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Oct 8, 2005, 7:08 PM
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Nintendo has plans to release the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in November. 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 DS 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.
If a player already has a Wi-Fi network at home, the Nintendo DS unit will connect directly to it with minimal setup procedures. Those with a high-speed Internet connection such as cable or DSL, but no wireless network, can use the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, sold separately, to plug into a computer USB port and create a wireless access point to connect to Nintendo
Outside of the home, players will be able to connect in a variety of ways at more than one thousand free Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection hotspots. More details about these hotspots and how to connect outside of the home will be announced shortly. Nintendo DS is the first Nintendo system to connect via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The same service will be incorporated into Nintendo's next-generation home console, code-named Nintendo Revolution, set for release in 2006.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection will create an inviting atmosphere where video game players of all ages and interests can log on wirelessly and begin playing. The service will be used in different ways for different games. In Mario Kart DS, four players at a time will be able to race over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Racers will be able to pick opponents from their roster of friends, match up randomly against strangers of comparable skill levels or simply choose to race against anyone in the world.
People planning to hang out in Animal Crossing: Wild World will be able to travel to other players' towns or invite up to three other players to visit their own towns, simply by opening the town gate. The four players will then be able to interact and play together simultaneously in one town. Players will need to know one another and register to their respective friend rosters before they can connect. Animal Crossing: Wild World is set to launch on Dec. 5.
Activision's Tony Hawk's American Sk8land will let players compete head-to-head in multiplayer games in a variety of modes. Players will also be able to create custom skateboard art and graffiti tags, and share them with other players via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The service will also track global high scores and statistics. Tony Hawk's American SK8Land will launch on Nov. 14.
Games currently in development that will capitalize on Nintendo Wi-Fi
Connection technology include Metroid Prime Hunters, slated to launch
in the first quarter of 2006. Players will be able to hook up to play
with registered friends, automatch with other players based on a
skill-level match or play with anyone; Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
quickly finds the best match with other players online.
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