*groans* Wii to use Friend Codes

[Jonbo298]

IGN Wii: Will Wi-Fi Connection on Wii also use a Friends Code system?

Tezuka: Yes.

http://revolution.ign.com/articles/707/707865p1.html

Did Nintendo not learn from the mistake called Friend Codes?

[Null]

whats a friend code?

[Perfect Stu]

i'm with null...what are friend codes?

[BreakABone]

You ever see all those funnie numbers in people's sig?

Friends codes are your unique number to give friends when playing on WiFi.

[Jonbo298]

Basically, you get someones friend code, add them to your "friend list" in that one game. Like MK: DS for example. I give friend code to Dyne, he adds it, If im online when he's looking for me, I'll show up on his.

Unfortunatley, you can't SEARCH for any friend codes on Nintendo's Wi-Fi network as far as I know. It makes it a major pain in the arse to find anyone if you dont have internet access besides random joe-schmo.

Its the worst idea Nintendo did for online play. Take a page from MS and other companies and allow the freedom to have one handle, not 50 friend codes, 1 for each game.

[Jason1]

stu and Null, Friend codes are what Nintendo is using to get you to play with people you know via wifi. You get a unique friend code with each WIFI enabled DS game, so if you want to add a friend of yours to your "friend list", you need your friends friend code, then you have to enter it on your own DS and the two of you can now play aginst each other.

Well maybe it wont be as bad...like maybe it wont be as restricted as it is on the DS. Maybe each system will be one unique friend code. I mean, this way hopefully once you enter a friend's code, its entered permanetly, as in saved to the Wii's flash drive. This would be much better than what you have to do now on the DS, where you get a new friend code for each game then have to re-enter all your friend codes. So maybe even there could be some sort of online program built into the Wii where you could see what friends you have that are online (before every booting up a game), and also see what they are playing. That way if you wanted to join them you could just insert the same game that they happen to be playing.

[GameMaster]

I loathe friend codes!

[Teuthida]

Just consider this: free online play. I think I can tolerate friend codes with that in mind.