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 ...

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 ...

For the uninitiated, Nintendo has a weird policy ruling how people play games online with their Wii or DS. If you want to play online with a specific person, you must exchange a 12-digit code with ...

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 ...