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LOLJK the Wii U ditches Friend Codes in favor of a more account based system. Similar to Xbox Gamertags.

IGN Article

I've never went online, but the Friend Codes always seemed like a retarded idea to me. Thank God they're changing it.

Kewl. I like the Gamertags. Friend Codes are shit.

YES,FUCKING YES, FRIEND CODES CAN GO EAT SHIT, THANK YOU NINTENDO!

I like the friend code idea, but it's cool to see it change. With friend codes, people can't just randomly start messaging you and harassing you and shit.