Wii and DS gamers have come to accept Nintendo’s current data limitations. Currently, both the Wii and DS are incapable of having user’s transfer data to alternate Wii and DS machines. Wired Magazine took issue with the dilemma, and was surprised that there’s still no solution for data transfer.
Wired faults Nintendo’s current decision to have downloadable games locked to a specific console, instead of a specific user. If a Wii owner’s console malfunctions, Nintendo will have to transfer the data themselves to a new console. Sometimes however, they aren’t able to retrieve the data, indicating a lack of foresight when creating the Wii and DSi Shop Channels.
Sure, it’s not really a new issue, as most Nintendo fans have known and accepted this since the launch of both consoles. However, it was brought to light with the recent release of Nintendo’s black Wii console. The allure of the first new color since the console’s 2006 release was enough for some current Wii owners to trade up. Unfortunately, their precious Virtual Console and WiiWare titles had to be left behind.
Wired did note that Nintendo is “looking into” a way to let users transfer data. Hopefully, Nintendo will implement a new system to transfer these games to future hardware releases, or else my Wii 2 system menu is going to be pretty empty.
