In an interview with IGN, Takahashi Tezuka, general manager of Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (EAD), details regarding the Wi-Fi service for Wii were revealed.
The Wii Wi-Fi service will not feature a standard interface like Xbox Live. Instead, the service will work very similarly to the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection service. Tezuka said this service is "easy, safe and free," the three qualities most important to Nintendo in an online gaming service.
It was also revealed that the Wii Wi-Fi service will utilize a Friend Code system just like the DS. In this system's current implementation on the DS, each Wi-Fi enabled game carries with it a unique ID called a Friend Code. To play with your friends, you must each register the other's Friend Code in the game. This system has been met with some criticism in comparison to Xbox Live since it does not employ a single unifying Friend Code, and codes must be entered on a game-by-game basis.
The IGN article can be found here.
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