Nintendo Network ID Tied to Individual Wii U Consoles

Nintendo has confirmed that your Nintendo Network account can only be used on the console it was created on, at least for now.

In a post over on the Nintendo Support site, the company revealed that there is currently no way to sign into your account on a friend's console or transfer it to a new Wii U should yours break, though this will change at some stage.

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In the future, you will be able to use your Nintendo Network Account with future Nintendo consoles and other devices, such as PC's.

"A Nintendo Network Account can only be used on the console where it was created," the entry reads. "In the future, you will be able to use your Nintendo Network Account with future Nintendo consoles and other devices, such as PC's."

In the interim though, this means if you're unfortunate enough to have your shiny new console die on you then you're set to lose all game progress, Miiverse posts and console settings.

Hopefully this will change soon, as Nintendo has made clear it's planning on rolling the Nintendo Network out to the 3DS as well. It's interesting to speculate what the ability to log in on PC could mean though. Whilst highly unlikely, we mused last week about the significance of the company releasing its first paid-for iOS app in Japan. Could the ability to log into your Nintendo Network account on a PC be the first step in accessing a wider range of Nintendo's back catalogue in app form?

Probably not. But we can dream...

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Ben Affleck's Argo Gets a Poster

Here's the first one-sheet for the upcoming movie Argo, director-star Ben Affleck's fact-based account of a rescue mission during the Iran Hostage Crisis.

Argo opens October 12.

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Report: Layoffs Hit PopCap, International Studios Shuttered

New reports suggest that layoffs have hit PopCap Games. According to information originating from the Twitter account of 3D Realms founder George Broussard, approximately 50 employees have been let go from PopCap’s Seattle headquarters, and its international offices in Dublin and Shanghai have been shut down.

The report has been corroborated by VG247, who writes that an anonymous source familiar with the matter says PopCap has been “very quietly” laying off staff for “several months.”

PopCap was acquired by publisher Electronic Arts for $750 million in July 2011. The studio is best known for the release of Peggle, Plants Vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, among others. Just yesterday, PopCap announced that a Plants Vs. Zombies sequel will be released in 2013.

We’ve reached out to both EA and PopCap for confirmation of the layoffs and will update with any comment we receive. IGN wishes the best of luck to anyone affected by the news.

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Source : ign[dot]com