Friend Codes are officially gone with the introduction of Wii U

Friend Codes are now a thing of the past. Wii U won’t be using those long digits in connecting with friends online.

A Nintendo spokesperson confirmed that the ID you create from the account system will be taking the place of Friend Codes:

“Our plan is to replace Friend Codes with a much more user-friendly Account ID system, which employs user-created account names.”

Technically Friend Codes are still around because of the 3DS. With Nintendo’s next handheld system though, I’m sure they’ll be gone for good.

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