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city41 on Sept 17, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade

Friend codes and generally Nintendo's online service being poor is a conscious decision. They really don't want players chatting with each other, as they want it to be a safe place for children.

fossuser on Sept 18, 2020 [–]

This is just an excuse for bad design.

You can make good online services that are still safe for children (and they wouldn't have friend codes).

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