DS goes LIVE!...

[chuddy_2001uk]

...well in a short while anyway.

It's official. Nintendo have announced this nice bit of info for their up-coming WI-FI service for the Nintendo DS.

PR: On Nov. 14, Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection will begin a new era of easy, social gaming. For the first time, characters from the Nintendo universe will be playable online, as part of a unique wireless community, accessible inside or outside the home. Nintendo DSTM games like Mario Kart® DS, Animal Crossing®: Wild World and Metroid® Prime Hunters will require no additional charge for online play. Each is scheduled to launch in the coming months, along with the first third-party title using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Activision's Tony Hawk's American SK8Land, developed by Vicarious Visions.

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[RYGR]

Thats right. And officially, its not just DS going live. For the first time ever, Nintendo is going live. Landmark event in gaming.

[Miguel]

how much will the oline play cost

[touchds]

Nintendo is announcing its plan for a free Wi-Fi service for all DS and upcoming Revolution console users.

Called, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, this internet service will go online starting November 14th in the U.S., with the first Nintendo-published games, Mario Kart DS, Animal Crossing: Wild World, and Metroid Prime Hunters supporting the network; as well as third-party game, Tony Hawk's American Sk8land.

Nintendo will offer the service free to Nintendo DS owners, and households with Wi-Fi networks can access the service with only a minimal of setup procedures. Also, if users only have a standard broadband internet access and no wireless router, Nintendo will make available a Wi-Fi USB Connector to connect the DS to the internet.

According to IGN, Nintendo of America will also set up thousands of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection hotspots all over the US, and the company will soon reveal the details on where and how players can link up via these hotspots. Nintendo will also use the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for its next generation Revolution console when it ships sometime in 2006.

Nintendo has taken the online video gaming model and rewritten the definition of community," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "With easy setup and no added service fees, players far and wide will log in and play with one another as easily as if they were sitting in the same room."

Source: All Headline News

[RYGR]

Very well said!

[alex]

Originally Posted by Rechargd

Thats right. And officially, its not just DS going live. For the first time ever, Nintendo is going live. Landmark event in gaming.

no the nes did have online capacitys in japan (only few used it or 1 game from what i rember) so they were the first to go online if you look at it that way

[RYGR]

lol cool, even better aye. But you know what I mean by officially.

[alex]

yea just thought i would say

anyway bring on nov 14th

[Darkmatter]

an phantasystar olnie for the cube was online fore a while but didnt take off

[ShadowMarth]

Yeah, you could trade stocks on the NES... odd.