Nintendo reveals Nintendo Network for 3DS and Wii U

Nintendo has an online platform for the 3DS and Wii U announced. Through the service, that Nintendo Network will be called, allows users to play with each other and buy content. Also, Nintendo announced that the Wii U’s nfc.

On the presentation of the quarterly announces the Japanese spelcomputerfabrikant the Nintendo Network. According to Nintendo’s network is a platform where users can communicate with each other, play video games and digital content purchase. The first game that uses the Nintendo Network is Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, that on the 16th of February for the 3DS in Japan appears. For the rhythm game will have extra music available to buy as downloadable content. Nintendo does not, in the future, even complete games a digital sell.

For the Wii U there are also personal accounts on the Nintendo Network. This should, according to Nintendo, the ease of use will increase as different people on the same console play. Finally adds Nintendo nfc to the console; Nintendo see both possibilities for games as for doing microtransacties. The commonly used form of nfc is compatible with Mifare protocol and the popular in Japan in the FeliCa standard.

For the presentation of the quarterly figures made Nintendo already known that there are 15 million 3DS handhelds have been sold and gave the company a profit warning. Also announced the Japanese spelcomputerfabrikant that the Wii U before the end of 2012 in the shops.