Nintendo is planning to let users have more access to their Nintendo Network accounts … from somewhere other than their Nintendo device.

By the end of this year, Nintendo will be adding a new system that allows players to manage their Nintendo Network accounts through smartphones and PC. They’ll also be able to make their purchases there too. This is a part of Nintendo’s plans to further enforce their downloadable sales, while showing players what else there is in store for them.

The company has been struggling with sluggish financial results for some time now, and to climb their way back up, they look forward to expanding their digital business.

“It is crucial for expanding profitable opportunities,” Iwata says, and reiterated that Nintendo plans on strengthening download sales of the company’s software.

Nintendo’s popular life simulation game, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, had a quarter of its total sales from downloads. The way games are being purchased has changed.

Source: Siliconera