Why I support the Wii friend codes

[johnhummel]

Every time there's an article about some new game coming out for the Wii, the first comment I see is somebody bitching about friend codes.  "Why do I need friend codes?  Why does Nintendo have to such hand holding crap?  I'm an adult, damn it

Comments

[khaman]

I want to write for that site just so I can know that an apostrophe will be used correctly. I'm sorry, I'm having major grammar wank today. I blame the cultured dickhead whose voice I was writing for an hour ago.

I wish I could defend Xbox Live, I really do. I love the connect service, but I could really do without a Live-cam shot of some guy's balls.

[johnhummel]

But without a shot of some guy's balls, how am I suppose to know I'm safe from playing with icky girls? Last time I got onto Live, every guy on there wanted pictures of my wee-wee to make sure I wasn't a "grl or something". I mean, it's the perfect place for guys to find pictures of other guy's penises!

Totally *not gay* at all!

[khaman]

Every time I encounter that type of attitude, I think of this comedian.

From Ron White - I told him, "We're all gay, man. It's just to what extent are you gay." He says, "That's bullshit man, I ain't gay at all!" I said, "Yes you are and I'll prove it." He says, "Fine, prove it." I said to him, "All right. Do you like porn?" He says, "Yeah, I love porn, you know that." I said, "Do you only watch two women doing it?" He said, "Naw, I'll watch a man and a woman make love." I said, "Oh, do you want the guy to have a tiny, half-flaccid penis?" He said, "Naw, man, I like big, hard, throbbing co... I did not know that about myself..."

[lakidaa]

See, I'd like the friendcodes if they were tied to the console, and not per-game, like the DS.

Because then I've got to go through all my games individually to friend them all up with one person. Which is a pain in the butt >:(

[johnhummel]

*That* one I'll go for. My understanding is the Wii is console specific (except for Pokemon Stadium, since that's a DS/Wii game), but -

Yeah. I feel your pain on *that* one.

[lakidaa]

NINTENDO >:(

If that was the way they'd done it, I would be right there with you, mah homie. Maybe with a random opponent without voicechat option, because sometimes you just need to kick ass and take names from people you just don't know. :V

I hope the nintendo one is Per-Console. I think it is, but I don't have any online games yet. (I think my first one'll be Brawl. Or Stadium when it goes cheap. Whichever one comes first).

[johnhummel]

I want to see how Mario Strikers works - but since I've still got Okami out as a rental, it'll have to wait until I get back from my vacation, I guess.

[thatbox]

Friend codes are ridiculously inefficient. The PROTECTING CHILDREN goal could have been met without making it so difficult as to actually discourage online gaming.