The Wii U's online service will be much closer to XBL and PSN than the Wii's was. There's a social network built into the system called Miiverse, Nintendo has said It will act as a communication hub of sorts, where players can see their friends' Miis gathered around whatever game they're playing.
"The Miiverse is a brand-new network communication system that lets gamers from around the world share experiences, discuss games and discover new content. Using their personalized Mii character, players enter Miiverse and see games, applications or entertainment content that either they have interacted with recently, expressed interest in learning more about or that their friends are using or discussing.
From here they can challenge their friends to play together, ask a question about a difficult level or discover new elements of their favorite games they never knew existed. After a notable achievement or other share-worthy moment, players can pause their game or application and seamlessly post messages to the Miiverse community." - Nintendo.com
You'll also be able to video/voice chat with others by using the Wii U GamePad's built in mic and camera.
Here's a video for Miiverse that was shown a few months ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKLWEQqTzQQ
Well regardless, I hope you still can just add someone to your list and have them show up when they log in.Pirate700
On the 3DS once you add someone you can see if they're online, what game they're playing, what their favorite game/app is (if they have one), and you can jump directly into an online match with them from the friends list using the 'Join Game' button if the game supports that feature. I expect the Wii U to have an improved version of what we've seen on the 3DS.Was there anything else you wanted to know?
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