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Friend Codes: The Bane Of Your Existence Or A Necessity?

Krunal | June 04, 2008 | News | Wii 
Wii Gamers will most likely have at one point during their time gaming, come across the 12-digit Friend Codes. Needed to add friends to the game, unlike the PS3 and XBOX360 counter parts, the numbers are not chosen by you, which makes remembering them somewhat of a chore, however is that how you see Friend Codes or do you see them as something that's necessary in this day and age of gaming?

Read the article, and make up your own mind and be sure to post a comment below telling us what you think.

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    bbb7002004 | June 04, 2008
    Since when is a youth market in gaming "newly formed"? Pretty sure kids have been playing video games for a long, long time.

    The only think I really don't get about friend codes is why they need to be numbers. Since both parties have to add each other to their friend lists in order to play, I don't really see how typing in 123456789012 is any more secure than typing in bbb7002004. You still have complete control over who you can communicate with, and it's much simpler to remember. FC have little to do with how limited and poorly implemented Wifi in games like Brawl is, anyway.
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    DusktoDawn | June 04, 2008
    one good side is not being able to hear another person talk about his private parts online......
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      Krunal | June 04, 2008
      The Wii doesn't stop people from talking about private parts online, it just happens that gamers that like talking about their private parts online are more PS3/XBOX360 gamers... either that or you've been lucky not to find them... (does the Wii even have Audio capabilities... or was that what you were getting at *shows he knows very little about the wii*)
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        black doom | June 04, 2008
        Sorry Krunal but I can't help but laugh, and it is, umm, not with you.
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    Seeker X | June 04, 2008
    Uhhh, basically this is saying that the Friend Codes is a necessity because KIDS won't be able to memorize them and therefore won't go online to be insulted? This is probably the WORST DEFENSE ARGUMENT I have ever read. I would understand if this is more of a joke than a serious article.
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    DusktoDawn | June 04, 2008
    Actually, wii CAN have audio capabilities because of the DS. lol.

    There are perverts anywhere you go, and Iam just showing the bright side of things, like the friend codes. I am saying that they are limiting things to say online. Take brawl for instance, you can't really say anything inappropriate because of only being able to text a maximum of 10 letters. My 10 year old brother got other peoples friend codes and added them onto the wii, its not hard.

    ~Hey, I have a wii, played online, and this is just an opinion.

    ~Well my friend did say inappropriate things when we were playing
    brawl online.
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    GLaDOS portal | June 04, 2008
    i wish i had a wii oh well wy freinds have wii so im good with that by the way does any of you know wii sports cheats
    if you know tell me thanks

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