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Better Friend Codes, Achievements and More: Nintendo Answers Our Burning Wii U Questions

Nintendo will have a much less annoying Friend Code system for the Wii U, four layers of protection in their online service and system-level Achievements, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime tells Kotaku.

Ashunderfire864351d ago

Seems ok so far bu bu bu but what about online multiplayer with headsets and all that good stuff? How the Wiii U gonna own 360 and PS3 in online gameplay?

Hisiru4351d ago

@Ashunderfire86
WiiU has mic on the controller. Maybe you will be able to talk with your friends (in-game) using it? I don't know.

Game4life4351d ago

just plug in headphones and use the mic on the controller makes the most sense to me

WeskerChildReborned4351d ago

Well doesn't the controller have a built in mic? If so they will probably use that.

jacen1004351d ago (Edited 4351d ago )

Yea online and headsets are part of the wiiU

SpiralTear4351d ago

Hmm...the friend code comment still has me skeptical, but it can't be worse than the Wii's online system. The 3DS single-friend-code idea was a step in the right direction.

And as for the "ducked nothing" note on the article, I think Reggie is still hiding some key info about the console. Oh well. That's his job, I suppose.

Jirachi4351d ago

Good miiverse moderation is based on parental controls i was worried they would force that bull**** on people who are old enough to decide what they find inappropriate. personally i'll turn it off idc for censorship at all.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno5d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."