Wii U and 3DS will get support for automatic game downloads

Nintendo will ensure that purchased games are automatically downloaded on the Wii U and 3DS. In addition, it will also be possible to download parts of games that are not yet out, so that they are downloaded faster upon release.

By entering the Nintendo Network ID during the purchase process in the store, a purchased game is automatically placed on the Wii U or 3DS. announced during a meeting with investors. With the system, obtaining new games should become more ‘streamlined’, because the user has to perform fewer actions to be able to play.

First of all, the Rakuten Books and yodobashi.com stores will be equipped with the NNID link, according to Nintendo. Amazon and other large online stores should also eventually be able to automatically download purchased games. However, when these stores will be linked to the Nintendo network has not been announced.

In time it will also be possible to download parts of games that have not yet been released. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the first game to feature ‘pre-download’ when it comes out in December. The feature will also be coming to the 3DS in 2015, according to Nintendo. This way, the download of games is speeded up once they are released, because parts of the necessary files have already been downloaded.