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'''Nintendo Network''' is a service from [[Nintendo]] that allows for the Nintendo [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] consoles and some of their respective software to connect to the Internet. Launched as the successor to the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], it became public on January 26, 2012. | '''Nintendo Network''' is a service from [[Nintendo]] that allows for the Nintendo [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] consoles and some of their respective software to connect to the Internet. Launched as the successor to the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], it became public on January 26, 2012. | ||
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''Super Smash Bros. 4'' uses the service for its online multiplayer. A Nintendo Network account is also required in order to play the game online. | ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' uses the service for its online multiplayer. A Nintendo Network account is also required in order to play the game online. | ||
Due to advances in the Nintendo Network's infrastructure compared to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, the 3DS | Due to advances in the Nintendo Network's infrastructure compared to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game have [[List of updates (SSB4-Wii U)|received]] [[List of updates (SSB4-3DS)|updates]] as to improve the base game. | ||
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Revision as of 16:15, December 25, 2014
Nintendo Network is a service from Nintendo that allows for the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS consoles and some of their respective software to connect to the Internet. Launched as the successor to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, it became public on January 26, 2012.
Compared to how Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection attempted to keep users anonymous and private, Nintendo Network uses an account-based system; in addition, Nintendo Network boasts multiple features previously not seen in Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, such as the ability to patch released software.
In addition to these networking capabilities, Nintendo Network also covers the operations of Miiverse; in addition to allowing for the formation of communities, Masahiro Sakurai and other developers have notably used the service to showcase images of games currently in development.
In Super Smash Bros. 4
Super Smash Bros. 4 uses the service for its online multiplayer. A Nintendo Network account is also required in order to play the game online.
Due to advances in the Nintendo Network's infrastructure compared to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game have received updates as to improve the base game.
