OP says that they send the game directly to your console. I think that means that if the wiiu is in stand by, connected to the web it will download the game.
For people talkin bout the account, can you discuss in other thread? Thank you
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Nintendo: you can now buy games via Nintendo.com, have them sent to your console
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OP says that they send the game directly to your console. I think that means that if the wiiu is in stand by, connected to the web it will download the game.
For people talkin bout the account, can you discuss in other thread? Thank you
SweetDonuts
Member
Nice, wasn't expecting them to say anything so soon after that eshop site surfaced.
Samurai_Heart
Member
C'mon Nintendo Europe would be willing to gift friends something, wonder if you can use your eShop wallet or you'll need to use your credit card.
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Dang =(Aw man, it only accepts credit cards. Would have liked it if they used my eShop funds.
If you have the Wii U do a periodic check for software updates, the game will automatically download to the system. So if you pre-order, choose for direct-to-system, you would wake up the morning of release & the game will be installed on the system.
Yeah, I am not seeing where it states that it will automatically download on your system. It seems to just send a code to your email. Still saves some time, I guess.
Yeah I don't see anything about sending it to the console at launch. All I read was that we get a code to redeem.
Not too sure how this is faster than waiting at midnight with funds already in place, then buying (and download) it right away.
Aw man, it only accepts credit cards. Would have liked it if they used my eShop funds.
Huh this doesn't make sense, you can't use your eShop credit?? Surely you might have misread something..
Zeyphersan
Banned
I fully expect a nintendo direct next week formally unveiling the eShop website and all these new features
And cross-buy
And cross-buy
SnakeSlashRO
Banned
So are games finally tied to an account? And NOT a fucking console?
Hale-XF11
Member
That would be awesome if that's the case, but confirmation would still be nice. It could still mean that you have to turn on your system and a notice is waiting for you to OK the download first before it begins, which would be an inconvenience, but it's something I could see Nintendo doing because, you know, Nintendo.
In any case, I'm more interested to see if this works on 3DS since I don't own a Wii U.
ALL GAMES ARE TIED TO AN ACCOUNT. The account just happens to be tied to the console.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Yes, at the launch of the Wii U
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yeah, but that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
Thread title seems to be misleading, the usecases here all terminate in download-code generation, yes? Nothing's being sent to the console.
In the NNID part of the FAQ:
Unless "or a Nintendo Network ID" implies something else? Methinks someone needs to try this and see how it works.
In the NNID part of the FAQ:
Unless "or a Nintendo Network ID" implies something else? Methinks someone needs to try this and see how it works.
...2012
You guys are the worst (well okay Lex gets it I guess). We all know what the original poster meant and arguing semantics isn't going to make Nintendo's ass backwards relic of an "account system" suddenly fall in line with every single one of the digital services it competes with.
"We accept VISA and MasterCard (U.S. and Canada only). Please note that we cannot accept Nintendo eShop funds or Club Nintendo Coins as payment for purchases on this site."
Kinda pointless to not allow eShop funds to be used.
LegendofLex
Member
"Still no account management? No thanks."
Sounds fine to me.
Arguing semantics might actually lead people to complain about the lack of the services they really want which might actually inspire NCL to realize that they need more than "accounts" to make people happy.
Eyeshield1625
Member
This would be better if it was like xbox one or ps4 with preloading, but its a nice step in the right direction.
Zeyphersan
Banned
So who's going to test this?
Not even close, all this does is spit out a code that you then have to enter on your console.
Smiles and Cries
Member
who should I trust?
A) Nintendo sending me a download code for the game release day
B) My self and my insomnia waiting for Midnight on release day to just pay and download my game on time
this is my thinking without the ability to download early by pre-ordering I have no desire to trust Nintendo to email me at a decent time for the code needed to start downloading.
But I'll wait and see how it works sometimes Nintendo can shock you
maybe they will not just allow you to download early but play early in the future
A) Nintendo sending me a download code for the game release day
B) My self and my insomnia waiting for Midnight on release day to just pay and download my game on time
this is my thinking without the ability to download early by pre-ordering I have no desire to trust Nintendo to email me at a decent time for the code needed to start downloading.
But I'll wait and see how it works sometimes Nintendo can shock you
maybe they will not just allow you to download early but play early in the future
The non-preorder games will send to your console. Example on Hyrule Warriors: https://checkout.nintendo.com/#/item/WUPNBWPE?lytic_locale=en-US
Dr. Buni
Member
Wow, this is stupid.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Yay! Nintendo has finally managed to catch up to 2008. Hope we get cloud saves by next year!
Jiyuu Tenshi
Member
It says it right under the Nintendo Network Sign in button:
"Send your game directly to your Nintendo system"
LegendofLex
Member
I get the impression this is a stopgap for a full-blown web eShop. Managing security for one-off online credit card transactions is one thing; locking down a digital wallet that can be easily accessed on multiple devices with a quick login is almost certainly much more complicated. Especially when someone can now spoof your login info and use your eShop funds to email themselves download codes. (Before you needed to access eShop funds on the account's home device.)
OrbitalBeard
Member
The problem in saying that Nintendo has no account system is that it implies that purchases on Wii U work the same way they did on Wii, which is untrue.
Nintendo's account system needs work but it's still an account system and it's an improvement on how things were handled last generation.
Check out the 2nd pic in the OP
It's a little confusing because while that one box does say "Send your game directly to your Nintendo system", the "Downloading is as easy as 1, 2, 3" says that you'll be emailed a code. I have just pre-ordered Fantasy Life and the confirmation screen says I will be sent a download code. Perhaps sending the game directly to the system will only work for already available titles and not for pre-orders?