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Wii Friend Codes Not Universal
December 17th, 2006 by Gibran Nawaz in Adventure, Online, Nintendo DS, Wii, Articles, Software, Multiplayer
It was revealed quite some time ago that the Nintendo Wii would support one universal friend code. This would mean that all you would need is one code, and that code would be used for every single game online. Pokemon Battle Revolution released in Japan last Thursday, as the first Wii game with online multiplayer enabled, and some disappointing news has surfaced. The game does not rely on the universal friend code from your Wii, but requires a new friend list which uses a different individual friend code format.
If this is the case, then why was the Wii Friend Code system implemented in the first place? Just for Mii interactivity? This would mean that the Wii is following the same formula for the dreaded Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection system. The Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 both use universal usernames, not codes, for friend lists. You can also exchange these over the game. Nintendo chose the more safer approach, which requires the codes to be exchanged in different methods, preferably real-life. This way, there will be no interaction with strangers, even though most online Nintendo games do not feature communication in the first place.
http://digitalbattle.com/2006/12/17/wii-friend-codes-not-universal/
December 17th, 2006 by Gibran Nawaz in Adventure, Online, Nintendo DS, Wii, Articles, Software, Multiplayer
It was revealed quite some time ago that the Nintendo Wii would support one universal friend code. This would mean that all you would need is one code, and that code would be used for every single game online. Pokemon Battle Revolution released in Japan last Thursday, as the first Wii game with online multiplayer enabled, and some disappointing news has surfaced. The game does not rely on the universal friend code from your Wii, but requires a new friend list which uses a different individual friend code format.
If this is the case, then why was the Wii Friend Code system implemented in the first place? Just for Mii interactivity? This would mean that the Wii is following the same formula for the dreaded Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection system. The Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 both use universal usernames, not codes, for friend lists. You can also exchange these over the game. Nintendo chose the more safer approach, which requires the codes to be exchanged in different methods, preferably real-life. This way, there will be no interaction with strangers, even though most online Nintendo games do not feature communication in the first place.
http://digitalbattle.com/2006/12/17/wii-friend-codes-not-universal/
