Nintendo Answers Burning Wii U Questions

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I'm mostly ok with those answers.

Sounds like friend codes are really not there, I'm mean its contradictory to have a FC and then have the ability to make friends via the system only without calling them etc. Sounds more like a request/approve system. Perfectly acceptable and in conjunction with solid parental controls. I like.

The message system sounds normal now that it has been defined better. When it was first discussed it sounded like every message had to go to a human approver, but no its just constant bad kids and those that get flagged by others. Perfect solution.

Battery life does sound a little daunting. 5 max hours seems a bit low. However, it will depend on if it comes with some sort of docking solution. If I can have a dock next to my TV, then this isn't as big of an issue. However, with my household it does seem like this may be tethered to the Wii U a lot. Might need a really long USB cord.

Now really, its just info on more services and types of technology they will be using.. i.e. is the browser or any part of the system Android based or are we back to the poorly supported Opera browser and custom made service apps?

Then of course we need launch details finalized, but that wont' come for a couple months I'd think if they are targeting an November launch.