Upcoming game ditching Friend Codes?

by David Hinkle { Jan 14th 2009 at 9:58AM }

We imagine going against Nintendo is a bit like going against the mob. Don't talk out against Friend Codes and you won't find your house burned down. You know, that kind of thing. And, if the latest IGN Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast is to be believed, a "major" upcoming game will be doing away with Nintendo's antiquated system.

So, which game is it? Well, speculation first moved to The Conduit, but Joystiq confirmed with inside sources that it would indeed utilize Friend Codes. Which upcoming online-compatible major game could it be? Well, we're not sure, so toss us your guesses.

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: friend-codes, releases, sega, the-conduit

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

bukizzle715 @ Jan 14th 2009 10:01AM

Damn my feeble brain, other than The Conduit I can't think of any major games that are online compatible. Could it be a brand new game we don't know about yet? I hope so.

wiilover @ Jan 18th 2009 10:16PM

Same here. The only major games I have on my mind at the moment are madworld and the conduit. I was hoping the conduit would not have friends codes because from the looks of it that seems to be the only thing that is negative about the game

igorponweed @ Jan 14th 2009 10:25AM

It's from IGN. It's gonna be Kid Icarus. Lol.

David Hinkle @ Jan 14th 2009 10:57AM

oh snap!

Phil @ Jan 14th 2009 10:10AM

My guess would be "none of them." Nintendo is pretty deadset on this idiotic system.

DaIllest @ Jan 14th 2009 10:12AM

I'm guessing Monster Hunter Tri.

m-p{3} @ Jan 14th 2009 10:34AM

Thank god if this is true.

Friend Codes could be less of a pain in the butt if there was only ONE global friend code that apply to all games.

Melao @ Jan 14th 2009 10:50AM

You are completely right.
Why the hell every game has a friend code ? It would be better to have a friend code for each Mii at least.

Highlar @ Jan 14th 2009 11:06AM

I agree with you, DaIllest. I think its going to be Monster Hunter 3. Also though its because that's the only other "big" Wii game I can think of off the top of my head that's has online support (after The Conduit...*sobs at friend codes and "voice chat").

JD @ Jan 14th 2009 11:25AM

You guys are all wrong! Its totally going to be Halo 3 for the wii : p. Master chief with the waggle is going to be so great...

Sisyphus @ Jan 14th 2009 11:40AM

Bah, if I want a generic FPS, I'll just play one on my computer.

bukizzle715 @ Jan 14th 2009 11:43AM

God I hope not. If Halo comes to Nintendo I'm selling my Wii for crack money.

esposch @ Jan 14th 2009 4:11PM

This is sad. He was obviously joking (hence the :P) and you guys downrate him and reply...

JD @ Jan 14th 2009 6:13PM

Thanks esposch for being the only one who replied to my comment who wasn't a moron. I was obviously joking. Everyone and their mom knows halo will never come to the wii. It tends to be a joke in the gaming community of idiots asking gaming shops "when will halo come out on the wii?" Obviously some people take themselves a little too seriously to see a joke when it smacks them in their faces.

samfish @ Jan 14th 2009 11:53AM

It's Monster Hunter. They already said it would have no Friend Codes. It's not like they said it was a game we don't know about yet or anything.

It's not like IGN hasn't pulled this crap before, talking about something everyone knows, but being all mysterious about it.

Lanmanna @ Jan 14th 2009 12:03PM

TMNT or Monster Hunter Tri

What else could it be?

soviet chick @ Jan 14th 2009 12:09PM

ONE game.

I welcome the change, but if it's just another system that isn't universal across all games, it'll just be another - albeit, better - id to add to a long list of game independent ids.

Demotruk @ Jan 14th 2009 12:09PM

Have any games already done this? Did MoH:H2 have friend codes?

il_duce620 @ Jan 14th 2009 3:24PM

It didn't have Friend Codes, no...you used EA's proprietary service for it. But, you did have to add people by their EA name if you wanted to hook up with them - if I remember correctly, you couldn't add people that you just played in a random match with... (could be wrong on that)