Yes, the title. I know. The first bit. Don't start.
Gamers (and people in general) love a bit of convenience. We enjoy linked email accounts on our phones. We love the classic drive-thru, even when the voice box sounds like they gave Azmodan's voice actor the headset for the day. Sony and Microsoft have also set up linked accounts across their platforms: I didn't have to enter in any new info on my new Windows phone (because Xbox) which was nice.
With Nintendo's platforms? Ehhh...they're getting there.
Speaking with Destructoid's Tony Ponce, Nintendo of America's head of business development Dan Adelman (also known as the Indie Guy) spoke on any possibility of adding unified accounts between the 3DS and Wii U.
"We don't have anything new to announce, unfortunately, other than we've definitely heard that feedback many times from both inside and outside the company," he said. "It's definitely something that we're very much aware of. All development for the infrastructure really happens out of Japan, so we've kind of communicated this need in the market, and they're very much aware of it and working towards just really improving the eShop."
You could take this as a seemingly small complaint from gamers, in the vein of adversity to entering new (or repeated) information on a new system. But it goes deeper. For the two consoles, games are tied to the devices themselves, not the accounts tied to them.
So for example, if the console breaks, you'll need to go through Nintendo for repairs. Getting a new console would mean losing all of your games on the old device. It's DRM and it's archaic. That said, there is a big update coming in the Fall for the Wii U, so...fingers crossed for a change?
Sources [Destructoid via Joystiq]
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