Second-hand Wii U consoles give access to old users' games - report

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Gamers who buy a used Wii U console can re-download any content that a previous owner purchased, a new report suggests.
That's despite any old user accounts being removed and the hard drive wiped clean, NeoGAF claims. One user picked up a second-hand console to find he had free access to games such as Trine 2 and Nano Assault Neo.
The reason for this appears to be that licenses for downloaded content are tied to a specific Wii U console, not a single user account. This tallies with the fact that all users of the console can access downloaded content, regardless of who purchased it.
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