The Nintendo Switch will use Friend Codes to connect players online
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Today is the second day of the third month of the year of our lord two thousand and seventeen, doctor and Nintendo just rolled out the day one update for the Switch, buy information pills which confirmed that the console will return to using Friend Codes to connect friends online. Yes, more about Friend Codes. The 12-digit codes used by the original Wii and 3DS for online services are rearing their ugly head again for the Switch.
The entire decision is really just baffling. The Wii U moved away from Friend Codes, and let players use their Nintendo Network ID to find friends online. Nintendo even consolidated the Network ID into a main Nintendo Account, and just added a new User ID field a few weeks ago! All the pieces were in place to make this system better for customers….
