Nintendo har fått en del kritik för sin krångliga online-lösning denna generation, men med Nintendo 3DS tycks man vara redo att göra både bot och bättring. I alla fall om man får tro Ryan Stradling från EA som i en intervju nämner flera funktioner Nintendo själva inte talat om.
"Playing games is about playing games with my friends, and I want to know what my other friends are playing online. And that's going to give me the ability, and it's also going to let me know that - sports scores, because I'm interested in sports, exchanging achievements with other players. Because when you look at DS penetration rates, there are going to be a lot of friends to talk to and communicate with.", säger han, och utlöser därmed en våg av spekulationer.