After a week and a half with the Nintendo Switch, I finally have the day-one update for the device. And it turns out that a piece of Nintendo’s online legacy has returned to haunt us once again like a ...

Since the launch of the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo has been using friend codes for adding online friends to your consoles. They're a string of 12-characters that are difficult to remember by heart and a ...

A leaked, internal Nintendo PowerPoint presentation discovered online Saturday explained why the company continues to use “friend codes” instead of using unique usernames. A post on ResetEra suggested ...

No one rains on Nintendo's parade quite like Nintendo itself. While the gaming internet raves about how sensational the new Zelda game is, Nintendo's just-deployed day one update for the Switch -- out ...

This week a big leak of relatively early Nintendo Wii documents showed a bevy of details on Nintendo's future – most of which were relatively low-stakes. But today we're taking a peek at a piece of ...

Nintendo’s clumsy method for connecting Wii and Nintendo DS players to others online, the dreaded Friend Code system, may be returning for the Nintendo 3DS if a report from magazine Famitsu is ...

An internal powerpoint presentation from Nintendo which was leaked over the weekend appears to explain why we're still using friend codes instead of usernames. Friend codes - a 12-digit numeric code ...

Travis Verbil is a Staff Writer at DualShockers. Outside of writing, he is a musician from Queens, NY. He enjoys the New York Mets, tabletop gaming, and Donkey Kong lore. Let's be honest, does anyone ...

December 4, 2017 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google One of the most entertaining aspects of a game console is the ability to play with friends. Unfortunately, some ...

Friends make any game better, and with Nintendo's best Switch games often having a strong multiplayer component, it's only natural for people to want to party up on that console. The Switch has a ...