I'm inclined to blame Sats for this.
They got rid of it for the Wii U. :SSo did Nintendo just realize how futile the friend code system really is? (Of course it'll never leave us)
Do you know how many friends on my 3DS I know in person?
Around 60 or so.
You aren't everybody. I used to love looking at Swapnote periodically and downloading the cool images my friends would draw. They were extremely talented and it was awesome to look at. Sometimes they'd share stories they had in Animal Crossing. It was a really fun and cute way to communicate. Very disappointed in this move.
Do you know how many friends on my 3DS I know in person? One
The rest are strangers I've never seen before. About 30 from GAF Pokemon friend safari and about the same number from random battles in the new Pokemon (battle someone twice and you have the option to add him to your friend list). Hello swapnote porn from/to strangers.
I bet after Pokemon the number of complaints about the issue will have skyrocketed since you now have a huge number of people who don't know each other on their friend list and people ARE stupid enough to share their porn with everyone on their friendlist.
Obviously that's just my experiences/assumptions/opinion bla bla bla
Yeah, how dare people be angry about a company shutting down the only means of communication their console has?
You're part of GAF too. Don't you think you're better than the rest.
I had to google that; I must be getting old. But holy fuck the start-up is apparently valued at $4B.I thought all the crazy kids were using Snapchat nowadays anyway.
This seems a bit heavy-handed, but that's their way I guess.
You can't attach real pictures on your Miiverse PMs, something you could in Swapnote.You could still draw rude stuff and PM them to friends on Miiverse, how is that any different?
I think the closest I got to a penis was my brother's sloppy drawing of a Bob-omb.
Hopefully this causes enough of a backlash that they have to end up reversing their decision.
I hope so, but I doubt it...
Why not just ban individual 3DSs from the server? Why ruin everything for everyone?
Nicely articulated. It amazes me that Nintendo have made such a backwards step as to completely innihilate any justification for their [convoluted] friend system they've tried to convey in the past. Inane.If I was banned because I sent a dick pic I would be pretty pissed. We all need to be reminded that we can only send stuff to people who have added us. This is the very purpose of the friend codes existence: people having me as a friend know me and know what to expect. If one dislike my messages they can just remove me from their friend list and I won't be able to send them anything.
This is clearly not a case of harassement, as it could be dealt with very simply with the friend codes. No, this is a case of Nintendo stepping in personal correspondence, where people (minors or not, it doesn't matter) enjoy sending and receiving stuff. Nintendo doesn't like what is being exchanged, so Nintendo shut off the service (or ban people, same thing) regardless of the obvious agreement between the two parties.
There are parental restrictions that can be activated on the console, parents should monitor the online activity of their kids regardless, kids should be taught not to add friend codes from the internet or face thedicksconsequences. If anything another friend code system could be devised, where codes exchanged over the internet have limited communication capabilities in contrast to code exchanged over local wireless having full communication capabilities.
But switching off the service because people sent stuff Nintendo doesn't like? This is clear admission that Nintendo has been reading personal correspondence under the greatest guise of "protecting the children". I don't like it one bit.
GAF reaction is understandable because most of us don't have kids lol
Exactly.So I guess they can finally see that the FC system is bullshit?
GAF reaction is understandable because most of us don't have kids lol
Are you certain? It seems equally plausible to me that parents have been complaining and Nintendo has been investigating. The fact that this came about shortly after Pokémon's release, itself plausibly the cause of the upsurge in friending, lends credence to this IMO.But switching off the service because people sent stuff Nintendo doesn't like? This is clear admission that Nintendo has been reading personal correspondence under the greatest guise of "protecting the children". I don't like it one bit.
Hah. It was definitely an accidental thing. Just... those feet. And that wick... and the sparks coming off the wick...You can't just say this without posting the picture.don't do it, getting banned isn't funny
Yes, there are effective parental controls. But there are also an army of ill-informed parents who just see themselves as giving their kids toys. Facing down that angry mob, if I was Nintendo saying "b-but you didn't turn on the parental controls", I'd get destroyed.but there are parental controls.its not nintendo's responsibility that your kid is chatting up with strangers on 4chan eager to send dick pics.
But why wouldn't Nintendo say "We provide perfectly thorough parental controls on this machine for you to sort this out yourselves. Your child's interactions with strangers on the Internet are beyond our control." Rather than dick over absolutely everyone who uses the service?Are you certain? It seems equally plausible to me that parents have been complaining and Nintendo has been investigating. The fact that this came about shortly after Pokémon's release, itself plausibly the cause of the upsurge in friending, lends credence to this IMO.
Why would you get destroyed? The net is a big, potentially dangerous, thing, that exists everywhere and parents need to be aware of it. Same argument for/against IAPs on iPads that I'm always seeing in the news. People need to sort their shit out.Yes, there are effective parental controls. But there are also an army of ill-informed parents who just see themselves as giving their kids toys. Facing down that angry mob, if I was Nintendo saying "b-but you didn't turn on the parental controls", I'd get destroyed.
See my post above. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=88267691&postcount=393But why wouldn't Nintendo say "We provide perfectly thorough parental controls on this machine for you to sort this out yourselves. Your child's interactions with strangers on the Internet are beyond our control." Rather than dick over absolutely everyone who uses the service?
"The customer is always right."Why would you get destroyed? The net is a big, potentially dangerous, thing, that exists everywhere and parents need to be aware of it. Same argument for/against IAPs on iPads that I'm always seeing in the news. People need to sort their shit out.
See my post above. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=88267691&postcount=393
I'm not saying it's a good excuseparental controls are the correct answerbut when your most important customer base wants to crucify you, well
"The customer is always right."
Miiverse better release by this time next week.
I'm pretty sure adults aren't their core fanbase. Someone please feel free to show me charts indicating the opposite though.being reactionary doesn't help either. Alienating your already diminishing core fanbase is not how to do this.