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Winnie
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I'm borrowing both a DS and games from different friends of mine. The DS is from one, the games from another. To play online Mario Kart, the DS says something about linking the DS with the game. Can this process be reversed when I have to return the games and the DS? Does it do anything which affects the game or DS in a negative, irreversible way?

Thanks in advance. Can't wait to start playing online.
15/03/2007
Melbourne
desi
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Nintendo said: The Nintendo WFC ID and the game card are treated as a unit. Because of this, playing your Nintendo DS game card in another Nintendo DS system may override all of your online information saved to the game card, including your own personal Friend Code. Other players with this Friend Code would no longer be able to identify you as an online friend until you provided them with the new Friend Code you would need to generate. We recommend against playing your Nintendo WFC-compatible DS game cards in any one else's Nintendo DS system.


Why did Nintendo do it this way, with different friend codes for each game, all of which being generated based on the system?

Wikipedia said: [Per-game friend codes and the pairing of the Friend code and system] are conscious steps to preserve users' privacy. For example, if one sells a DS game, but not the system, there is no risk of the purchaser impersonating the seller.


The friend code changes are entirely reversible, but it appears that any previous online data (scores, rankings etc) will be erased.
15/03/2007
Sydney
Winnie
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Well my friend couldn't play online because he didn't have wireless. Once I'm done with Mario Kart, what would I do to get the game back to its previous state?
15/03/2007
Melbourne
desi
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Just put it back into the system it used to be played on and reconnect to Wifi. The Friend Code should revert.
15/03/2007
Sydney
Winnie
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Alright, thanks for that. ^^
15/03/2007
Melbourne
Yekolf
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its annoying, my security isnt WEP its like WEP-A454, somthing like that so it wont let me do wifi
22/03/2007
melbourne, victoria
desi
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Yekolf said: its annoying, my security isnt WEP its like WEP-A454, somthing like that so it wont let me do wifi


Never heard of it. You've got either 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WEP 2 or WEP+. Most likely 64- or 128-bit. Check your router again, and check it against Nintendo's list of compatible routers.
22/03/2007
Sydney
 
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