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[ClovingWestbrook]

Much like it was mentioned in the Destructoid Wii Remote comparisons, "red beans and rice didn't miss her."

Oh, Sir Mix-A-Lot...



Yeah. I don't get it. I'm not saying it's a perfect way of doing things, but nothing is. There's always a trade-off somewhere.

And yeah, that bitching you mentioned? Still happening.

The easiest way around this: Tie your Nintendo Network Friend Code to your Facebook and Twitter accounts. And suddenly, you'd rarely even need to know a Friend Code at all.

Ugh. No. Many people dont want to link their FB account with other accounts. All Nintendo had to do was allow the same thing Google, Microsoft, Sony, Valve, EA, Blizzard, and countless others have done. But no, they had to require a stupid numerical code. Stop defending it.

 

[Femmeworth]

Doesn't look like they have octagonal gates. Thank goodness.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

It's never made my life more difficult. And it may have saved the life of a child. So, whatever.

Youre not serious, right. I am asking because i honestly wouldnt be surprised if someone believed that.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Doesn't look like they have octagonal gates. Thank goodness.

IGN should stop with their shallow bullshit typical polls and have an "octagonal gate versus non-octagonal gate" one.

Which would win out???

 

[butter_stick]

Wow I didn't know children were dying due to Xbox Live and PSN having names instead of Friend Codes. We must stop this from happening.

Well it's more likely, isn't it?

I could go message sexygirl13 on XBL and maybe get a bite. But I won't cos that's not the kind of person I am. 2453-4542-8653 on 3DS can not be approached in such a way.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Well it's more likely, isn't it?

I could go message sexygirl13 on XBL and maybe get a bite. But I won't cos that's not the kind of person I am. 2453-4542-8653 on 3DS can not be approached in such a way.

Omg. Youre actually serious.

 

[Dion Blaster]

Doesn't look like they have octagonal gates. Thank goodness.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Omg. Youre actually serious.

I honestly think he is. SMH

 

[Anth0ny]

I love how you appear any time something Avengers related is brought up =P



I bet we wouldn't have minded friend codes so much if Nintendo's online infrastructure wasn't complete dogshit.

They'll be a thing of the past with NiN, right?

 

[impact]

Well it's more likely, isn't it?

I could go message sexygirl13 on XBL and maybe get a bite. But I won't cos that's not the kind of person I am. 2453-4542-8653 on 3DS can not be approached in such a way.

Hm. I never thought about it this way. I guess Nintendo where just looking out for the children

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

I honestly think he is. SMH

I dont even know what to say to someone who believes that.

 

[Dion Blaster]

Wait, is Nintendo keeping friend codes for Wii U? Or are people bitching about the Wii? That would be a terrible mistake.

 

[AceBandage]

Wait, is Nintendo keeping friend codes for Wii U? Or are people bitching about the Wii? That would be a terrible mistake.

We don't know about the Wii U other than it'll have an account system.

 

[Wiz]

My thumbs will make sweet love to those sticks.

 

[KillGore]

Wait, is Nintendo keeping friend codes for Wii U? Or are people bitching about the Wii? That would be a terrible mistake.

The people with common sense are praying that Wii U won't use FC, but we fear it does.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Wait, is Nintendo keeping friend codes for Wii U? Or are people bitching about the Wii? That would be a terrible mistake.

Nobody knows for sure yet. Hopefully we'll find out at E3 but I honestly doubt we will find out then though. Until then we have to assume they will keep FCs.

 

[MisterHero]

Wait, is Nintendo keeping friend codes for Wii U? Or are people bitching about the Wii? That would be a terrible mistake.

They will probably keep them early on, just make them easier to use, like tie them all to your account and instantly add them when your friends have similar games

 

[Dion Blaster]

Aw man I was under the impression that Friend Codes were confirmed as a thing of the past. I guess if you have one all-encompassing friend code it wouldn't be too bad. Wii had a separate one for each game you played right? The only game I ever used a code for was Brawl. Pretty painless but that could get annoying for every single game.

 

[rpmurphy]

We don't know about the Wii U other than it'll have an account system.

Account system pretty much guarantees there will be ASCII-character-set ID's.

 

[AceBandage]

Aw man I was under the impression that Friend Codes were confirmed as a thing of the past. I guess if you have one all-encompassing friend code it wouldn't be too bad. Wii had a separate one for each game you played right? The only game I ever used a code for was Brawl. Pretty painless but that could get annoying for every single game.

The 3DS has a universal FC for all games. So at worst it would be like that. Though it's likely that FCs are gone.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Aw man I was under the impression that Friend Codes were confirmed as a thing of the past. I guess if you have one all-encompassing friend code it wouldn't be too bad. Wii had a separate one for each game you played right? The only game I ever used a code for was Brawl. Pretty painless but that could get annoying for every single game.

3DS has one code for all the games.

I would expect it to be even better than that so not too worried.

Fuck you as always, Ace.

 

[Truth101]

Account system pretty much guarantees there will be ASCII-character-set ID's.

I could see an account system that assigns you a unique numeric code which you overlay with a username. I'd prefer something like that anyways.

It would also be interesting if there was a friend search that worked like Facebook.

 

[KillGore]

Aw man I was under the impression that Friend Codes were confirmed as a thing of the past. I guess if you have one all-encompassing friend code it wouldn't be too bad. Wii had a separate one for each game you played right? The only game I ever used a code for was Brawl. Pretty painless but that could get annoying for every single game.

Yes, Wii had separate FCs but the 3DS has a universal one for all games. Like I said, it's a step in the right direction but it still sucks when you want to add people you meet online. I just wish they would at least go one step further and just require one FC, example, you give me your friend code and I add you, then you get a friend request from me, just because I added you on my end.

 

[impact]

Fuck you as always, Ace.

Stop being mean to my friend

 

[AceBandage]

Kekeke.

 

[-KRS-]

Account system pretty much guarantees there will be ASCII-character-set ID's.

Hmm I dunno...

 

[rpmurphy]

I could see an account system that assigns you a unique numeric code which you overlay with a username. I'd prefer something like that anyways.

That's called the friend code system.

 

[GeneralManager]

These last 2 pages need to saved on the GAF archives as the very definition of apologist Nintendo fanboys.

Friends codes are saving children's lives. Gamers are spoiled for demanding something more.

Holy shit.

This is as bad as IGN comments, in some alternative universe where they're in favor of Nintendo.

 

[Truth101]

That's called the friend code system.

No it isn't.

You don't create an account on the WII or 3DS.

 

[wsippel]

Hopefully they'll swap the Analog stick/ABYX placements.

Why? Considering most games these days use dual analog controls, it makes much more sense this way as far as I can tell.

 

[Dion Blaster]

Yes, Wii had separate FCs but the 3DS has a universal one for all games. Like I said, it's a step in the right direction but it still sucks when you want to add people you meet online. I just wish they would at least go one step further and just require one FC, example, you give me your friend code and I add you, then you get a friend request from me, just because I added you on my end.

Gotcha. yeah there's no excuse for Nintendo to have an unintuitive online interface, there are so many models out there to follow even if they want to mix it up with their heightened privacy precautions.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

These last 2 pages need to saved on the GAF archives as the very definition of apologist Nintendo fanboys.

Friends codes are saving children's lives. Gamers are spoiled for demanding something more.

Holy shit.

This is as bad as IGN comments, in some alternative universe where they're in favor of Nintendo.

I like you. Its embarassing.

 

[rpmurphy]

No it isn't.

You don't create an account on the WII or 3DS.

Yes you do. It's created when you register the device to Nintendo's servers. You're just giving it a display name, but the unique ID is still limited to that server-generated numeric ID, not a unique alphanumeric ID that you can choose for yourself.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Gotcha. yeah there's no excuse for Nintendo to have an unintuitive online interface, there are so many models out there to follow

Are you kidding???

I bet it pained Nintendo to make the analog stick positions on the Classic Controller similar to Sony's

 

[Terrell]

No it isn't.

You don't create an account on the WII or 3DS.

Let's leave Wii out of this, EVERYONE can admit its online system is a lost cause.

 

[Dion Blaster]

The placement of the Wii U's sticks is perfect, I can't believe no one has ever tried this before. I think most people agree that Xbox/Wavebird/Nunchuck left stick is more comfortable than Dualshock/CCPro because your thumb lines up better. Well why not try that with the right stick as well? The dude-bro crowd should be the last people complaining seeing as most TPS/FPS are primarily controlled with both sticks anyways.

 

[impact]

Let's leave Wii out of this, EVERYONE can admit its online system is a lost cause.

I'm sure someone will defend it

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

These last 2 pages need to saved on the GAF archives as the very definition of apologist Nintendo fanboys.

Gamers are spoiled for demanding something more.

When will it end though???

It won't.

There's a reason we are posters and not game/hardware developers.

Same lines of people saying what is wrong with this or that game as if they know better.

They should always have that right but sometimes I think we forget how lucky we are to have such cool forms of entertainment and take for granted those with the wherewithall to provide it for us.

Nothing more or less than that.

 

[Krev]

Omg. Youre actually serious.

I honestly think he is. SMH

It's butter_stick. Come on.

 

[wsippel]

I want a system where my screen name doesn't have to be my account name and doesn't need to be unique. I don't give a shit if the account name is some random generated string, but I'd prefer it to be alphanumeric (and therefore shorter), and I want regular invites.

 

[snesfreak]

These last 2 pages need to saved on the GAF archives as the very definition of apologist Nintendo fanboys.

Friends codes are saving children's lives. Gamers are spoiled for demanding something more.

Holy shit.

This is as bad as IGN comments, in some alternative universe where they're in favor of Nintendo.

Interesting.

 

[AceBandage]

I'm sure someone will defend it

It did have the edge in one category, actually.
You could send invites to people (though, it was only for Mario Kart).

 

[Dion Blaster]

Are you kidding???

I bet it pained Nintendo to make the analog stick positions on the Classic Controller similar to Sony's

I'm not sure what this had to do with my comment. But I thought it was a poor decision for 3D games, but fantastic for 2D. The Nintendo Dpad outclasses the weird disconnected thing on DualShocks.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I'm not sure what this had to do with my comment. But I thought it was a poor decision for 3D games, but fantastic for 2D. The Nintendo Dpad outclasses the weird disconnected thing on DualShocks.

My point was Nintendo goes to the beat of its own drummer more often than not and them following someone else isn't really what they desire for "better" or for "worse".

 

[Terrell]

Ugh. No. Many people dont want to link their FB account with other accounts. All Nintendo had to do was allow the same thing Google, Microsoft, Sony, Valve, EA, Blizzard, and countless others have done. But no, they had to require a stupid numerical code. Stop defending it.

I'm not defending it, I'm deflating the outrageous indignation against it.

NO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS PERFECT. PSN isn't. XBL isn't. Hell, even the systems we have had to communicate for the past several hundred years aren't perfect.

But you don't see people looking at the telephone system and going "10-digit numbers? GOD, it's 2012, WTF is this shit?!"

That's the difference. Some people don't understand the huge fucking deal people are making out of it when there's things equally as "outdated" that we use every day without complaint.

 

[butter_stick]

I'm sure someone will defend it

At least I can mod my console and still go online. It's more consumer friendly in that sense.

 

[Dion Blaster]

My point was Nintendo goes to the beat of its own drummer more often than not and them following someone else isn't really what they desire.

Oh yeah I agree. But this was clearly something they struggled with last gen, you'd think if they had any problems they could look for some inspiration elsewhere, or at least communicate with 3rd parties.

 

[Gravijah]

they need to get rid of two way friend requests before they get rid of friend codes. i hate that shit.

 

[impact]

At least I can mod my console and still go online. It's more consumer friendly in that sense.

So it was like the PSP online? Shitty and broken?

 

[Dion Blaster]

At least I can mod my console and still go online. It's more consumer friendly in that sense.

Yeah but it pretty much ruined Mario Kart