14 DAY TRIAL // Nintendo confirmed that the special Miiverse social network wouln’t have support for other such services, like Facebook or Twitter, as the company wants Wii U users to interact only with other owners of the device.
Nintendo is trying to implement a much better online system into its upcoming Wii U and this includes a special Miiverse social network that’s going to allow owners of the device to interact with others.
Sadly, the Miiverse won’t allow users to contact with friends who use other social networks, like Facebook or Twitter, as Nintendo believes only in connecting owners of the Wii U between one another.
"I have three devices permanently doing that already, what is our benefit to do so also?" Nintendo of Europe's Laurent Fischer told GamesIndustry about the Wii U's possible support of other social networks.
He quickly added that the Miiverse users would be able to interact with the network through many devices, not just the Wii U.
“From any devices in the future you will be able to access the Miiverse, from mobile phone or laptop. You can check what's going on and even participate."
By interacting with fellow Miiverse users, Wii U owners can even get recommendations for games they’d normally wouldn’t know or care about.
"One thing that is very important to us is that somehow you could pick up information from people you trust, maybe on games that you wouldn't consider naturally. Because Miiverse will show you what are the topics or the games played at the moment within the community,” Fischer added.
“And then you may have one interesting comment that will trigger your curiosity and then maybe you will get more information on that game and then at the end what is important to make sure people have different game play experiences. So considering a game that you wouldn't consider it's like enlarging your scope in terms of gaming, and that's the key point for us," he concluded.
Are you eager to try out the Miiverse on the Wii U or will you ignore the social network?