Friends list shows when a friend is playing a game, but not what it is.

[cr4zymanz0r]

When a friend is online and playing a game, in the friends list it shows they're playing but can't acquire the game title.
"Currently Playing:
Could not acquire this software's title"

This was when playing an official game, not homebrew.

Though in your own friend list it shows you the game name and icon of what you're playing.

[jonbarrow]

Can you provide an example of a game this happens with? It sounds like you don't have the title installed on your side, and the console isn't able to download it from the IDBE server

[Khentendo]

I get this too, and it seems like Jon is right about not having the title Installed into the system, not cartridge. For example, I have Animal Crossing: New Leaf installed to my system, and one friend starts to play that. The game shows up on my Friend List. However, with other games that I don't own, they do not show.