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When Nintendo announced that their new DSi would have downloadable content via DSWare that can be purchased with Nintendo Points, Nintendo fans wondered if points could be shared between the Wii and DSi.

It's a reasonable conjecture, considering the Wii also uses Nintendo Points for digital purchases, and there's no real evidence showing that the points won't be interchangeable -- until now.  Reports have arisen, and we are reminded that Nintendo doesn't currently have an overarching account system to control digital distribution.

As such, once a Nintendo Points card has been used on either the Wii or DSi, remaining points must be spent on the same console.  Gamers will not be able to split their Nintendo currency between the two platforms.

Here we see what the new Nintendo Points cards will look like when they're released in Japan this November.  The second slide is a diagram demonstrating how the points will work, as explained in the article.