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[TLZ]

Read the post I was responding to. His assertion was that Switch cannot search your social media for friends, it absolutely can. That had nothing to do with what PSN and Live do.

I've read your posts mate. I know what you said and I'm just telling you to stop defending this code bs because it just sounds bs.

No better time for me to post this.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1lRIQGU2RRk

 

[Mawile]

I know FCs aren't the best but some of your reactions are hilariously over the top.

Chillax and wait for the facts.

Ah...more of this "relax" or "non issue" nonsense each time Nintendo does something questionable.

I feel like I've seen statements such as this a lot to the point they have become increasingly predictable.

 

[Feel the Swift]

All we can hope is the mobile app allows you to add by username (lol this so backwards considering phones use numbers) or will be added by the fall when the online goes behind a paywall.

 

[old manatee]

 

[Kthulhu]

Thing is, and this may be the crux of the issue, you can currently have a Nintendo Account without a User ID.



It is one of multiple ways, yes.

Awesome. Then let me use a fucking username search like every other platform.

I hope to god Nintendo patches in some better online features before the full rollout. Between this and the voice chat app they may kill people's desire to play online.

 

[TalentAlwaysWins]

Ah...more of this "relax" or "non issue" nonsense each time Nintendo does something questionable.

I feel like I've seen statements such as this a lot to the point they have become increasingly predictable.

This

 

[Bluth54]

The Nintendo Account carries your game purchases and connects your various accounts under one umbrella unit. It has nothing to do with friends.

The fact that you can't use Nintendo Account usernames to add friends just blows my mind.

 

[SliceSabre]

I fucking called it. I fucking called it. I remember saying watch it have friend codes and people in that thread laughed at me saying it wouldn't cause the WiiU didn't

Jesus fucking christ Nintendo, one step forward and three steps back every single time.

 

[Buzzi]

It won't be a big problem for me as it wasn't on 3DS, but it's another unexplainable nintendo things. And one more noce feature removed from Wii U, minimum is the new minimal.

 

[old manatee]

If you want to add a friend you have to go to the police station and describe them to a sketch artist.

 

[RichiRamjag]

Dunno what your answer to the question actually was.

If a player can change their username as often as they like - then what should be the way of adding Friends? Surely the system needs one constant "code".

Like come the hell on man. You're going really sit here and make excuses for this? I don't care what they had or have to do. If there is an obstacle stopping users from using user names, then they should have changed the way their online account system works. I don't know how much more clear I can be.

I don't work for Nintendo. I don't have to come up with fixes or alternatives to get their account system working at a comparable level to consoles from the early 2000s.

 

[Zyae]

Two steps forward one step back..

 

[Ninja Dom]

This

Ah, hi.

 

[Dark Cloud]

I understand Japan uses Friend Codes so I'm not going to crap on them, but come on you can't keep focusing only on Japan man. Think about the western audience too...

 

[JetBlackPanda]

If you want to add a friend you have to go to the police station and describe them to a sketch artist.

Worse you have to pull the case number and enter that.

 

[tensuke]

All Nintendo had to do was copy how MS/Sony does accounts. Username, no dumb friend code, friends, party, messages, purchases, trophies/achievements, avatar, any other user information, etc. It's so extremely basic. How. How could this happen? Reggie, why have you forsaken me??!

 

[Gotdatmoney]

I'm going to defend it on the basis that it's a slight inconvenience but that there are a bunch of convenient methods added too

And other platforms haver been able to not use friend codes and use those methods too. Why is it so hard to say "Nintendo this is stupid, use your WiiU method"?

 

[TwistedFreeze]

All we can hope is the mobile app allows you to add by username (lol this so backwards considering phones use numbers) or will be added by the fall when the online goes behind a paywall.

Oh for sure. If the mobile app does NOT let us add by our usernames or we have to use friend codes for a paid online service, then I'm seriously considering to just avoid online heavy games like Splatoon 2. Fucking bullshit and they should be railed to hell and back for this shit

The Wii U didn't have this problem. Why does their shiny new system have it?!

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

Bruh.

Like, i don´t care about online so whatever, but still on a fundamental level: bruh.

 

[frankie_baby]

I fucking called it. I fucking called it. I remember saying watch it have friend codes and people in that thread laughed at me saying it wouldn't cause the WiiU didn't

Jesus fucking christ Nintendo, one step forward and three steps back every single time.

Well more accurate would be 1 step back 3 steps forward

 

[guybrushfreeman]

The fact that you can't use Nintendo Account usernames to add friends just blows my mind.

Yeah this seems totally crazy. None of the ways listed are really a good alternative to just searching via username. I was really hoping with the Switch launch this stuff would finally be behind us with Nintendo

 

[spindashing]

UGH

 

[Hoo-doo]

Well more accurate would be 1 step back 3 steps forward

That would mean they are at a better place than before.

Which clearly isn't the case here, there's regression from the Wii-U system.

 

[VeryGooster]

So what's the User ID on the Nintendo Accounts page for?

 

[old manatee]

So what's the User ID on the Nintendo Accounts page for?

It's decorative.

 

[TalentAlwaysWins]

Haha. So convenient to drop this with the Zelda reviews.

Zelda is not a get out of jail free card for incompetence

 

[Smooth Operator]

So what's the User ID on the Nintendo Accounts page for?

For fun i guess

 

[frankie_baby]

That would mean they are at a better place than before.

Which clearly isn't the case here, there's regression from the Wii-U system.

Theres 3 additional methods to add people so I'd say they are

 

[RichiRamjag]

I wouldn't add you, *insert derogatory term here*

You wouldn't because it wouldn't be an option without a friend code. Thanks for helping to prove my point (snark aside).

 

[Enforced]

Friends codes hype!

Spoiler

eh no big deal for me. So doesn't bother me.

 

[FearMyWrench]

So what's the User ID on the Nintendo Accounts page for?

It's an alternative to email for logging in.

That's what the page said.

Everything else parroted by people was pure speculation.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Theres 3 additional methods to add people so I'd say they are

Okay, this is just the equivalent of plugging your ears and going 'LALALA'.

 

[The Elite]

 

[Dark Cloud]

I already know what's going to happen.

Searching by User ID will come for when the paid app comes out. "Search by User ID through phone app".

 

[Throwaway123456789]

But you can add people through Facebook and Twitter in Mario Run... wtf...

 

[flatearthpandas]

Everything about this post is perfect.

 

[Maxrunner]

Isn't the user ID swappable every time you want?

 

[BGBW]

Ah...more of this "relax" or "non issue" nonsense each time Nintendo does something questionable.

I feel like I've seen statements such as this a lot to the point they have become increasingly predictable.

Well, if you want to be overly angry on the internet be my guest. I'll still laugh at those acting like prima-donnas.

Also, I didn't say it was a non-issue, I'm just waiting to see how awkward it is when I get my hands on it rather then jumping to angry conclusions.

 

[daxgame]

While friend codes never really bothered me, I can sympathize with the outcry. Shitty decision which I hope will be reconsidered. Assuming there are no other options to add friends, that is.

edit: and just to be clear the other options in the article are not "other options" good enough

 

[frankie_baby]

Okay, this is just the equivalent of plugging your ears and going 'LALALA'.

Nice way to get your point accross

 

[Arc]

Via their Friend Code?, why not?

It's 2017. Xbox did this extremely basic feature in 2002.

Gawdammit some of you ninty fans will find a way to defend the most egregious Nintendo bullshit. It's honestly impressive.

 

[Kthulhu]

That literally what it is.

Nintendo is so fucking terrified of pedos abusing their shit. Hell they killed a 3DS chat app because of it.

 

[MicH]

WHAT THE FUCK

What in the hell are you doing, Nintendo?! The Wii U didn't even use friend codes!

 

[frankie_baby]

While friend codes never really bothered me, I can sympathize with the outcry. Shitty decision which I hope will be reconsidered. Assuming there are no other options to add friends, that is.

There are other options

 

[Etzer]

Well, if you want to be overly angry on the internet be my guest. I'll still laugh at those acting like prima-donnas.

Also, I didn't say it was a non-issue, I'm just waiting to see how awkward it is when I get my hands on it rather then jumping to angry conclusions.

What is there to wait for? We know how Friend Codes work.

 

[Spinifex]

If you want to add a friend you have to go to the police station and describe them to a sketch artist.

Holy shit I'm dead.

 

[Otnopolit]

I'm flabbergasted.

 

[Starphoenix]

That literally what it is.

Nintendo is so fucking terrified of pedos abusing their shit. Hell they killed a 3DS chat app because of it.

Think it has more to do with the mobile trend in Japan and less about children.

 

[HunteronX]

Even if user IDs are swappable, they are still unique, so you can move an old friends list to the new user ID anyway - an exposed number like a friend code isn't required at all.

I think Nintendo have forgotten how much people hated friend codes. A simple user ID search would obviously be better.

 

[UncleSporky]

I fucking called it. I fucking called it. I remember saying watch it have friend codes and people in that thread laughed at me saying it wouldn't cause the WiiU didn't

Jesus fucking christ Nintendo, one step forward and three steps back every single time.

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/16/nintendo-switch-wont-friend-codes-reggie-steady-pacing-content/

“People have taken shots at us for that. The reality is, the way that online experiences have progressed, it’s an expensive proposition. The amount of servers we need to support Smash Brothers or Mario Kart — these big multiplayer games — is not a small investment. There are no friend codes within what we’re doing.”