Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Back in April, Nintendo confirmed a breach involving Nintendo Network IDs. At the time, the company reported that 160,000 accounts had been illegally accessed. A follow-up report was provided today, and it seems more IDs were involved than original expected.

According to Nintendo, 140,000 additional accounts may have been hacked. That brings the overall total to 300,000, though the company says that less than 1 percent of these led to fraudulent purchases.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Nintendo has announced some maintenance on the Nintendo Network ID service that will take place Monday evening. During this time you will be unable to connect to networks with your Nintendo Network ID ad all online services which use the ID will not be functioning. The schedule for this maintenance is:

– 12 PM PT – 4 PM PT
– 3 PM ET – 7 PM ET
– 8 PM in the UK – 12 AM in the UK
– 9 PM in the UK – 1 AM in the UK

In addition, tonight will have the weekly Xenoblade Chronicles X maintenance which will halt online services for a short period of time. The schedule for this is:

– 5:50 PM PT – 7:30 PM PT
– 8:50 PM ET – 10:30 PM ET
– 1:50 AM in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK
– 2:50 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 1 Comment

Nintendo is sending out this special wallpaper to those who register their Nintendo Network IDs in Japan. The deadline is January 4!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Miiverse has received another small update today. Two small changes have been first.

First, users will now be directed to the Communities screen when logging in to Miiverse on the web. Second, those without Nintendo Network IDs can now view all popular posts as well as comments on those posts.

Here’s the official update news from Miiverse’s Marty:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Podcast Stories | 5 Comments

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A system update for Nintendo 3DS is now available and brings with it new features that enable Nintendo Network ID functionality, as well as the ability to browse and post on Miiverse.

The update will allow users to register a Nintendo Network ID to their Nintendo 3DS system. If they also have a Wii U system, they can use the same Nintendo Network ID to combine their Nintendo eShop balances and Wish Lists. A Nintendo Network ID is required to download free content, like game demos, from the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

3DS users should keep something in mind about the system’s upcoming firmware update. According to an official page on Nintendo of Europe’s site, owners will be unable to change regions and use multiple currencies after they’ve registered a Nintendo Network ID.

The official notice reads:

After registering a Nintendo Network ID, you will be unable to change regions and use multiple currencies – for instance, pounds and euros – in Nintendo eShop. The funds in the currency that corresponds to the country setting of your Nintendo Network ID will remain, and any funds in other currencies will be deleted and no longer usable. Please make sure to use up any other currencies before registering a Nintendo Network ID to your Nintendo 3DS system.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Nintendo has put up official European pages for the Miiverse and Nintendo Network ID features on 3DS. You can find them here and

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