Nintendo Partners with IGN on GameSpy Technology for Wii

Authored by Scott Goldberg on March 13, 2007 - 6:57am.

Los Angeles – Nintendo has chosen IGN Entertainment’s GameSpy, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, as the provider of its multiplayer technology to publishers developing games for the Wii, according to a press release. GameSpy’s technology will enable community features such as friend rosters, advanced matchmaking capabilities, and comprehensive rankings data.

“This partnership will expand our wireless community of players on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “Millions of Nintendo DS users have already logged on using GameSpy’s technology, and now Wii owners will be able to do the same in a fun and easy-to-use environment.”

“Our goal,” said Jamie Berger, SVP of Consumer Products and Technology for IGN, “is to extend our ground-breaking work on the Nintendo DS to provide Wii users with the social, community and multiplayer tools that we believe will expand the online gaming experience to the mass market.” GameSpy is currently utilized by each of the top ten game publishers in the world.

The first Wii title to use the technology will be Pokémon Battle Revolution, which launches June 25.