I created a Nintendo ID with my preferred screen name on a Wii U (we'll call this NNID #1). When I got to the dialog that talks about "linking" the Ninendo ID to the console and how "this can not be changed once linked" I backed out. Instead, I created a throwaway account (NNID #2) and linked that one instead so that I could start exploring the online content on the Wii U.
I now own another Wii U. This is the unit I want to use the Nintendo ID I originally created (NNID #1) and never actually linked on my first Wii U. But when I go through the dialog to "link an exsiting Nintendo ID" and put in the info for NNID #1, I am presented with an error message saying that NNID #1 is linked to another console.
I'm confused. I specifically avoided linking NNID #1 to the first Wii U I had because I was afraid of something like this happening. Because I never linked NNID #1 I should be able to use it on a different console, right? Or is it the case that since I created NNID #1 on a different Wii U, that now it is locked to that console. If that's how it works, why even give the warning that "this can't be changed later" when running through the linking dialog?
Can I link the account created on my first Wii U (NNID #1), to my new Nintendo Wii U?