Also, the system is aware of which friends are online and what they're playing.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24772
At the Nintendo Europe 3DS event in Amsterdam, details of the system's online connectivity were finally revealed. Based on a brief comment on stage at the event, we now know that there will be a single, unified Friend Code per 3DS system. Once players trade their codes, they will be able to connect in all online-enabled games -- there are no game-specific codes as on Wii and DS.
Also, there is a system-level feature allowing you to monitor which of your friends are online with their 3DS systems, and which games they are playing. This will help you to coordinate online matches and build a sense of community. We don't yet know if this feature will also be available within games, or if it is only available on the system's home menu.
UPDATE: Users will also be able to swap Friend Codes with the push of a button if they're connected via local wireless.
And, its a start...Nintendo is learning. But note, no mention of in game chat, in game voice...just like I said, Nintendo will do some things right, but still won't go all the way.
A good step in the right direction, but I would have liked to see two steps.^True, but Nintendo will take babysteps. That would have been expecting too much and I think Nintendo wants to encourage everyone to own their own 3DS, not share it, so in a way it makes sense to do it that way.
I was hoping Nintendo would have implemented a more unified system where the friend code is tied to an actual Nintendo account (An email address registered with Nintendo or a Club Nintendo account name/email), not a device.
Local voice chat is useless in most situations, as the other person has to be near you anyway.
There's no such thing as "local WiFi sessions". WiFi is Internet. Local voice chat is useless in most situations, as the other person has to be near you anyway.
Ideally we shouldn't have to have a code. We should have a gamer tag that the individual picks for himself.
There's no such thing as "local WiFi sessions". WiFi is Internet. Local voice chat is useless in most situations, as the other person has to be near you anyway.
(http://i56.tinypic.com/242bv3b.jpg)Ideally we shouldn't have to have a code. We should have a gamer tag that the individual picks for himself.
With this system we should be able to change out Username whenever we want since they systems identify us by usercode. Downside is that everyone could have the same username and that could get confusing real quick.
As far as battery life goes we don't know if there is a charging cord yet right? Thats how I usually play at home or at work, could we even play while it's docked and charging?
That's pretty sweet that there's only one friend code, but it's still a bit depressing that it is a code. Everyone knows their Gamertag, but who is going to go through the trouble of memorizing a code? It is nice that you can just trade codes locally, but that seems like Nintendo is just admitting that nobody will go to the trouble of memorizing their code. Will it be possible to link your freind codes for NDS games? Will you still be able to see if your friend is playing a NDS game?
People should be depressed that phone numbers still have numbers.
Someone at (I believe) Ars Technica mentioned that you could give yourself a nickname once friend codes were exchanged. Is this true?
Your NWR Display Name isn't even guaranteed to be the same as the username you logged in with. Like email addresses and permanent tags, someone could've signed up with the name you wanted before you got a chance to. Gee, thanks for the opportunity to express myself, I need to add silly numbers or symbols to differentiate myself cuz someone 'took my name.' Oh wait, does that mean we need TWO names to identify ourselves now?Great points. I ganked "Adrock" from one of the Beastie Boys. It's basically my forum name on every message board I post on (which nowadays is just this one).
An account ID no one sees, and a display ID we're free to modify? Isn't 3DS already doing that anyway?
No one will remember their code,No one can remember phone numbers anymore? I guess that's just a reflection of the society we live in when it's too much trouble to remember even one string of numbers.
No one will remember their code,No one can remember phone numbers anymore? I guess that's just a reflection of the society we live in when it's too much trouble to remember even one string of numbers.
I know it isn't necessary, but I still like to remember things to stay sharp.Try books and Mozart. :P
Still, while it's not ideal it's still far better than the multiple friend code nonsense we have to put up with on the Wii, so I suppose it's Nintendo's usual half-step (under protest) forward advancement.
/long facepalm postAre you my ex-girlfriend? Because you're impossible to please.
Having it system-tied rather than account-tied is still going to be a problem in the future, though at least they got rid of the bulk of the inconvenience.
By even changing Friend Codes to a single, unified code, they admitted they were wrong. This isn't just an improvement. No Friend Codes for each game was basically the worst thing about Nintendo's online structure. Now, it's gone. What do you want?
