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{{NintendoService
{{NintendoService
|name = Nintendo Network
|name=Nintendo Network
|logo = [[File:Nintendo Network logo.png|frameless|center|200px]]
|logo=[[File:Nintendo Network logo.png|frameless|center|200px]]
|caption = The Nintendo Network Logo.
|caption=The Nintendo Network Logo.
|provider = Nintendo
|provider=Nintendo
|launched=January 2012 <ref>[http://kotaku.com/5879796/nintendo-network-announced-digital-distribution-of-games-envisioned Nintendo Network Announced; Digital Distribution of Games Envisioned ~ Kotaku]</ref>
|launched=January 2012<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5879796/nintendo-network-announced-digital-distribution-of-games-envisioned Nintendo Network Announced; Digital Distribution of Games Envisioned ~ Kotaku]</ref>
|enddate = Present
|enddate=Present
|serviceprovided = Online Wireless Communications
|serviceprovided=Online Wireless Communications
|accessableby = Internet
|accessableby=Internet
|externallink = [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wiiu/en_na/nintendo_network_id.jsp What is a Nintendo Network ID? {{!}} Wii U - Nintendo Network ID]
|externallink=[http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/landing/p/431/c/495 Digital Accounts {{!}} Wii U {{!}} Nintendo Support]
}}
}}


'''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.
'''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.


==Features==
==Features==
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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]].
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]].


===Buying games===
==In the games==
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[[Pokémon X and Y]] were the first Pokémon games to utilize the Nintendo Network.


The Nintendo 3DS allows players to use the [[Nintendo eShop]]. The Nintendo eShop contains games for the 3DS, as well as {{wp|List of DSiWare games and applications|DSiWare}} games from the DSi Shop. "Ambassadors," people who bought a 3DS before the price reduction, were allowed to download 20 select games and a certificate for free.<!-- Was this for the Wi-Fi Connection or the Nintendo Network?  Does it even go on here or on the eShop page?-->
===Features===
====Features in the [[core series]] games====
* The [[Player Search System]] uses Nintendo Network to communicate with other players.
* Some [[Mystery Gift]]s are able to be received via Nintendo Network.
 
====Features in the [[spin-off]] games====
* 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]].


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[[Pokémon X and Y]] were the first games to utilize the Nintendo Network.
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===Features in the [[spin-off]] games===
===Other features===
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==Games compatible with the Nintendo Network==
==Games compatible with the Nintendo Network==
The following Pokémon games are compatible with the Nintendo Network service.
The following Pokémon games are compatible with the Nintendo Network service.
<!--[[File:X_EN_boxart.png|150px|right|Pokémon X was one of the first Pokémon games to use the service]]-->
 
===[[Nintendo 3DS]] titles===
===[[Nintendo 3DS]] titles===
*[[Pokémon X and Y]]
*[[Pokémon X and Y]]
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*[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]
*[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]
*[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]
*[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]
*[[Pokémon Bank]]<!--
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*[[Pokémon Art Academy]]
*[[Pokémon Art Academy]]
*[[Pokémon Shuffle]]
*[[Pokémon Shuffle]]
*[[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]]


===[[Wii U]] titles===
===[[Wii U]] titles===
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Players in the United Kingdom who created a Nintendo Network ID between December 10, 2013 and January 31, 2014 on their Nintendo 3DS received {{smw|Super Mario Bros. Deluxe}} as a free download.<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/18/5224724/nintendo-uk-offers-super-mario-bros-deluxe-on-3ds-if-you-register Nintendo UK offers Super Mario Bros. Deluxe on 3DS if you register your Nintendo ID | Polygon]</ref>
Players in the United Kingdom who created a Nintendo Network ID between December 10, 2013 and January 31, 2014 on their Nintendo 3DS received {{smw|Super Mario Bros. Deluxe}} as a free download.<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/18/5224724/nintendo-uk-offers-super-mario-bros-deluxe-on-3ds-if-you-register Nintendo UK offers Super Mario Bros. Deluxe on 3DS if you register your Nintendo ID | Polygon]</ref>


== References ==
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