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Re:Nintendo’s iconic logo escaped an “age-up” remake by JonathonW on Monday January 27, 2020 @03:41PM (#22163566)
DS and Wii games both used the same friend code system— they’re GameSpy profile IDs converted over to a friendly 12-digit format.

Which, coincidentally, is why Wii and DS online no longer work; Nintendo never built a replacement service after GameSpy shut down in 2014.

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