Nintendo President Satoru Iwata comments on the Friend Code system, saying it is not perfect but necessary.

Nintendo's head honcho has gone on record to say the current code-swapping necessary for play on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is not ideal, though has gone on to justify why the company still employs such a system.

"First of all, I don't think the current system we have with friend codes is perfect. However, if it's an online world where you can get access to anybody without any restrictions, I as a father do not feel like allowing my daughter be engaged in that kind of world.

"So for Nintendo, especially in terms of the people who have never experienced online video games before, we think that it's still very important to create a world where we can assure that there will be no harassment for these online beginners, and we really want to assure the security and safety for them to do that.

"So we will be studying this on an ongoing basis in order to improve Nintendo's own circumstances where people can freely and safely enjoy the communications through the net."

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