Good point. As for their approach on player to player interactions UIs go, they'll most likely stay at the bear minimum and take legends Arceus approach of link codes. It is an easy way to find someone specifically to trade with, but aren't remembering link codes the same as remembering friend codes, but 4 digits shorter? My best guess the only major reasons Nintendo even keeps friend codes are mainly for other online game series such as Mario maker, kart, and party? Uncertain about maker and party. Splatoon, animal crossing, smash bros., and perhaps other battle royales, and first person battle shooter games. But back to on topic, if it it went a little off topic. If majority of people who play Pokemon on switch don't use friend codes, why keep that functionality in the games? There is nothing defending that they should be taken away, no one would actually care. The only thing that would convince me and possibly others to keep using friend codes, is if they return friend safari in legends 2. (Highly unlikely, though.)
