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[Starwolf_UK]

Even if this calling Nintendo business works (does it work outside the US?), it's absolutely ridiculous...

Recently people have have success in Europe but NOE made it clear that they were "special exceptions" or chosen ones or some other arbitrary reasoning.

They're also very stubborn and like to deny it is at all possible, anywhere in the world (their undoing as you cant throw NOA support forums in their face).

 

[Marco1]

Is it true that if you delete your NNID then you have lost everything?
Aren't you supposed to unlink it?
Why would nintendo think anyone would ever want to do that?

 

[outunderthestars]

Even if this calling Nintendo business works (does it work outside the US?), it's absolutely ridiculous that you have to go through that shit in the first place. Just tie the damn purchases to an account, not a piece of hardware! Or I guess purchases are actually tied to your account now, but your account is tied to your console? Why?! Why can't you do it like everyone else, Nintendo? Why do you always insist on your own special, backwards, terribly inconvenient ways of doing things?

Agreed. MS and Sony had this in what, 2006?

 

[melman101]

I am curious as to whether the OP got his stuff back or not.

 

[RoadHazard]

it's the same, you just have to give them a 5-minutes call before so they can activate the new hardware with your account

That's not "the same". That they won't let you do this yourself by just logging in with your account on the new machine is just backwards and ridiculous. That's how everyone else (Sony, MS, Valve, Google, Apple, etc) does it, but apparently it's impossible for Nintendo to provide a user-friendly online/account system.

Recently people have have success in Europe but NOE made it clear that they were "special exceptions" or chosen ones or some other arbitrary reasoning.

They're also very stubborn and like to deny it is at all possible, anywhere in the world (their undoing as you cant throw NOA support forums in their face).

Haha, fuck that. Guess I'm just never buying anything digitally for my Wii U (when I get one next year) then, just like I didn't for my Wii. Screw dealing with that crap.

 

[Petrae]

I don't know what you guys are freaking out about. When my 3DS was stolen. Nintendo would not restore my purchases unless I provided a police report. When I was researching the issue I found ALOT of posts on the internet about people falsifying reports to get content back after selling 3ds etc.

Sounds like its alot easier now then it was 2 years ago.

Meanwhile, people with almost any other device can restore their digital purchases without jumping through any hoops. No phone calls, police reports, blood samples, firstborn children, etc.

This person decided to sell his hardware and can't seem get his purchases back; meanwhile, selling and re-purchasing a PS3, PS4, X360, XBO, Android device, iDevice, or a computer with Steam installed is a situation where it's easy to download purchases again. I sold my first PS3 in 2009 and wound up getting another in 14 months' time; I was able to restore all of my PlayStation Store purchases with no customer service required.

Nintendo's digital marketplace will continue to get zero dollars from me until the company figures out how do catch up with everyone else.

 

[Interceptor]

No sir... Everything you buy from e-shop is linked to the system and not your NNID, so when you sold your WiiU, you sold all your digital games as well.

You could try calling Nintendo and explaining the situation and seeing if there is anything they could do for you, but the chances of that happening are slim to none!

Stop spreading this nonsense.

 

[zruben]

Recently people have have success in Europe but NOE made it clear that they were "special exceptions" or chosen ones or some other arbitrary reasoning.

They're also very stubborn and like to deny it is at all possible, anywhere in the world (their undoing as you cant throw NOA support forums in their face).

it's not arbitrary, you just have to follow specific instructions and give them specific information they ask.

Is it true that if you delete your NNID then you have lost everything?
Aren't you supposed to unlink it?
Why would nintendo think anyone would ever want to do that?

there's two different options. Delete and Unlink.

If you delete your account, you DELETE it, and you receive a bazillion of warning messages telling you that all your history will be deleted and can't be restored (purchases, friends, miiverse posts, etc.) If you still delete it, then it's entirely a user's error.

If you just unlink it, you can call them and provide the serial number of your new hardware, they will link your old NNiD to it, and you'll be able to redownload everything.

Even if this calling Nintendo business works (does it work outside the US?), it's absolutely ridiculous that you have to go through that shit in the first place. Just tie the damn purchases to an account, not a piece of hardware! Or I guess purchases are actually tied to your account now, but your account is tied to your console? Why?! Why can't you do it like everyone else, Nintendo? Why do you always insist on your own special, backwards, terribly inconvenient ways of doing things?

That's not "the same". That they won't let you do this yourself by just logging in with your account on the new machine is just backwards and ridiculous. That's how everyone else (Sony, MS, Valve, Google, Apple, etc) does it, but apparently it's impossible for Nintendo to provide a user-friendly online/account system.

yeah, it's backwards, but basically it's a mechanism to prevent "digital purchases sharing", like everybody does on the PS3.

the only thing you have to do "extra", is a 5-minute phone call...
YES, it's a hassle, but it's not THAT big of a deal to make all the drama in this thread.

 

[dreamer3kx]

You can give Nintendo a call and unlink your account on any device, I did this, I do think you need the serial number, not sure.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

If you just unlink it, you can call them and provide the serial number of your new hardware, they will link your old NNiD to it, and you'll be able to redownload everything.

If I'm not mistaken, was the unlink option not available until some time after launch and as a result OP might not have been able to unlink?

 

[RoadHazard]

yeah, it's backwards, but basically it's a mechanism to prevent "digital purchases sharing", like everybody does on the PS3.

Sony didn't have to allow that just because they have a sensible account system. They could have limited downloads to only work on one PS3 without resorting to Nintendo-level craziness. Nintendo's "solution" is just unnecessarily inconvenient.

the only thing you have to do "extra", is a 5-minute phone call...
YES, it's a hassle, but it's not THAT big of a deal to make all the drama in this thread.

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that this isn't really possible in Europe, except in special cases or whatever. So what do I do if I find myself in this situation in the future? I save myself the trouble by never buying anything digitally from Nintendo until they get their shit together, that's what.

 

[zruben]

If I'm not mistaken, was the unlink option not available until some time after launch and as a result OP might not have been able to unlink?

I'm not sure either, but I'm guessing that they will ask him details about his NNiD (name, email address, etc.)

Sony didn't have to allow that just because they have a sensible account system. They could have limited downloads to only work on one PS3 without resorting to Nintendo-level craziness. Nintendo's "solution" is just unnecessarily inconvenient.

yeah, Sony chose to let users share the digital purchases between users. That's their policy. Nintendo chose to not allow that. That's their policy.

I OBVIOUSLY like Sony's policy better. I'm sharing digital games with a close friend of mine, it's convenient, and we can both save money. But it's a completely different issue that the original point of the thread.

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that this isn't really possible in Europe, except in special cases or whatever. So what do I do if I find myself in this situation in the future? I save myself the trouble by never buying anything digitally from Nintendo until they get their shit together, that's what.

it IS possible in every country with Nintendo Costumer Support. The "special cases" are the ones that provide the information that the customer supports needs for the process.

 

[Griss]

Clicked on thread expecting SmokeyDave. Disappointed.

As for Nintendo's digital policies, there is absolutely no defending them in 2014. They are the only console that I'm not digital on, and for good reason. 'Just call up customer support, and if they're in a good mood you might have your games back in a week possibly maybe!'

Not acceptable.

 

[JLeack]

I did the EXACT same thing. I bought a Wii U at midnight launch, and ended up selling it during last Summer.

You're going to have to call Nintendo, and then hope they'll work with you. They transferred all my stuff over, but it took about 5 days.

Good luck, my friend

 

[Projectjustice]

Nintendo punishes those that betray them.

 

[thenexus6]

1) Nintendo is so far behind the times with digital rights, accounts etc

2) This is why I don't buy, sale because theres no games at the time, then rebuy. Just buy the console when you know theres enough to keep you satisfied.

 

[zruben]

Clicked on thread expecting SmokeyDave. Disappointed.

As for Nintendo's digital policies, there is absolutely no defending them in 2014. They are the only console that I'm not digital on, and for good reason. 'Just call up customer support, and if they're in a good mood you might have your games back in a week possibly maybe!'

Not acceptable.

it's not arbitrary and it doesn't depend of their mood.
they will ask you for you NNiD and your new console serial number, information that you should have available if you're not trying to pull some weird stuff from them.

If you sold your WiiU with your NNiD and all its digital content installed, and you want to unlink that without your buyer's content, you are basically wanting to screw him over, and Nintendo is trying to prevent that with their policies.

If you unlink your stuff before selling it, or the wiiU buyer agrees to do it now, you shouldn't have any problem with the re-linking phone call.

I did the EXACT same thing. I bought a Wii U at midnight launch, and ended up selling it during last Summer.

You're going to have to call Nintendo, and then hope they'll work with you. They transferred all my stuff over, but it took about 5 days.

Good luck, my friend

My process took only a couple of hours. I guess I got them on a non-busy week.

Can you provide more details about your process? what info did they ask you? maybe that would help OP to have that info ready before the phone call.

 

[Norse360]

I decided to drop it and create a new ID. I started the Wii U setup now and it told me the ID I tried to use was tied to another system. What I don't understand is that it let's me create a new ID using the same e-mail address.

I don't know how to get in touch with Nintendo here in Europe as they do all the support through their local distributor (Bergsala).

I didn't have that much stuff on the old system so it's ok I guess, but I'm surprised at how inconvenient the account system is.

Bonus question: I had a 3DS for a year. How does that account tie into all this?

 

[Seik]

Those ''I bought a Wii U -insert doomish line-'' thread titles get me every damn time.

 

[zruben]

sorry for the double post...

just to clarify... I'm not DEFENDING Nintendo... I actually would like them to have the exact same digital model that Sony has. It's SO much better in every aspect.

I'm just trying to clarify a lot of mis-information that's being spread in this thread.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

I decided to drop it and create a new ID. I started the Wii U setup now and it told me the ID I tried to use was tied to another system. What I don't understand is that it let's me create a new ID using the same e-mail address.

I don't know how to get in touch with Nintendo here in Europe as they do all the support through their local distributor (Bergsala).

I didn't have that much stuff on the old system so it's ok I guess, but I'm surprised at how inconvenient the account system is.

Bonus question: I had a 3DS for a year. How does that account tie into all this?

Did you tie your 3DS to your account?

 

[zruben]

I decided to drop it and create a new ID. I started the Wii U setup now and it told me the ID I tried to use was tied to another system. What I don't understand is that it let's me create a new ID using the same e-mail address.

I don't know how to get in touch with Nintendo here in Europe as they do all the support through their local distributor (Bergsala).

I didn't have that much stuff on the old system so it's ok I guess, but I'm surprised at how inconvenient the account system is.

Bonus question: I had a 3DS for a year. How does that account tie into all this?

yeah, that's weird. it shouldn't... i have two accounts, a USA one for Club Nintendo points, and a Mexican one, just for convenience and "backup". I tried to tie both to the same email and I couldn't.

Send them an email here:
customer-support@nintendo.co.uk
they will ask for some details about you and where do you live, and they will provide you a phone number to call.

you can still re-link your old NNiD to your new WiiU and recover your digital purchases if you want. You can have several NNiD's linked to each WiiU

for your bonus question, from a couple of months ago, Nintendo lets you have one NNiD linked to your 3DS, be sure to link your "deffinitive" NNiD. When you do that, both systems will share their "digital wallets", if you have remaining money on your 3DS wallet, it will be transfered to your new, unified wallet.

here's an explanation:
http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/nintendo-network-id/#current-wiiu-owners

Just to be clear. you can only have ONE NNiD linked to a 3DS system.

 

[RoadHazard]

yeah, that's weird. it shouldn't... i have two accounts, a USA one for Club Nintendo points, and a Mexican one, just for convenience and "backup". I tried to tie both to the same email and I couldn't.

Send them an email here:
customer-support@nintendo.co.uk
they will ask for some details about you and where do you live, and they will provide you a phone number to call.

He's in Sweden/Norway/Denmark. Will Nintendo UK really call him back and help out with this? Like he said, there's no "real" Nintendo support here, it's handled by their Nordic distributor Bergsala (Sony has a similar setup with a company called Nordisk Film, and they absolutely suck). We also have no Club Nintendo, etc.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

I decided to drop it and create a new ID. I started the Wii U setup now and it told me the ID I tried to use was tied to another system. What I don't understand is that it let's me create a new ID using the same e-mail address.

I don't know how to get in touch with Nintendo here in Europe as they do all the support through their local distributor (Bergsala).

I didn't have that much stuff on the old system so it's ok I guess, but I'm surprised at how inconvenient the account system is.

Bonus question: I had a 3DS for a year. How does that account tie into all this?

If you can speak German:
info@nintendo.de
If they tell you to talk to Bergsala remind them who is charge of the NNID system* and possibly who the money from the eShop purchases went to (from my bank eShop statements say NINTENDO OF EUROPE NIN.3DS.WIIU DE).

*-Which is why I doubt Bergsala can help.

As for 3DS. NNID is optional there (but required if you want to play demos or use free stuff) and locks you into a single country on the system (if you don't link NNID you can change country and have separate eShop wallets for each, due to content availability being different locking into a single country is not great*). Up to you to decide if it is worthwhile (I'm leaning on no unless some amazing cross buy stuff happens).
Edit: Had. Ah games are linked to hardware. Next owner got some freebies (unless you deleted the eShop account).

*-Well for me the biggest miss is Snapdots which in only on the Australian eShop but I like puzzle games so couldn't pass up on a re-skinned version of cult classic Guru Logic Champ. With some other games language is locked based on country too such as Professor Layton.

 

[zruben]

He's in Sweden/Norway/Denmark. Will Nintendo UK really call him back and help out with this? Like he said, there's no "real" Nintendo support here, it's handled by their Nordic distributor Bergsala (Sony has a similar setup with a company called Nordisk Film, and they absolutely suck). We also have no Club Nintendo, etc.

Sounds familiar. I live in Mexico. I had absolutely no faith in restoring my NNiD when I had to.

I had to contact the customer support in US via email and they gave me a phone from the mexican distributor, it's called LATAMEL. We don't have Club Nintendo either. So, there's no "real" nintendo support here, it's being handled through an external distributor.

I called LATAMEL and they solved the issue like a Nintendo US costumer representative would. Even better, I dare to say, now that I read that some people got their NNiD after a week and mine took only two hours.

I don't know if Bergsala will be as efficient as LATAMEL, but my point is that he has nothing to lose if he gives them a call.

 

[outunderthestars]

I did the EXACT same thing. I bought a Wii U at midnight launch, and ended up selling it during last Summer.

You're going to have to call Nintendo, and then hope they'll work with you. They transferred all my stuff over, but it took about 5 days.

Good luck, my friend

I just got off of the phone myself. NO problem to get it taken care of, but I have to wait 3-5 days to get it resolved.

 

[chaosblade]

yeah, it's backwards, but basically it's a mechanism to prevent "digital purchases sharing", like everybody does on the PS3.

the only thing you have to do "extra", is a 5-minute phone call...
YES, it's a hassle, but it's not THAT big of a deal to make all the drama in this thread.

They could automate the whole process and not force people to call customer support without allowing gamesharing.

- User tries to link a NNID to a console
- Console goes online and checks whether the NNID is in use on that platform
- Determines NNID is in use, it gives an error saying it needs to be unlinked from the current system. Or determines it's not, NNID is linked.

They should also let you manage you NNID online so you can unlink a dead/stolen/otherwise inoperable console yourself. Customer support should be a last resort for this sort of thing when it's not working like it's supposed to.

It would definitely help get around this issue of crummy support in regions like Scandinavia.

 

[zruben]

They could automate the whole process and not force people to call customer support without allowing gamesharing.

- User tries to link a NNID to a console
- Console goes online and checks whether the NNID is in use on that platform
- Determines NNID is in use, it gives an error saying it needs to be unlinked from the current system. Or determines it's not, NNID is linked.

They should also let you manage you NNID online so you can unlink a dead/stolen/otherwise inoperable console yourself. Customer support should be a last resort for this sort of thing when it's not working like it's supposed to.

The bolded part is exactly how it happens now. The phone call replaces the unbolded part.

And I totally agree with you on this one, the whole process should be automated and/or managed from a web page. And seeing how the nintendo digital services has evolved in this console alone, I'm pretty confident that it will eventually happen.

 

[Duxxy3]

Ridiculous that you even need to go through this.

 

[outunderthestars]

Ridiculous that you even need to go through this.

Agreed. I can't access the eshop, most of the digital functionality, etc until they move my NNID over. Sucks that it takes five days. Seems like something a single phone call should be able to resolve.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Where did you find the mk bundle?

 

[Rimon-hanit]

Wait it's not like xbox and ps4 where you can just sign in and your purchases carry over?

Why Nintendo? Why!?

I know right wtf, TIL don't buy anything in the eshop

 

[akidnamededdy]

I know right wtf, TIL don't buy anything in the eshop

TIL don't sell hardware you're going to buy back anyway.

Maybe you'll think twice before turning your back on Papa Reggie again, OP.

 

[muteki]

If you sold your WiiU with your NNiD and all its digital content installed, and you want to unlink that without your buyer's content, you are basically wanting to screw him over, and Nintendo is trying to prevent that with their policies.

Why exactly should Nintendo care/be responsible for policing this?

 

[zruben]

Why exactly should Nintendo care/be responsible for policing this?

as I said before... my opinion is that they shouldn't...

I'm just trying to find a logic behind their actions. I'm guessing they are trying to avoid a situation of two people calling them over and over fighting over the "rights of usage" of a NNiD. It's the kind of thing Nintendo don't want associated with its brand.

I think they rather sacrifice the "practicality" of the process, to keep it "clean", "fair", and "legal".

 

[blu]

No sir... Everything you buy from e-shop is linked to the system and not your NNID..

Factually wrong.

.. so when you sold your WiiU, you sold all your digital games as well.

Unless he unlinked his NNID first.

You could try calling Nintendo and explaining the situation and seeing if there is anything they could do for you, but the chances of that happening are slim to none!

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[Xanonano]

as I said before... they shouldn't...

I'm just trying to find a logic behind their actions. I'm guessing they are trying to avoid a situation of two people calling them over and over fighting over the "rights of usage" of a NNiD

If you sold your WiiU with your NNiD and all its digital content installed, and you want to unlink that without your buyer's content, you are basically wanting to screw him over, and Nintendo is trying to prevent that with their policies.

Sorry, but that's complete bullshit and you know it.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

Clicked on thread expecting SmokeyDave. Disappointed.

As for Nintendo's digital policies, there is absolutely no defending them in 2014. They are the only console that I'm not digital on, and for good reason. 'Just call up customer support, and if they're in a good mood you might have your games back in a week possibly maybe!'

Not acceptable.

I agree with every single word of this post.

I'm subscribing to the thread to see what happens with OP's case, and to be able to filter out the right information regarding Nintendo's digital policy... all the conflicting posts are making my head spin at the moment.

I haven't bought anything digitally from Nintendo since my incident with the Wii a couple of years ago, where I gave it away to my girlfriend's parents as a gift thinking that like my PSN or Live account, I could just download it on a new console. Boy was I wrong, and lost about $100 or so of Virtual Console content. Back in those younger days, I got pissed and swore off Nintendo; since then though, cooler heads have prevailed and I'm now the proud owner of a Wii U.

OP, good luck with your case, and let us know what happens!

 

[zruben]

Sorry, but that's complete bullshit and you know it.

what's bullshit?

if you are talking about Nintendo's policies... yeah, I've said it three times already on this thread... I don't agree with how they handle that stuff. I'm just trying to find a logic behind their actions.



or are you talking about my opinion on the matter?.
if that's the case... you're going to elaborate why my opinion is bullshit, or you just wanted to let it out of your chest?

 

[PapaEmeritus]

I agree with every single word of this post.

I'm subscribing to the thread to see what happens with OP's case, and to be able to filter out the right information regarding Nintendo's digital policy... all the conflicting posts are making my head spin at the moment.

I haven't bought anything digitally from Nintendo since my incident with the Wii a couple of years ago, where I gave it away to my girlfriend's parents as a gift thinking that like my PSN or Live account, I could just download it on a new console. Boy was I wrong, and lost about $100 or so of Virtual Console content. Back in those younger days, I got pissed and swore off Nintendo; since then though, cooler heads have prevailed and I'm now the proud owner of a Wii U.

OP, good luck with your case, and let us know what happens!

I posted the exact procedure in a post above. As long as you follow those steps, you'll have your games back.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

Also Nintendo's face when you get rid of a "N" product

 

[zruben]

I agree with every single word of this post.

I'm subscribing to the thread to see what happens with OP's case, and to be able to filter out the right information regarding Nintendo's digital policy... all the conflicting posts are making my head spin at the moment.

I haven't bought anything digitally from Nintendo since my incident with the Wii a couple of years ago, where I gave it away to my girlfriend's parents as a gift thinking that like my PSN or Live account, I could just download it on a new console. Boy was I wrong, and lost about $100 or so of Virtual Console content. Back in those younger days, I got pissed and swore off Nintendo; since then though, cooler heads have prevailed and I'm now the proud owner of a Wii U.

OP, good luck with your case, and let us know what happens!

Not trying to sound obnoxious, but... why would you think it would work the same as PSN or Live if you didn't "sign-in" to ANY kind of account on the Wii.

 

[phanphare]

I agree with every single word of this post.

I'm subscribing to the thread to see what happens with OP's case, and to be able to filter out the right information regarding Nintendo's digital policy... all the conflicting posts are making my head spin at the moment.

I haven't bought anything digitally from Nintendo since my incident with the Wii a couple of years ago, where I gave it away to my girlfriend's parents as a gift thinking that like my PSN or Live account, I could just download it on a new console. Boy was I wrong, and lost about $100 or so of Virtual Console content. Back in those younger days, I got pissed and swore off Nintendo; since then though, cooler heads have prevailed and I'm now the proud owner of a Wii U.

OP, good luck with your case, and let us know what happens!

OP already replied with what he ended up doing

I decided to drop it and create a new ID. I started the Wii U setup now and it told me the ID I tried to use was tied to another system. What I don't understand is that it let's me create a new ID using the same e-mail address.

I don't know how to get in touch with Nintendo here in Europe as they do all the support through their local distributor (Bergsala).

I didn't have that much stuff on the old system so it's ok I guess, but I'm surprised at how inconvenient the account system is.

Bonus question: I had a 3DS for a year. How does that account tie into all this?

 

[Xanonano]

what's bullshit?

if you are talking about Nintendo's policies... yeah, I've said it three times already on this thread... I don't agree with how they handle that stuff. I'm just trying to find a logic behind their actions.



or are you talking about my opinion on the matter?.
if that's the case... you're going to elaborate why my opinion is bullshit, or you just wanted to let it out of your chest?

Of course I will.

Nintendo's network services agreement states this:

Your Network Account is personal to you. You may not transfer, assign, or sell your Network Account to others. You should protect your Network Account against unauthorized access or use by others, for example by keeping the Network Account identifier that is assigned to you and your Network Account password in a secure location. Please notify us immediately if you become aware of any unauthorized access or use of your Network Account. Remove any information relating to your Network Account from your Nintendo Device before selling, transferring, or sharing your Nintendo Device with others. Please refer to the User Manual for instructions on information removal.

So for your theory of Nintendo trying to protect the buyers to be true, they would have to be allowing and encouraging behaviour that is expressly prohibited by their own license agreement. So that's why I think it is bullshit.

 

[zruben]

Of course I will.

Nintendo's network services agreement states this:

Your Network Account is personal to you. You may not transfer, assign, or sell your Network Account to others. You should protect your Network Account against unauthorized access or use by others, for example by keeping the Network Account identifier that is assigned to you and your Network Account password in a secure location. Please notify us immediately if you become aware of any unauthorized access or use of your Network Account. Remove any information relating to your Network Account from your Nintendo Device before selling, transferring, or sharing your Nintendo Device with others. Please refer to the User Manual for instructions on information removal.

So for your theory of Nintendo trying to protect the buyers to be true, they would have to be allowing and encouraging behaviour that is expressly prohibited by their own license agreement. So that's why I think it is bullshit.

I don't think you understood my posts correctly. I apologize, maybe I don't express myself clearly, english is not my first language.

That info you posted basically backs me up in this specific case.
Nintendo DON'T WANT you to transfer or sell your NNiD to another user. That's why they require to unlink your NNiD yourself.

If you DON'T unlink it, and then call them and request them to unlink an NNiD remotely, they ask for the serial number (to check if you still has the console in case it broke) or police report (to prove that the console was taken forcefully to you), basically to prevent that you are breaking their policies.

If you can't prove that you aren't breaking their policies, they won't help you and the second hand buyer will keep your NNiD... you broke their rules, you're screwed.

So yeah, even if you think that it's bullshit, I'll keep the same opinion on their matter.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

I posted the exact procedure in a post above. As long as you follow those steps, you'll have your games back.

Cool, thanks a lot for the info!

Since there is no other easy way to get Earthbound, and now I know that if something bad happens to my Wii U I can recover it, eShop it is!

Also, LMAO @ the Luigi GIF... I actually grew up as a Luigi fan, since when we had a Nintendo as kids, my brother insisted on playing as Mario.

 

[Xanonano]

I don't think you understood my posts correctly. I apologize, maybe I don't express myself clearly, english is not my first language.

That info you posted basically backs me up in this specific case.
Nintendo DON'T WANT you to transfer or sell your NNiD to another user. That's why they require to unlink your NNiD yourself.

If you DON'T unlink it, and then call them and request them to unlink an NNiD remotely, they ask for the serial number (to check if you still has the console in case it broke) or police report (to prove that the console was taken forcefully to you), basically to prevent that you are breaking their policies.

If you can't prove that you aren't breaking their policies, they won't help you and the second hand buyer will keep your NNiD... you broke their rules, you're screwed.

So yeah, even if you think that it's bullshit, I'll keep the same opinion on their matter.

You're arguing for a theory that you don't even have any evidence for. Unless you can show that people who didn't unlink their accounts ended up being denied by NoA, it can simply be dismissed. Also, it doesn't explain why people who did unlink their accounts still have to call Nintendo to be able to use it on a new console, instead of Nintendo allowing it automatically.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

Not trying to sound obnoxious, but... why would you think it would work the same as PSN or Live if you didn't "sign-in" to ANY kind of account on the Wii.

Haha. When someone has to preface their question with "... Not trying to sound obnoxious..." they usually DO end up sounding obnoxious. But you didn't, so thank you

The answer to your question is actually "I wasn't thinking clearly about it." I figured that with all the technology involved in 2012 (credit card transactions, billing/home addresses, my Wii's serial number) I could prove to Nintendo, if need be, that "hey, it was truly me who bought this stuff." I'm not trying to cheat Nintendo, as a matter of fact I'm a strong believer in obtaining games in the legal way.

In any case, all of that is neither here or there, add the expression goes. It sounds like Nintendo has addressed a lot of these issues with the Nintendo Network ID system.

Thanks for setting me straight, have a good one!

 

[3bdelilah]

let me be clear, I love Nintendo but this needs to be fixed.

Same here, love Nintendo as much as is legally possible to love a video-game manufacturer, but I can't believe they get a free pass for this shit. Anyone else would've been boycotted by now, they're literally living at least 10 years in the past. Big, influential magazines an websites should pressure them into fixing this, like ASAP. People have been crying for this for over a year now and there's zero progression. I mean, how hard can it be to have something like PS and Xbox? Tie all your purchases to your account like PSN and XBLA instead of your console. First class bullshit.

That was my rant of the day. Good night everyone.

 

[zruben]

You're arguing for a theory that you don't even have any evidence for. Unless you can show that people who didn't unlink their accounts ended up being denied by NoA, it can simply be dismissed. Also, it doesn't explain why people who did unlink their accounts still have to call Nintendo to be able to use it on a new console, instead of Nintendo allowing it automatically.

Ok, first of all, I'm just trying to provide some factual information of my personal experience with a NNiD relinking process to shed some light on some misinformation that was being spread in the thread.

The whole "theory" part of my posts is just that, a theory, a mental exercise I did to try to figure out why nintendo has those policies. I don't pretend to have the DEFINITIVE explanation of every little step of the backward and obnoxious process that Nintendo is following to solve the issue. As I said, it's a personal theory, and you are allowed to disagree with me. Just please don't be rude about it, there's no need.

And of course, I don't have hard evidence, I'm just basing that theory on testimonies of some people in the forum. it's not THAT big of a deal to me to actually be collecting hard evidence about it.

Haha. When someone has to preface their question with "... Not trying to sound obnoxious..." they usually DO end up sounding obnoxious. But you didn't, so thank you

The answer to your question is actually "I wasn't thinking clearly about it." I figured that with all the technology involved in 2012 (credit card transactions, billing/home addresses, my Wii's serial number) I could prove to Nintendo, if need be, that "hey, it was truly me who bought this stuff." I'm not trying to cheat Nintendo, as a matter of fact I'm a strong believer in obtaining games in the legal way.

In any case, all of that is neither here or there, add the expression goes. It sounds like Nintendo has addressed a lot of these issues with the Nintendo Network ID system.

Thanks for setting me straight, have a good one!

hahaha, yeah, I did the warning because I unintentionally sound pedantic sometimes, english is not my first language and I tend to be more "formal" that I should be.

I wasn't trying to "set you straight", hahaha, I was just curious about HOW you tried to get your digital content back in a system as "primitive" as the Wii.

You too, have a good one.

Same here, love Nintendo as much as is legally possible to love a video-game manufacturer, but I can't believe they get a free pass for this shit. Anyone else would've been boycotted by now, they're literally living at least 10 years in the past. Big, influential magazines an websites should pressure them into fixing this, like ASAP. People have been crying for this for over a year now and there's zero progression. I mean, how hard can it be to have something like PS and Xbox? Tie all your purchases to your account like PSN and XBLA instead of your console. First class bullshit.

That was my rant of the day. Good night everyone.

Not trying to argue with you, just giving a little more information on the issue:
Please do a little more research about the topic before doing your rants

The purchases are tied to both the console and the account. If you want to use the account on another console, you just have to unlink it from the Console A and relink it to the Console B via a phone call.
If you don't like the method they are following, it's a different issue (I don't like it either), but the whole "tie all your purchases to your account" issue was solved months ago.