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Jranation on 02 March 2017
TomaTito said:
Shikamo said:
i really hate friend code... but is optional ?

You can also add people locally

That is much better! 



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FunFan on 02 March 2017

Local users?



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Nuvendil on 02 March 2017
Jranation said:
TomaTito said:

You can also add people locally

That is much better! 

But the optional almost makes them more baffling.  They basically acknowledge they're garbage and keep them anyway xD

Awesome that the connectivity appears to be fixed.  It probably was just dock interference and the signal needed a boost.



NATO on 02 March 2017

>2017
>friend codes
CTFO nintendo.



Zkuq on 02 March 2017

It's not even out yet and there's already a 2.0.0 update?

"ability to connect to the internet via Wifi hotspots that require authentification"

Sounds like some very basic functionality was missing from the first version...

RolStoppable said:

Somebody said that usernames can be changed. Friend codes would explain why. The numerical code is your true ID, so nobody is going to be tied to a name that either cannot be changed at all or can only be changed when paying a fee.

Those numerical codes don't have to be visible to users even if changing usernames is possible.



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BlkPaladin on 02 March 2017
Shikamo said:
i really hate friend code... but is optional ?

If you played games with a person before you can add them easily. Friend codes seem to be just one of the ways to add people.



FloatingWaffles on 02 March 2017

If friend codes are optional and just one of the several ways to add people (seems like that from what we've seen), then I guess it's not that bad but why the fuck even consider bringing them back? And who would want to WILLINGLY use friend codes?

Not even the Wii U had friend codes.



BlkPaladin on 02 March 2017
FloatingWaffles said:

If friend codes are optional and just one of the several ways to add people (seems like that from what we've seen), then I guess it's not that bad but why the fuck even consider bringing them back? And who would want to WILLINGLY use friend codes?

Not even the Wii U had friend codes.

 

My guess is that Friend codes are a stop gap solution because they had to throw out all the background code they had for the Wii U for the new network that will not be finished until this fall. So some things in the back ground may not be done yet.



irstupid on 02 March 2017
RolStoppable said:
"Redeem retail games on My Nintendo"

So we get gold coins for physical copies of games?

Didn't we always? I thought physical games came with a little slip of paper that you went online to enter the code and got credit for buying the game.

At least that was how it was back in the day when I purchased physical games.



rjason12 on 02 March 2017

Not friend codes, friend code. It's like the 3DS one universal friend code, and it's one of multiple ways to add a friend. Also, the rumor is that once they kick in their online, you'll be able to add friends like normal.