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Nintendo Network

Nintendo Network
Nintendo Network.svg
Developer Nintendo
Type Online service
Launch date January 26, 2012 (3DS)
November 18, 2012 (Wii U)
April 24, 2013 (Web)
Platform Nintendo 3DS family
Wii U
Nintendo Switch
Web
Status Online
Members 26.39 million
Nintendo eShop
Developer Nintendo
Type Online market
Launch date June 6, 2011 (3DS)
November 18, 2012 (Wii U)
Last updated March 25, 2013 (details)
Platform Nintendo 3DS family
Wii U
Status Online
Members 26 million
Website Wii U
Official US website
Official UK website
Official Australian website
Official Japanese website
Official South African website
Nintendo 3DS
Official US website
Official UK website
Official Australian website
Official Japanese website
Official South Korean website
Official South African website
Miiverse
Miiverse Logo.svg
The Miiverse icon and logo.
Miiverse Wii U screenshot.jpg
The Wii U version of the Miiverse's home page.
Developer Nintendo
Hatena
Type Social network
Launch date November 18, 2012 (Wii U)
April 24, 2013 (Smartphone, Tablet, & PC)
December 9, 2013 (Nintendo 3DS)
Last updated December 10, 2015
Platform Wii U
Smartphones/Tablets/PC
Nintendo 3DS family
Status Active
Website Official website
Nintendo TVii
Nintendo TVii logo.png
The Nintendo TVii icon and logo.
Nintendo TVii Home (Wii U).jpg
The Nintendo TVii's home page.
Developer Nintendo
i.TV
Type Internet television (IPTV)
Video on demand
Launch date
  • JP: December 8, 2012
  • NA: December 20, 2012
  • AU: Cancelled
Last updated June 18, 2014
Platform Wii U
Status Active (Japan)
Defunct (North America)
Canceled (Europe/Oceania)
Website Official US website
Official Japanese website
Club Nintendo
Developer Nintendo
Type Loyalty Program
Website Official website

The Nintendo Network (Japanese: ニンテンドーネットワーク Hepburn: Nintendō Nettowāku?) is Nintendo's online service which provides online functionality for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems and their compatible games. Announced on January 26, 2012 at an investors' conference, it is Nintendo's second online service after Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Former president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata said, "Unlike Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which has been focused upon specific functionalities and concepts, we are aiming to establish a platform where various services available through the network for our consumers shall be connected via Nintendo Network service so that the company can make comprehensive proposals to consumers."

On January 20, 2012, an image of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy's box art was released showing a "Nintendo Network" icon in the corner of the box. It was speculated that "Nintendo Network" was a rebranding of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Nintendo officially announced Nintendo Network on January 26, 2012. Nintendo stated that Nintendo Network will be an entirely new unified network system as opposed to a rebranding of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Nintendo stated that the Nintendo Network will provide the infrastructure for online multiplayer (through universal friend codes on the Nintendo 3DS and a user account system on the Wii U), SpotPass, and eShop. During the Pre-E3 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo clarified that Nintendo Network will be the basis for Nintendo's new social network known as Miiverse. Nintendo Network will provide the network infrastructure for the Nintendo 3DS, for the Wii U, and for future Nintendo platforms.

^[a] The Miiverse app was made available on the Nintendo 3DS on December 9, 2013.


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