Wii question?????????

Question

Why the h**l do Nintendo have friend codes???

Do anybody like the idea of friend codes???

Answer 1

No.

So that people won't sue them for their children getting raped for putting their address as a screename

Answer 2

Nintendo is not stupid they know nobody likes it they just did so they won't hear people saying offended words to each other

Answer 3

no i don't! it's a good idea, although it's a pain to use

Answer 4

I don't mind it. It is one number you need to type in once and then you play your games with them. People seem to freak out about it for whatever reason.

Answer 5

Just another idea of Nintendo to make the lives of it's customers worse....

Answer 6

They want people to be protected.  However, I am not sure what they are trying to protect us from.

Answer 7

"Friend codes" are generated from an identifier unique to a copy of a game and the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ID of a DS or Wii system. Using a different copy of a game, or loading the same copy in a different system, generates a different Friend code.[4] In order for users to become "Friends", they must mutually add Friend codes, often obtained through online forums or chatrooms, and will be authenticated as Friends once both have gone online. These measures (mutual Friend code exchange, per-game Friend codes, and the pairing of the Friend code and system) are said by Nintendo to be conscious steps to preserve users' privacy. If a DS or Wii game is sold, but not the system, there is no risk of the purchaser impersonating the seller.

Features enabled by becoming "Friends" can range from simply seeking each other out for online play (Mario Kart DS, Tetris DS), to voice and text chat (Metroid Prime Hunters, Custom Robo Arena, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl). Unusually, most of the online features in Animal Crossing: Wild World are disabled unless users are Friends, with some exceptions, primarily due to the potential for vandalism of another user's personalized "Town" in the game.

Friend codes are twelve digits long. Codes for certain games, such as Mario Kart DS and Tetris DS, are six digits followed by another row of six digits, while other games like Animal Crossing use codes with three groups of four digits separated by hyphens. If a user needs to replace his or her DS system, then the old system's Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ID can be transferred wirelessly, to maintain the user's original Friend codes on the new machine.

Many Thanks,   WiiWorlduk.co.uk

Answer 8

i think friend codes are one of the worst ideas. You have to have the other persons code to actually be friends with them. that's why i like the 360 you can ask people to be your friend which is a lot simpler. nintendo doesn't get online and i don't think they ever will.  

Answer 9

I don't know.

It's alright...It's exactly like having a username (like on Playstation Network).

...except that you don't get to choose what the friend code is.