deal with the online account stuff.

 

[Salsa]

this is the real bidness

Nintendo and PC on the same sentence

 

[Dr. Buni]

Yay for account system. At least one good thing is coming from this partnership.

 

[Rich!]

this is the real bidness

Nintendo and PC on the same sentence

Gimmie a browsable eshop and money off via redeeming retail games, with the new club nintendo

Awww yes

 

[Mushroomer25]

Anybody know what DeNA's "membership experience" entails? Have they done anything major stateside?

 

[Zeyphersan]

We're still waiting for details, right? Like if this will absorb the Nintendo Network or supersede it or what

 

[Shaanyboi]

All they're saying is there'll be a service - no details as to what it's actually going to enable. Nintendo can still royally screw that aspect up. Still, progress...

 

[banofypie]

It's Nintendo, there will be a downside.

Expecting microtransactions going forward. 99p for 50 light arrows in Zelda U. £5 to sequence break.

 

[Roo]

The best thing: Nintendo are letting someone else deal with the online account stuff.

Is that *really* a good thing tho?

 

[Ashler]

DeNA, please also get that huge spredsheet nintendo keeps with all our 3DS and WiiU purchases, and retrofit that in the account system!


Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[LQX]

Thank goodness, now some Nintendo fans can stop lying to themselves and others about Nintendo having an account system.

 

[Salsa]

Is that *really* a good thing tho?

yes.

they tried

 

[Rich!]

Is that *really* a good thing tho?

Oh fucking god yes

Not gonna repeat talking about my quest to get my digital games back from Nintendo UK and their shitty, terrible customer service, but please...anyone else is better.

 

[Maximo]

Is that *really* a good thing tho?

Oh thank Jesus praise the lord, will wait for more details.

 

[Zeyphersan]

The best thing: Nintendo are letting someone else deal with the online account stuff.

The last time Nintendo contracted out for online services they chose Gamespy

 

[def sim]

I'm so excited for Nintendo. :O

 

[dc89]

Of course it's a good thing. Nintendo have realised they can't implement (for whatever reason) what customers want and need.

 

[Hatchtag]

Is that *really* a good thing tho?

As long as they understand that there's not enough online games on Nintendo systems to charge for online, it'd be hard for it not to be an improvement.

 

[Valnen]

This doesn't inspire confidence in me. Why can't they make an account system themselves?

 

[Roo]

Oh fucking god yes

Not gonna repeat talking about my quest to get my digital games back from Nintendo UK and their shitty, terrible customer service, but please...anyone else is better.

I mean, I don't know DeNA, maybe they're an excellent company, I don't know.
I just can't shake the feeling about this stuff should be handled in-house

 

[Yazuka]

So if I buy something from their e-shop later then it will be connected to the account and not the console? It will work as Sony and Microsoft's account system?
Then I'm really onboard it was about time.

 

[encephalon]

I can't wait to find out how my virtual console games are still locked to the console I purchase them on.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

Watching the press conference now! I think it's finally happening

 

[NeoRausch]

So...
This is for Nintendo systems as a whole or just for the DeNa stuff?

 

[shira]

As a Westerner does this mean anything at all?

 

[Mushroomer25]

This doesn't inspire confidence in me. Why can't they make an account system themselves?

Nintendo does a lot of things well. The internet is not one of them.

 

[EloquentM]

So...
This is for Nintendo systems as a whole or just for the DeNa stuff?

looks like its for everything pc tables phones wii u and 3ds

 

[Basileus777]

this is the real bidness

Nintendo and PC on the same sentence

The language doesn't indicate games, just that the membership will be accessible from a PC. So, a web browser.

 

[Nintendoga]

Is that *really* a good thing tho?

It's for the best Alistair.
For the very best indeed.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Good for them. Very late, but at least they're trying.

 

[Valnen]

Nintendo does a lot of things well. The internet is not one of them.

And until they do, I'm not really going to trust them.

 

[EloquentM]

Good for them. Very late, but at least they're trying.

oh account systems yes glad they're trying.

 

[Jb]

If it is what I hope it is, welcome to the 21st century.

 

[kittens]

YESSSSSSS

Finally!

 

[SGRU]

Welcome to the 21st century, Nintendo.

Edit:

If it is what I hope it is, welcome to the 21st century.

Ffffff...

 

[Oregano]

So Iwata just mentioned Nintendo is primarily running this and it will be on NX.

 

[Otakumegane]

Successor to Club Nintendo confirmed, and will be running on 3DS/WiiU/PC/Mobile and will be the core of their new NX system.

 

[def sim]

Successor to Club Nintendo confirmed, and will be running on 3DS/WiiU/PC/Mobile and will be the core of their new NX system.

faaantastic

 

[televator]

Now, just offer deals and sales, if they don't already, and I'm there.

 

[jaosobno]

The sooner it comes the better. I'm all digital on N3DS.

 

[jimi_dini]

Now, just offer deals and sales, if they don't already, and I'm there.

???

they already do.

 

[Pancakes R Us]

This doesn't inspire confidence in me. Why can't they make an account system themselves?

Because the people that make decisions about this at Nintendo are a bunch of fucking idiots.

 

[JSoup]

Is that *really* a good thing tho?

Given Nintendo's track record with this newfangled internet fad, it can't possibly be worse.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Gimmie an online storefront and in addition to an account system, and I'll be happy.

 

[fedexpeon]

Is it a gated membership service?
Or a free account system by creating a membership account to login?
I guess I am confused with the term service and system meaning something else.

 

[Soodanim]

Let's hope that they know a thing or two about security. I won't be keeping my card details on there anyway, but given all of the breaches in the past year or so I can easily see it happening.

 

[televator]

???

they already do.

Hence my why I admit that I don't know if they do. Anyway, sounds good to me so far.

 

[Aostia]

great news, also because of the timings shared. so once Club Nintendo will be officially dead we will have something else ready
good to know, waiting for details.

 

[FrozenCell]

fucking account system, why can't they reuse steam, itunes or google play accounts?

 

[Rich!]

Let's hope that they know a thing or two about security. I won't be keeping my card details on there anyway, but given all of the breaches in the past year or so I can easily see it happening.

I would bet that's one of the main reasons Nintendo were so reluctant to implement an account system themselves.

Now they have a partner to do it for them, and to blame if it all goes fuck up.