User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-4483623-20111012105525/@comment-195450-20111013211012

For all the peopel going NOOOOOO! FRIEND CODES!??!?!

They work a little differently on the 3DS. You have just one code for all online activities, instead of different codes for every game. It's still an inconvinence, yea, but once you've friended someone, you can see their online status, and what game they're playing if they're playing one. It's not as bad as it was on the DS and Wii.