Shigeru Miyamoto has claimed Nintendo are well aware of the importance online gaming will play with Wii U.

Nintendo may have just dabbled with online gaming in the past but it seems that with Wii U they plan on really dedicated a lot of attention to offering gamers an online gaming experience. In an interview with MTV Shigeru Miyamoto acknowledges how important online gaming is, but also states that their goal is not to "become the number one online gaming company".

Mr. Miyamoto claims that Nintendo is not looking to offer the best online gaming experience amongst their competition but is looking to understand what gamers want from online gaming and try their best to offer that. It would appear that Nintendo has really been considering what would be the best thing to offer fans:

"For example, there are opportunities to take advantage of online to expand a local, same-room multiplayer experience by connecting that to the internet and making new types of play that way. Also by having the smaller screen, being able to go online and perhaps see what game your friend is playing or see what TV they're watching, I think there's a lot of possibilities for how you could use that. Certainly internet functionality is something that will be important for the system."

Whatever Nintendo's online service will offer it seems that they may be linked to Miis in some way or another. Mr. Miyamoto claims the Mii avatars are "a system that will have a great deal of appeal for its online connectivity," before adding that a family-friendly experience is still important and their online service must be "welcoming to everyone."