Have you successfully utilized Nintendo's Friend Code system?

I tried it with Pokemon Diamond but never bothered getting it to work as my router at the time wasn't advanced enough to handle it (oh god, that was a shitty router). I've never even considered doing it on any other game or even the Wii itself. So pointless.

It's counter intuitive, yes, but I don't see how it can fail to actually function. You add your friend. He adds you. You're good to go. Where's the issue?

And yes, games have their own codes. That's what's counter intuitive about it. Otherwise it would still be more of a hassle than usual but just fine.

Yup, I have. There are in fact 3 people on this board that have successfully exchanged codes with me. It's horrible, extremely horrible, but it can get the job done.

Now someone explain to my how it is possible that the poll just now showed me 50% "yes" and 50% "no" with 3 votes cast.

I did add alot of users from another forum, but looking back I dont really know why I did that.

I tried to exchance codes with my aunt (partially to test it but also to use up her spare shop points (with permission)) but even with both systems side by side, hooked up to the internet and seperate tv's I could never actually get it to work. Sucks :|

It's not ideal but it gets the job done.

Yeah, I've used it, but it's a major pain in the butt. It's pretty much unacceptable these days. I can understand the security issue of needing to exchange friend codes at first, however, once you do that I think you should have contact with that person across all games. Needing to enter a main friend code for messaging, and a new friend code for every single game you play? That's moronic.

Yes.

40+ friends on Super Smash Bros. Brawl and counting.

A little bit, just so I can spam my friends' Wiis to make them glow for lulz.

They suck.

I can understand what Nintendo was going for with the Friend Code System but in reality it makes almost all online games completely unmanageable. I have only one friend and that is my former college roommate.

I wish it was optional, even if you had to phone up nintendo and tell them your console details and such and they "unlock" it for the full network. It would be better than this crap.

Nintendo's entire online infrastructure is the most awful thing in the world.