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Video Games => Video Game Chat => Topic started by: Glorb on June 29, 2007, 02:05:57 PM
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It's been about half a year-ish since Nintendo came out with the Wii, and it's great in all accounts except online. Is Nintendo really this inexperienced with online that they need to use the friend code system? I'm so tired of having to write down a friend's code and type it in my Wii, only to find out I got one digit wrong. It's complicated, messy, and makes me feel like some sort of bar-coded clone. Is this supposed to harken back to the days of the NES, when kids would exchange cheat codes and tips at school? Really, it's sad. What Nintendo should do is just use a system like Xbox Live or PlayStation Network where you can just select a friend's profile and you're done. If Nintendo doesn't do this, I doubt anyone other than dedicated Wii fans will want to play online.
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Just because you lazy kids don't take the small amount of time to memorize your code... Also, ever heard of a phone? It's amazing, it's like the person's in your house and you're in theirs! You can see your code and they can see theirs. Anyway, I think the idea of friend codes is to ensure that anyone of any age can add someone they know to their friends list--small children seeing other people's potentially offensive profiles isn't good. Sure, it takes a little longer (not really, I'd imagine searching for one user among thousands would take a lot longer than entering a 16-digit number) but if it means no one gets sued then it's all good.
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Meh, I've never used friend codes or gone online before, so I wouldn't know. From what I understand, pals of mine that have used friend codes for their Wiis haven't had problems, so...
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Anyway, I think the idea of friend codes is to ensure that anyone of any age can add someone they know to their friends list--small children seeing other people's potentially offensive profiles isn't good.
That's probably why. I bet Nintendo will eventually shed this system, though.
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Bird Person is correct; they realize the disadvantages but are using friend codes to try and maintain safety for youngsters.
And yeah, it doesn't take any longer, really. People like Glorb just have psychological barriers that keep them from realizing that.
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I have a psychological barrier that prevents me from playing online games in the first place. :P
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What, you have, like, a brain firewall or something?
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I wouldn't mind if Nintendo fleshed out their online system since it's so bare bones now.
It wouldn't really matter to me though, since I can't play online because of no access to Wi-Fi, plus I prefer playing alone then with others.
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What, you have, like, a brain firewall or something?
Yeah, it's built in. I've tried to get it removed, but Microsoft can't understand why I'd want it removed. Everytime I ask, I just get a voicemail from Bill Gates ending with a cackling "hahaha". Creepy.
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I get the bizarre feeling that we aren't discussing the same thing...
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Perhaps. I have a firewall built into my head that won't let me play online. Everytime I ask to get it removed, Bill Gates laughs at me.
Yeah, it's a pretty poor joke, huh.
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A single friend code wouldn't have been too bad. Kinda like ICQ vs. every other IM service I guess. It's the fact that you have to get a new long string of randomness for every game. Also, the fact that you can't actually find people to add but have to talk to them offline (from the system) and then enter everything manually is a serious shortcoming. Bird Person's excuses are rather weak, but I guess if you have no expectations from what other systems have been doing well for years, you might not see that.
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I'm not a fan of the codes, they put in a feature to disable internet use for kids anyways. But I don't mind it that much anyways, I just hope they make away to face random people online in Brawl. I heard at e3 they are supposed to present something to the effect of xbox live for Wii. So.. We'll see. I have no online games yet, so I have no clue how to use the multiplayer wifi yet.
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I hate the argument of "Friend codes don't suck because it's just a number". Okay, but why should I have to type in a megadigit code just to play with my friends online, when I can just click on my friend's Xbox Live profile in three seconds? I don't have to type in some code to get on the internet, or to email someone. I just think it's needlessly messy. Just because it takes a few seconds after you're used to it doesn't mean it's convenient or helpful.
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You only have to do it once per person... you knew that, correct? You don't have to enter a friend code every time you play.
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Another good point was brought up in the Wii friend code thread. The codes are tied to hardware, so if you have to replace any, everybody has to update their previously-entered codes. Stupid.
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Well, this is true. But seeing how friend codes for current Wi-fi enabled Wii games are different from the one for the message board, it can be compared to an individual game... I guess... I'm not fighting for friend codes or against them. I have no problem with registering friends and don't think it's going to blow up, so everything's all right with me.
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The reason I'm so averse to friend codes is because it just seems pointless to me. It's a fine system, but Nintendo felt they needed to add codes. It's just too much trouble for me to add my friend's code to every game I have, even once, when I can simply click on said friend's profile on Xbox Live. We're entering the computerweb/intercom/autosoft age where everything is automatic; entering some code, no matter how short, is too needlessly complicated.
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Laziness = stupid
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Oh! I get it now! Nintendo is trying to give kids these days a good work ethic! While we're at it, let's burn all the TV remotes!
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They should stick with the MK:DS system. Only give you friend code to friends, but also be able to play with other people without them. But overall they really do make me want to light kittens on fire. I thought that AC:WW would be like the X-Box Live type of online play, so I got a Wi-fi adapter and was all ready to go play with people online, trading and showing people my house, so I went to the gate and I couldn't find anyone. Then I heard about friend codes. ARG! BURN KITTENS BURN!!!!
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Compared to the XBox and PS3, yeah, online is a drag (though PS3 isn't exactly Mr. ePerfect, but I digress), but it really doesn't bug me that much (I don't play online a whole lot anyway). I can see the reason they do friend codes, but there's got to be a better way...
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Did you steal my sig?
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Wait... what?
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Never mind.