Quoted from Pinballerchef:Friend codes. That’s what I was bummed about. I mean for NES classic games anyway. Regular online games like Splatoon 2 and Rocket league play as they normally would with match making and pairing players.
I wish i could jump into any NES classic game with a rando. Ah well.
Yeah, Nintendo still doesn't seem to really fully understand the internet. Friend codes are ridiculous. I have no problem paying $20 a year for their online service but they need to offer more features for it. Two great community features from their other systems, Street Pass on the 3Ds and the Mii Verse on the Wii U are non existent on the Switch. The Switch would benefit a ton if it had both of those and add a lot of fun to the online experience.
There's also the issue with their new cloud save system, some games offer it while others do not as Nintendo doesn't want to allow it for certain games. Oh, if you do want to play online with voice chat you have to use a seperate app on your phone...I don't get it and neither does Nintendo, lol. Hell, Nintendo could probably get away with charging $50 a year for their online service, like MS and Sony, if they offered features such as Street Pass, Mii Verse, got rid of friend codes in favor of gamer tags, offered cloud saves for all games, had built in voice chat and expanded their included virtual catalog offering.