One of the not-so-easy ways to add friends on your Nintendo Switch is by using a friend code. While not a straightforward way to connect with other players, using a friend code is also a practical way ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...