Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has introduced the company’s new online network during an investor’s meeting. The Nintendo Network will be available on the 3DS and the upcoming Wii U. You can think of it as Nintendo’s answer to Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network, as it is to be a structured and branded online service.
According to Iwata, the aim of the Nintendo Network is to “establish a platform where various services available through the network for our consumers shall be connected via Nintendo Network service so that the company can make comprehensive proposals to consumers.”
What sort of “comprehensive proposals”? Downloadable content is one example but it’s unlikely to stop there. There are also plans to offer full-retail games as downloadable, digital versions.











