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Nintendo Network

The Nintendo Network Logo.

Provider

Nintendo

Launched

January 2012[1]

Shutdown

N/A

Service provided

Online Wireless Communications

Accessible by

Internet

Website

Digital Accounts | Wii U | Nintendo Support

Nintendo Network (Japanese: ニンテンドーネットワーク Nintendo Network) is a service run by Nintendo that allows users to be matched up with other players and play games with each other. It is used by games for both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It is the successor to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and was succeeded by Nintendo Switch Online.

Features

Friend Codes

Main article: Friend Code

The Nintendo 3DS family requires every user to have an online ID attached to a Friend Code. It is generated during set up of the 3DS and remains unless the 3DS is formatted. It is used to identify other players on online play along. This feature was also used for the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

In the games

Pokémon X and Y were the first Pokémon games to utilize the Nintendo Network.

Features

Features in the core series games

• The Player Search System uses Nintendo Network to communicate with other players.
• Some Mystery Gifts are able to be received via Nintendo Network.

• Multiple spin-off games use Nintendo Network to access the Nintendo eShop or for other multiplayer features via the Internet.

Other features

• The Nintendo 3DS and Wii U allow players to use the Nintendo eShop.

Games compatible with the Nintendo Network

The following Pokémon games are compatible with the Nintendo Network service.

Promotions

Players in the United Kingdom who created a Nintendo Network ID between December 10, 2013 and January 31, 2014 on their Nintendo 3DS received Super Mario Bros. Deluxe as a free download.[2]

Players who had a registered Nintendo Network ID got a 30 day free trial for Pokémon Bank from December 27, 2013 to January 31, 2014.

In other languages

Language

Title

Chinese

Cantonese

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Mandarin

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French

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German

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Italian

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Korean

닌텐도 네트워크 Nintendo Network
Spanish

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References

This article is part of Project Mass Media, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on official Pokémon publishing, broadcasting, communications, and other media.