How to create a Nintendo Network account to link with 3DS or Wii?

If entertainment through video games is an aspect of great interest to you, then surely you have had intentions to re-enter one of the most famous video game platforms in the world: Nintendo.

This company, founded in 1989, has presented an increasingly attractive evolution to video game lovers, adapting more and more to new technological trends.

Nintendo network

In 2012, Nintendo launched a platform compatible with Wii and Nintendo 3DS consoles , through which users had the possibility of playing their favorite video games against some of the more than 26 million members that make up this platform.

Nintendo Network on 3DS consoles

For these types of consoles, creating an account on the Nintendo Network platform is a fairly simple procedure. To do this, use the home button to locate the Miiverse icon.

This is a platform that allows users to comment on their experiences with the different video games that they have been able to enjoy through the console. To create a Nintendo Network account through Miiverse, you will need to:

1. Once you are inside the Miiverse interface on your Nintendo 3DS, you will click on an icon that is in the upper right part of your touch screen.
2. A window will pop up in which you can see, in the lower right corner of your screen, a button with the option to “Link an ID”.
3. By pressing this button, a new window will appear requesting confirmation of access through a Nintendo Network ID, which you will select to accept.
4. Some windows will be displayed with information and explanations of what the Nintendo Network consists of, with some interesting information for parents and guardians.
5. There will come a point where two options will appear: Link an existing account or create a new one.
6. Accept all the terms and conditions.
7. Enter your date of birth and other personal data required by the platform.
8. Continue with the permissions until you reach the part where you can link the Nintendo Network account to your 3DS.

In this way, you can already play games online, download and install updates and applications, as well as download videos.

Nintendo Network on Wii U

For this type of consoles, the procedure is somewhat different , due to the interface it presents, however, it is not complicated at all.

1. Locate the option “User selection” on your console.
2. Select the “User Setting” button.
3. Then, you will be able to visualize a new button with the description “User information”, which you will select.
4. You must press the “Follow” button in the windows that will be presented progressively on your screen.
5. As in the previous process, you will reach a point where you will find the option to link a Nintendo Network ID, in which you will later select the option to create a new user.
6. Provide all the information requested by Nintendo for the creation of the user. This part does not vary much from the previous one.
7. Grant all permissions and accept all Nintendo conditions for the enjoyment of the service.

Finally, your Nintendo Network ID will be linked to your Wii U and you can start enjoying, in the same way, all the advantages and benefits that it can bring you together with the Miiverse platform.

Account linking

The first option of both procedures (Link existing Nintendo Network ID) has not been detailed above, as the goal of this article is to create a new Nintendo Network ID. However, it is possible to link an existing account . But it is a process that requires extreme attention.

In either case, the information you provide about the existing Nintendo Network must be accurate . Since, in case of failing in one of the characters, either the username or password, access could be blocked, having to format, for example, the Nintendo 3DS.