Oh, now i understand. Ok, i dont know why its not working for you. It works for most people. Maybe you should keep trying or wait until gen.4? Or you could of possibly typed in your username wrong.
i can't do it either! i can visit my parents and grandparents, (and i have) but when i press 'A' on my v3 when i go to History in the friend list nothing happens...it just beeps...!