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Topic: Is selling an unopened Wii U with game downloads against Nintendo TOS?

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Sireinita

Here’s the situation: I bought a refurbished Wii U + 2 free game downloads (Nintendoland and Super Mario 3D World) bundle directly from Nintendo. I literally only bought this system for Zelda Wii U. Seeing as the NX will release with Zelda, I’d much rather sell my Wii U now and put the money towards the NX.

My question is, can I sell my refurbished Wii U with the game downloads? I have NOT opened the package, turned on the system, registered anything, etc. I saw some posts about selling consoles with game downloads being sketchy (because the games are tied to me?) and even against Nintendo’s TOS, so I’m hoping for some clarification on how I can sell this bundle and not get in trouble.

Thanks so much!

Sireinita

Octane

@Sireinita: I believe the games come as a download code with the system if they're digital. You have to register a Nintendo account on your Wii U and enter the codes in order to use them. The games would be tied to your account in that case. Since you haven't opened the package, the games can still be redeemed, so there's no problem in selling it.

Don't take my word on it, but I think you're fine.

Octane

shani

@Sireinita: It may also depend on the laws of your country, but from what I know, @Octane is correct. It shouldn't be a problem, even less so if you haven't even registered anything on it.

In fact, it's not even a problem on the technical side: You can have multiple accounts (NNIDs) on a Wii U and they all share their games.
For example, I have a second account on my Wii U to access the UK Eshop and whatever games I download with that account, I can also play with my primary NNID that uses the German Eshop.
So even if the codes were already redeemed and tied to the account of the previous owner (which is still registered on the Wii U), it still wouldn't be a problem. The next owner can just create their own NNID and continue using the games from the pre-existing account.

Edited on by shani

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Sireinita

Thanks so much for clearing things up, @octane and @shani! Much appreciated!

Sireinita

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