Rumor: Nintendo in Talks with EA to use Origin for Wii U

November 15, 2011

According to a report on UGO's Wii channel, Nintendo may use EA's Origin service with its upcoming Wii U console. According to an anonymous tip from within EA, the company is supposedly working with Nintendo on a deal related to the Origin digital distribution platform. The source claims that EA and Nintendo are in talks to use Origin as Nintendo’s primary hosting platform for game distribution online.

The source also claims that Valve has been talking with Nintendo, but the impression they give is that EA is being extra aggressive in sealing the deal.

Both EA and Nintendo have not publicly commented on this story - and even if they did chances are their response would be "no comment" or "we don't comment on rumors." For now consider it an interesting rumor.

Source: WII UGO by way of IndustryGamers

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Re: Rumor: Nintendo in Talks with EA to use Origin for Wii U

Submitted by E. Zachary Knight on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 17:16.

Based on the reports coming out of E3, Nintendo was going to let game developers and publishers handle their online infrastructure themselves. There wasn't going to be some unifying "Nintendo Live".

So there is probably some truth to this and the Valve rumor. Both are probably working to get their services running under the Wii U. I doubt Nintendo would be dumb enough to force some 3rd party's online service onto all developers. That would be bad for them.

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Re: Rumor: Nintendo in Talks with EA to use Origin for Wii U

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 17:10.

At the very least it can do less damage on a console. This is one rumor I hope is untrue as EA would quickly abuse the system

Re: Rumor: Nintendo in Talks with EA to use Origin for Wii U

Submitted by TK n Happy Ness on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 15:58.

I'd trust Valve more due to the whole EA Origin invading privacy.

Re: Rumor: Nintendo in Talks with EA to use Origin for Wii U

Submitted by -Jes- on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 07:56.

I'd trust Valve more simply due to the fact, that EA has a ten+ years long reputation of HATING and ABUSING their consumers as much as legally possible.

Premium pricing? Check.

DLC overpriced/on disc? Check.

Oppressive EULA's? Check.

Killing off auth servers for older games at the drop of a hat? Check.

Patches and minimalist DLC sold as 'sequels'? Check.

Satans of Crunching and deadline pushing? Check.

Usurping and killing off less-than-milkable franchises? Check.

Buying exclusive rights instead of making a product capable of competing with others? Check.

DRM failures to the max? Check.

Smearing Valve as a company with baseless accusations, in a vain attempt at PR-boosting their much more consumer-hating digital store? Check.

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PHX Corp: @Sleaker, I agree that controller feedback tech is not an issue, I just wanted to put that article out there05/25/2013 - 10:36pm

Sleaker: @PHX Corp, I can't take a person seriously that is less frightened at the possibility of privacy issues, and more scared about controller feedback technology05/25/2013 - 11:35am

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beemoh: Unless that pic of a Kinect taped to the underside of a phone is a joke05/25/2013 - 1:58am

beemoh: Kinect being used in prototype to stop people walking into people while texting: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-2263173105/25/2013 - 1:57am

Cecil475: @hellfire7885 - Makes me want to support Nintendo even more.05/24/2013 - 4:49pm

hellfire7885: Man, EA seems to be determined to destroy the Wii U ,and the evidently are so arrogant as to believe not making games for it will do that.05/24/2013 - 4:45pm

DorthLous: Pwahahahha http://www.destructoid.com/wii-u-sales-drastically-spike-after-xbox-one-presentation-254449.phtml#LlG8HEYbQj2krql5.0105/24/2013 - 2:23pm

james_fudge: she gets no credit until she employs some common sense. - 2 credits for her.05/24/2013 - 11:22am

Andrew Eisen: To Stender's credit, she did unmoderate my most recent comment within a day's time. There's even a couple other replies. None from her though.05/24/2013 - 11:18am

james_fudge: apparently gamers are all 14 - 21 years-olds living in basements according to her way of thinking...05/24/2013 - 11:11am

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E. Zachary Knight: She didn't address your questions because she doesn't have any answers.05/23/2013 - 3:38pm

Andrew Eisen: I replied to her comment. Maybe in a few weeks I'll get a reply.05/23/2013 - 3:24pm

Thomas Riordan: @Andrew Eisen To what bowling alley does she go that puts sexual images in the faces of 6 year olds?05/23/2013 - 3:17pm

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