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Which is good because I enjoy all those things.
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<N> which is correct, seven and five IS thirteen, or seven and five ARE thirteen?
<Joker> Neither.
<Joker> Because it's twelve.
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Steve Totilo over at MTV blog has a real awesome interview with the guys at Majesco over their new game Blast Works.
Kevin Ray,Chief Technology Officer, sheds some like at breakthroughs in Wii multiplayer gameing. Multiplayer: How did you get around the Friend Code issue? Ray: Every Wii has a guaranteed unique ID (GUID) that identifies the device. If you look in the Address Book on your Wii you can see this number called the Wii Machine ID. We reference this ID when you connect to the site. The combination of a secure network connection and this unique Wii Machine ID allow us to seamlessly integrate the web site with your Wii and bypass any cumbersome login procedures. It also allows us to implement a directory-service that is above the cumbersome method of remembering friend-codes and allow players to find one another based on real name, user name, favorite game, geographic region, etc. 
WHA?!?!?! Unique ID AND directory system. Fucking JAWESOME. Why the shit did the makers of this system not decide to do this.? Nintendo the ball is in your court to use this for every multiplayer game. [via MTV blog]
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Living the dream since March 16, 2006
Watch Nintendo force them to use friend codes anyway.
If they did it so simple, why can't Nintendo?
The game is essentially Tumiki Fighters, it's been renamed on purpose.
Of course, the downside is that this limits accessing your account from a different Wii (say when you're over at a friend's place), and I'm not sure how multiple users on one console would work.
Server-side account registration?
Im not sure what Nintendo's stance on server-side accounts are, seeing as they have saved account data locally in a seperate space like on Guitar Hero 3 and Brawl. Thats why you cant copy your GH3 or Brawl stuff and load on another console.
Maybe its a cost thing for the servers or even a protection issue, like their use of friend codes. Then again, wasnt Nintendo that said "People dont want online play?"