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Nintendo Switch still uses friend codes for some reason
As recently as January, we were told that Nintendo's awful friend code system for finding and adding buddies for multiplayer games would be no more. That made us hope a better system for adding Switch contacts was on the way. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime even told CNET, "There are no friend codes within what we're doing." It turns out that's not true at all, as the company revealed that friend codes are very much alive and well.
Nintendo 3DS gets new friend code system, finds beauty in unification
Ever try to do multiplayer on a DS game? We're really sorry to hear that. It's a mess of lengthy friend codes that does more to discourage online play than enable it. That's going away with the 3DS. At Nintendo's 3DS press event in New York the company announced a new system where there's only a single code, assigned per-console and registered only once. You'll have a single group of friends and, when they pop online in a new game, you'll see them there. No need for multiple lists and, we hope, less of a need for Tylenol.
Wii Warm Up: Voice chat
It seems like every time we bring up online multiplayer, someone else brings up voice chat -- or the lack thereof. It seemed worth further discussion, so we thought we'd ask: is the lack of voice chat in impending online Wii games a real problem for you? We rarely use it with other systems, so for us, it's not such an issue, but we know others often slap on the headset before descending into the field of online play. And of course, when playing online with friends, it is nice ... so perhaps it's a good match with friend codes after all.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl reveals online plans
We know it's early, but you may want to go ahead and ring the bell that wakes the defense forces: Nintendo has revealed their online plans for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And Friend Codes are, as you probably feared, in full effect. Luckily, if you don't mind a pared down experience, it's possible to play without them.
