Nintendo's Miiverse Social Network Finally Makes Its Way To The 3DS

Awesome!

"will allow users to register their Nintendo Network ID for Wii U on their Nintendo 3DS systems" Does that mean I need to own a Wii U to use it?

Am I looking forward to this? Are you kidding?

yea, I don't have a Wii U so I cant use this?

This was the best news from the Direct.

@SkywardLink98
I don't think so. They said they wanted to make sure that Miiverse made sense whether you own both systems or just one of them.

Miiverse will be there without a Wii U. They're giving you the option to link your account.

all right FIIIIINE I'll turn my 3ds back on finally

Wow, I'm about to buy a 3DS, but I thought it already had Miiverse. That would have been a disappointing discovery.

AWWWW YEEAHHH!!!!!!

Hell yeah.

very nice,I was wondering a couple days ago when i bought my 2ds when miiverse was gonna be coming to it! Can't wait, hopefully it won't be near the end of December

Guess there was hope after all!

It begins!!!!!

Yeah! it took just one year!

@SCAR392 Okay thanks. I was busy and missed the direct, but I went back and watched that bit. Thanks for lettin' me know.

They are also apparently adding Nintendo Network IDs to the 3DS

Social network on both Wii U and 3ds, check and check. Guess I won't need my Nintendolife account anymore.... Lol jk (kind of..)

Looking better then swapnotes right now

best news of the year!!!

@Bluerobin2 i could make you an account without you buying a Wii U if you wanted

I'm geussing that photo sharing will be utilized similarly to the Wii U. Now you can see game screens in 3D(probably)

@SkywardLink98 No, it means if you have a Wii U, you can use the same account (currently you can't even do that on two Wii U consoles)

@JogurtTheYogurt
You don't need a Wii U to use Miiverse on 3DS.

Awesome news!!! I'm looking very much forward to this!

BirdMania 3D Community FTW!!!!!

Jett rockett 2 is on US eshop now

Great news.

I wonder if there could ever be a 3DS with 3G so that you could access Miiverse on the 3DS anywhere? I doubt it though because Miiverse already works on smartphones.

About time.

no achievements for both system!

Although it took long enough, I'm glad it's their. Good times await these holidays

Awesome!!!!!! Can't wait for linked accounts and perhaps linked virtual console purchases in the future. keeping my fingers crossed.

I hope its fast like on wii u. Animal crossing is the community i want to be in

So, people can finally stop complaining about this now...

@Nareva Should probably still do it soon if you live in an area that has Black Friday sales as you can get quite a deal.

This is very welcome news. Now all we need is an account-based system not based on hardware, and this is a step in the right direction.

Not a big Miiverse user but it's great that Nintendo is linking Wii U w/ 3DS via the Nintendo Network ID. 1 eShop GC for both accounts is nice. Now if only I could transfer over my 200 Wii points to my Wii U it's like 3 years and counting that they're just sitting there. I think they transferred over from my Wii to my Wii U, guess I should go check.

No more taking photos of my 3DS screen with my phone! Except for DS, GBA & DSiWare games I play on it.

So long, Swapnote!!! Haha!! (Hated Swapnote so much.)

@Dominicruz
While not exactly a traditional acheivement system it is looking very likely that the stamp system they are rolling out will function in a similar but very Nintendo-like way to acheivements.

Yay. At last... Now I can get back to Miiverse, shame the update is next month, would have been really cool if it was today but it's still good news none the less.

@rjejr, Your Wii points are probably not going to cross over to Wii U, unfortunately. I still have 200 points on my account on there and they haven't crossed over to eShop. I hope they can cross over, too.

This makes up for taking away online features away from Swapnote. I am excited to get MiiVerse on my 3DS!

And I said this would never happen!

@SkywardLink98 No it just means that it is coming to the 3DS and you can sign up and use Miiverse on your 3DS. The thing you need the Wii U for is merging eshop funds from your 3DS and Wii U.

Anyone know if the Wii is part of the shared eShop accounts?

@jjmesa16 I connect the 3DS using the wireless hotspot on my phone and the 3DS works pretty well that way. That will make Miiverse pretty mobile for me at least. I doubt Nintendo will move into the world of 3G anytime in the near future. It gets messy because it requires deals with carriers, more direct competition with tablets & phones, etc. It would be cool, but since it is unlikely, I would suggest a workaround.

@Hunter-D Where did you get/take that screencap? I looked in the presentation for it but couldn't see it? I ask purely because if that's legit it shows that Miiverse will be accessible from any point, just as the browser or friends list can. I was worried for a while that when Miiverse finally turned up it would end up being a normal app that we'd have to drop out of games to use.

@Ernest_The_Crab True, but I think I'll probably go for the Zelda bundle if I can find one in stock. I doubt those'll still be around to go on sale for black Friday.

@Dominicruz Good because achievements are dumb...

@Corvid Isn't that Just the Mii plaza icon or something like that?

Now the question is, will you be able to take screenshots?

BASICALLY IT IS UNIFIED ACCOUNTS AND ASSOCIATED ACCOUNTS. whic means the best solution for system owners. Pretty good .

Miiverse for Mii 3DS . Great news!

Definitely a step in the right direction. Now we need the Official Miiverse App and the "Summer Update"...true unified accounts wouldnt hurt either.

i have a 3ds but dont have a wii u if i make a id on the 3ds will it still work on the wii u

Took them long enough, but this is a good thing. Now the Smash Bros community won't be the Pokemon dumping ground.

Great, like I can survive a month...

@SanderEvers Fine... then the "Shop" channel. I still have credit on the Wii Shop and would hate for it to just whither away.

This will be a good replacement for Swapnote, but still. I think I'm going to miss it a bit.

Boy, I sure am missing swapnote right now. /not

@Corvid Got it from here:
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-3DS/Instant-Software/Miiverse/Miiverse-826709.html

Will I be able to use Miiverse even if I dont have a Wii U?

Can we "gift" people games yet?

@Gridatttack Sure!

YES.

Finally!

Cool, now will they make it so DSi games can go on the SD card?

When I saw this, I literally ran around my house screaming "YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"

One question, the content that I bought for wii u (zen pinball tables) will be available free if I buy a 3ds?

@ultraraichu
The cynic in me thinks they made all that "swapnote abuse" stuff up so that they could shut it down and free up/create a space for Miiverse to fill.

I'm very glad Miiverse is coming to 3DS, can't wait to share 3DS game screenshots

Will those of us with the premium 10% bonus thing from the wiiU also get credit from purchases on the 3ds shop then? Or is that still exclusive with the wiiU one?

"Today's Nintendo Direct update delivered the welcome news of combined eShop credit across the 3DS and Wii U systems"

Finally!! Great news!!

@Starzsixty9 I highly doubt it since you can have a Nintendo Network ID tied to a Wii U basic console. I'm relatively sure premium points scheme is staying on the Wii U, sadly.

Awesome! Hope it brings some cool features.

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

@SkywardLink98 No you do not need to own a Wii U. Bill Trinen said something like "we want this accessible to people that only own a Nintendo 3DS" so I'm taking that as NO, you don't need a Wii U.

Yes! FINALLY! What took so long? Nintendo needs to hire a tech adviser, maybe one that used to work for Apple or something. They need to stay "ahead" of the curve, not years behind, but you know what, I'm not complaining, just offering up some friendly advice. I'll always be a Nintendo fan boy, just like I'm still an Atari fan boy

Glad its coming, but I can gladly wait a month before it comes out. Love Miiverse on the Wii U and I can't wait to see how it turns out on the 3DS!!!!!!!!

DECEMBER! Y U NO COME FASTER!!?

Super glad this is coming for 2 reasons, 1 obviously being to access Miiverse on 3DS but 2 being no more friend codes

@Weedy http://mynintendonews.com/2013/11/06/nintendos-swapnote-service-was-allegedly-used-by-child-predators/

Baby steps, but steps non the less, still I hope we can have soon purchases tied to account and not hardware so I can download without fear of losing them.

Do you need a WiiU Nintendo Network ID to use the 3DS version of Miiverse, if so im out

better than swapnote,that app was a bit lame for me.

@JogurtTheYogurt Which would give you the keys to his account balance, so I doubt he likes that idea.

@WiiLovePeace I am pretty sure, as an aside, that that deal actually runs out in something like 10 days.

My question is, are they planning on adding the ENTIRE 3DS catalogue; retail games, eShop games, apps, etc on the 3DS Miiverse. Like how each game, app, etc has it's own section on WiiU. 3DS Miiverse is going to be insanely huge and if they add them by release date will be a nightmare to navigate and find game sections. Hopefully they make a system to have it more organized, like alphabetically, genre, or something more convenient then from newest to oldest.

I'm just hoping they don't merge the 3DS & WiiU Miiverse forums with one another.

Finally!

I'm going to assume they will not add pre-existing titles to MiiVerse, although they could easily throw the channels up and link 'em to the game. I'm hoping newer 3DS really utilize MiiVerse, as WiiU titles do. Love the service. Although I'm no achievement farmer, it would be nice to see this as a feature eventually. I'm going to love the unified accounts though! Can't wait for this update!

@SageWaterDragon Huh, what deal? You mean Nintendo Network Premium? From the website itself: "The period for earning points will end on 31st December 2014." What made you think it was ending in 10 days time? :S

As i don't have a WiiU i have no idea what miiverse is. But will get it on my 3DS. I assume its like facebook for Nintendo fans

Erm, what's Miiverse precious?

@KevTastic84 That's pretty much it, but there's more to it than that. SOme games incorporate Miiverse integration, which lets you interact with fellow players while you play. The best example of this so far is Wind Waker HD - the Tingle Bottle item lets you send messages-in-a-bottle to the Miiverse. You can ask for hints, send photos (called "pictographs", which are actually important for the game itself), funny drawings, etc. It's really great, and I've lost many many hours just bottle-hunting in that game.

Being as I need Wifi to use it, and I usually only have wifi at home so this won't really help me to use it much more than I do. Still its a welcome change, as is the account balances. Here's to hoping thta on next direct its announced that purchases available on both systems only have to be purchased on one system to be owned on both.

I don't have be a Wii U so I know literally nothing about it...this is going to be a completely new experience for me. From what I understand, Miiverse is basically an online community to talk about games like Nintendolife, except the official Nintendo version...right?

@TeeJay Pretty much. It makes me think of facebook for wii u.

Finally! I have been looking forward to this announcement for a long time.

Yay finally!

@Bluerobin2 I knew Nintendo wouldn't put this on 3DS without a way to entice people to buy a Wii U...... Yes you need a Wii U to tie it to your 3ds for sharing balance between the twos shops. You need a Wii u to sign up for a Miiverse account. But, You could try having a friend creating a Miiverse account on his Wii u and sending you login details and see if you can access it that way

You cannot believe how I personally am excited. I always loved the idea of Miiverse ever since it came to Wii U. I am not a Wii U owner yet (trying to work on that part), but in the least now I can get into Miiverse! The jealousy of being unable to check all of its content as a guest browser on the web version of Miiverse!

@hopenforever the way I read it is you need a Wii U registered NNID to use it on 3DS, which is the same thing as viewing Miiverse through a web browser.

Maybe one of your Wii u owning friends would create an account you can use

I know this new gen is just starting, but Miiverse IMHO is THE killer app of this generation. It gives the fans a voice and it looks like Nintendo is paying attention. Glad its finally coming to the 3DS.

@element187 no you dont Bill said he wants people with Wii U and 3DS to be able to access miiverse as well as People only with 3DS, if you have a 3DS u will make an NNID Account but! if you already have one from your WiiU you can use the Same NNID this way ur Eshop money will be all one Big wallet

@SubZer023 yeah, Nintendo life worded this article poorly... I didn't watch the direct, just read this article.

This will quite possibly cause a rise Wii U sales from 3DS players being exposed to lots of games from the system.

Does anybody know if you can post images from the 3DS, though?

And has Nintendo mentioned anything about Miiverse integration in future 3DS software?

Finally!