Wii friend codes allow for you and a friend to enjoy playing Wii games together online. The codes identify your friend’s Wii, and their online character, called a Mii. If you get a friend’s code, you can enter it into your Wii, and they will appear for you as a friend; the friend can also enter your code and have you appear on their system as well. Once this has been done, you can tell if your friend is currently online, is coming online, or isn’t available to play with you right now.

The easiest way to get the proper Wii friend code, to give to your friend is to start the game you want to play, choose the Mii that you use (in Mario Kart Wii, for example) and then once you are online, find your friend code. Remember, which Mii you are using counts! Every Mii has their own unique friend code, and their own unique list of friends, too.

Playing against a real person, instead of a “computer-generated” opponent, is much more fun! It’s a real challenge when the moves your friend makes are not predictable, like the in-game opponents can be at times. Not to mention the bragging rights the winner gets to have at the end of it all! Practicing against real people also tends to make you better at whatever game you might be playing.