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Mii Codes is the way to go for WiiOnline? (confirmed?)
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Somnid said:
I don't know what is so clever about it.
You still need to exchange the codes with the other person first.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
SHOTEH FOCK OP said:
The main benefit to a code is that you don't use it as your actual alias. With a faceless code as the actual exchange mechanism, instead of a "gamertag", users can use any usernames they want, as they aren't the things that have to remain static. So the 500,000 "Mike" Miis out there wouldn't suddenly clash when they try to go online.
Saoh said:
From what I understand, registering one another shows up people's Miis as they imported from their own Mii Channel, so you probably don't have to literally own their Mii (by exchanging Wii System Numbers and receiving it) in addition to that. I don't think you're actually receiving their Mii, just completing the connection between profiles. (hope I explained that well enough)
BrodiemanTTR
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I don't believe this for a second until we get online details for Battalion Wars II. Pokemon had its own code, Strikers has its own code allegedly tied to the Mii, Big Brain uses the system code. Until we see two in a row, I'm not believing anything.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Can somebody translate this into japanese and send to satoru.iwata@nintendo.co.jp please
Konnichiva Iwata-san.
With all respect to your product, you are clueless about online. Here is how it should work.
1. I choose a username and password to create a profile
2. I can use my profile on any Wii
3. My username works on any game
4. I can add friends by entering their username or directly from post-game results
5. I can play with anyone and yes that includes voice
It sounds hard but let me assure you, it is doable.
Domo arigato.
Chittagong.
Konnichiva Iwata-san.
With all respect to your product, you are clueless about online. Here is how it should work.
1. I choose a username and password to create a profile
2. I can use my profile on any Wii
3. My username works on any game
4. I can add friends by entering their username or directly from post-game results
5. I can play with anyone and yes that includes voice
It sounds hard but let me assure you, it is doable.
Domo arigato.
Chittagong.
Seraph830 said:
When you save a friend code, it will be stored on your Wii. So, when you buy a game that is compatible with Friend codes you will be able to "copy& paste" the list stored on your Wii so you dont have to write every individual friend code every time you buy a new game.
Its not awesome, but is makes the whole process less shitty.
Chittagong said:
Konnichiva Iwata サン。あなたのプロダクトへのすべての点との、clueless 約オンラインである。ここにそれがいかにが働くべきであるかある。 1. 私はユーザー名を選び、プロフィール2. を作成するパスワードあらゆるゲーム4. 私が彼らのの私のユーザー名の仕事ユーザー名を含んでいる加えることができるあらゆるWii 3. の私のプロフィールを使用できるまたは直接ポストゲームの結果5. から私はだれでもと遊ぶことができ、書き入れることによってはいそれは声を友人をそれは懸命に鳴るが、私がである行なうことが可能のそれ保証することを可能にした。 Domo のarigato 。
Chittagong
Gold Member
Mr. Pachunga Chung said:
Lol, looks I missed all of the words I entered in Japanese. Brain Age = 87
It's clever in the sense that you have multiple accounts per system and they are tied to your unique avatar. Miis are one of Wii's unique strengths and playing to that is a very good idea. Also, lots of people might use the name "Mike" and a number would make sense as an identifier. So now it's like exchanging a phone-number, you need to add it to the address book once but after that you still have it, certainly nobody's ever complained about that.
.So are we talking about the same thing as the Wii system codes?JDSN said:
What this sounds like is games that use this new Mii-Wifi system will write separate friend codes into your Mii. at that point, anytime you chose your Mii(profile) in an online game it adds all your friends automatically, therefore allowing you and your sister to each have a separate friends list??
yup, pretty muchSeraph830 said:
this news is great though. i was pretty much surrendered to friend codes a while ago. this at least makes the deal sweeter. hopefully there will be a channel in the future where you can manage your Mii profile, or it may even be impemented into the Mii channel, which would also be awesome. i just hope i will have the option of unbridled voice chat in the future. thats the only thing i really want, Halo brat effect be damned.
titiklabingapat
Member
doomed1 said:
I like that idea, especially the integration to the Mii Channel part. I quoted this just in case Nintendo is reading this thread.
JDSN said:
ok, i still don't get it. doesn't Mario Strikers already use a similar system? with a lobby that even tells you who's online and other decent features?
also, the Wii FC agenda is open to anyone and has no restriction whatsoever, what i mean is that the Mii Channel should be updated first with a profile manager in order to ¨select a Mii and have everyone on your profile is added¨.
and who knows how long that will take (hopefully not too long). i dunno, i'll wait for BWii online details first.... or for the next online game.
EphemeralDream
Member
I think this is how it'll really work. That interview was actually direct about it and not vague like previous ones. However, it is possible that WiiConnect24 content will use the Wii Code (making it accessible to everyone) and WFC content will use Mii codes (individual to players) and this will continue throughout the generation.BrodiemanTTR said:
Brief rundown of how it's panned out so far:
Elebits - WiiConnect24 - Wii Code
Pokemon BR - WiFi Connection - Mii Code?
Big Brain Academy (it was released in Japan in April) - WiiConnect24 - Wii Code
Mario Strikers Charged - WiFi Connection - Mii Code
So this could either support the need for two codes or it could simply mean that the system hadn't been finalized till Mario Strikers Charged. I think the Wii + Mii Code makes more sense (in Nintendo's eyes) as they want WiiConnect24 content to be accessible to all the system's users.
Zoramon089
Banned
EphemeralDream said:
Nothing before Strikers has used this system so they shouldn't really count. Obviously this is something new or at least different from the way they were doing things before or 3rd parties would have been making online games (not just WiiConnect24 like Elebits).
JonathanEx
Member
Corrected:
Elebits - Japan, America, Europe - WiiConnect24 - Wii Code
Pokemon BR - Japan - WiFi Connection - Game Specific Friend Code
Big Brain Academy - Japan - WiiConnect24 - Wii Code
Mario Strikers Charged - Europe - WiFi Connection - Mii Code
Jissen Pachi-Slot Pachinko Hisshouhou! - Japan - WiFi Connection - Unknown
Elebits - Japan, America, Europe - WiiConnect24 - Wii Code
Pokemon BR - Japan - WiFi Connection - Game Specific Friend Code
Big Brain Academy - Japan - WiiConnect24 - Wii Code
Mario Strikers Charged - Europe - WiFi Connection - Mii Code
Jissen Pachi-Slot Pachinko Hisshouhou! - Japan - WiFi Connection - Unknown
titiklabingapat
Member
There's a very good chance that the Pachinko game will support the Mii code since Miis are integrated and supported by the game.
JonathanEx
Member
Well, it's out over there, so now it's up to some Japanese gaffer to tell us the deal.titiklabingapat said:
Phife Dawg
Member
That's true. The best system to implement this would be tying the Mii code to the actual Mii. So you send your Mii to your friends via WiiConnect24 and they can then just add them in each game by choosing the Mii from the list (as you do for your own Mii in SMSC). Otherwise it wouldn't be a big improvement at all since you would have to put in the code for each of your friends for each game anyway. Sure it's better that it's the same code and not a different one for each game but it would still be cumbersome.loosus said:
Looks like Fifa is about to jump in the Miicode bandwagon:
- Instant head-to-head action with worldwide gamers
- Up-to-the-moment roster updates
- Virtual League which will allow players to join online tournaments
- Offline: Full Mii roster functionality with mini-games and more.
From G0nintendo
- Instant head-to-head action with worldwide gamers
- Up-to-the-moment roster updates
- Virtual League which will allow players to join online tournaments
- Offline: Full Mii roster functionality with mini-games and more.
From G0nintendo
JonathanEx
Member
DS friend codes were linked between game and system, so same game in a different console didn't work. I assume it's now saved the Mii code to the system itself or the game save data stored on Wii, so that's an improvement.
Starchasing
Member
If there is a FC per Mii , all games will be like Mario Strikers.
You will have to add your friends one at one, but with the convenience that is the same number always. That way you can choose wich friends to have in every game.
Also it has being said in many previews that Big Brain Wii uses the the Wii FC, the same used to send messages between Wiis.
Lets say i have added my friend Joe using my Wii FC. We both boy Big Bran Wii. He and his girlfriend add profiles to the game and start playing. Those two profiles will appear on my Wii and i will be able to check their stats and even play against them. You dont play against them online like in Mario Strikers. In this case the Wii simulates your friend, based on his statistics.
With this info i would say that there will bethe same FC for every Mii in games where you play head to head. For the rest of the games, where there is no real time interaction the Wii FC will be used.
Just my thoughts
You will have to add your friends one at one, but with the convenience that is the same number always. That way you can choose wich friends to have in every game.
Also it has being said in many previews that Big Brain Wii uses the the Wii FC, the same used to send messages between Wiis.
Lets say i have added my friend Joe using my Wii FC. We both boy Big Bran Wii. He and his girlfriend add profiles to the game and start playing. Those two profiles will appear on my Wii and i will be able to check their stats and even play against them. You dont play against them online like in Mario Strikers. In this case the Wii simulates your friend, based on his statistics.
With this info i would say that there will bethe same FC for every Mii in games where you play head to head. For the rest of the games, where there is no real time interaction the Wii FC will be used.
Just my thoughts
Yeah thats cause the DS wrote the FC data to the game card as opposed to the system. Wouldn't be possible to store possibly an infinite amount of data on the finite storage space of the DS with no management to remove FC details. Also on a catridge based medium it makes more sense to store it on the card.fresquito said:
Bearillusion
Banned
Nintendo really need to add voice support. Limit it to friends only or whatever but it needs to be included. As a parent if I don't want my kids to be verbally abused I'll put the headset away.
fresquito said:
Of course the code remains the same: it's impossible to make it specific for each DVD. Everything is saved on your Wii and it can't tell the difference between the DVD you rented and the one you bought.
DS games have save memory on the cartridges themselves, so each copy can hold unique data.
I'm not 100% sure about this, but someone in a german forum did the following: He deleted his Mii from Mario Strikers Charged. He did not delete the Mii completely from his Wii.
Then he used the same Mii again. But the firendcode had changed.
From what i gathered it shouldn't be like this, should it? normally the code should be assigned to the Mii and never change, unless you delete him in the Mii channel, right?
Then he used the same Mii again. But the firendcode had changed.
From what i gathered it shouldn't be like this, should it? normally the code should be assigned to the Mii and never change, unless you delete him in the Mii channel, right?
It seems the precedent has been set from now for two types of online games.
Hardcore online games: Mii-codes.
Examples: Strikers, Smash Bros, Battalion Wars, etc.
Casual online games: Wii-code.
Examples: Big Brain Academy, etc.
Now the only thing left is to see if you have to re-enter anything for multiple online Hardcore games.
Edit: To the above post, maybe the code changes because it's like deleting your online profile. You deleted it, so it's assumed you want a new one and then a new code is created to tie to your Mii.
This would also mean that the Friend Code created is from the Nintendo WFC and not based on some random number from the Mii itself.
Hardcore online games: Mii-codes.
Examples: Strikers, Smash Bros, Battalion Wars, etc.
Casual online games: Wii-code.
Examples: Big Brain Academy, etc.
Now the only thing left is to see if you have to re-enter anything for multiple online Hardcore games.
Edit: To the above post, maybe the code changes because it's like deleting your online profile. You deleted it, so it's assumed you want a new one and then a new code is created to tie to your Mii.
This would also mean that the Friend Code created is from the Nintendo WFC and not based on some random number from the Mii itself.
BrodiemanTTR
Member
People PLEASE stop jumping to conclusions. You're only setting yourself up for disappointmentton and angrilytrollnintendoton.
CoolS said:
I think this makes sense. When the Mii is registered for online play, it receives it's code from the Nintendo server (in order to guarantee global uniqueness). The code is saved in the online profile portion of the Mii, but once the person in question deleted his online profile, everything related to it was removed (the code included). When the Mii is registered again, the server naturally generates a new code for it.
This doesn't change the fact, that once a Mii is registered, different games can potentially use the same online profile and the same friends list.