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Wii Friend Lists: Game-Specific

Following the news that Nintendo would again partner with Gamespy to set up the Wii’s online gaming structure this year, a Wii fan site spoke with a Gamespy rep and heard something bad: namely, that friend lists inside Wii games will be seperate for each game, not unified to your already-existing Wii friends list: Falafelkid: […]

Wii_2Following the news that Nintendo would again partner with Gamespy to set up the Wii's online gaming structure this year, a Wii fan site spoke with a Gamespy rep and heard something bad: namely, that friend lists inside Wii games will be seperate for each game, not unified to your already-existing Wii friends list:

Falafelkid: Just one last question to make absolutely sure I have got this right, please. If I have a friend roster in one game, that roster will not be available to me in any other game. I have to build up an entirely new list for each title, right?

GameSpy: The answer to your question is yes, for the Wii friend lists are game specific.

Ew. The first online title in the US will be Pokemon Battle Revolution, coming June 25. Hopefully Nintendo will work out a better solution, or at least allow you to individually import friends from your Wii master list. Because if not, this bites.
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