{"id":31531,"date":"2012-01-27T10:33:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T08:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=31531"},"modified":"2012-01-27T11:06:13","modified_gmt":"2012-01-27T09:06:13","slug":"nintendo-explains-nintendo-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/31531-nintendo-explains-nintendo-network","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo explains Nintendo Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first whisperings of a new online platform called “Nintendo Network” came last week via the rumour mill.<\/p>\n

Today at an earnings briefing, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has shared the first official details about how it will actually work.<\/p>\n

Nintendo Network will be available to 3DS as well as Wii U owners, and it will be different to the current Wi-Fi connection service that 3DS owners have access to.<\/p>\n

The new platform will offer functionality that is already present in other online game networks, such as voice communication amongst users and the sale of digital content.<\/p>\n

Some of the features that the service will offer are already be trialled in Mario Kart 7\u2019s “Communities”.<\/p>\n

Nintendo’s Tobidasu Purikura photo decoration app will be the first paid add-on content available via Nintendo Network. The app was originally made available to 3DS owners on 27 December.<\/p>\n

Additional paid-content will be released for this app further down the line, said Iwata.<\/p>\n

The first game planned for Nintendo Network is Square Enix\u2019s Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, which is due for release on 16 February.<\/p>\n

This is expected to be the first game to offer additional digital content sales, and players will be able to purchase music for it.<\/p>\n

Iwata also revealed that the Wii U will have a personal account system that will be compatible with Nintendo Network. The account system will be designed to make it easy for multiple family members to use the system.<\/p>\n

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