NTTNintendo, NTT Partner on Wii Broadband Promotions in JapanAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 28, 2007 - 1:30pm.
Tokyo - Nintendo said on Wednesday that it will work with Japanese broadband provider NTT to cross-promote broadband access and the online features of the Wii video game console, Reuters reported. Nintendo and NTT will offer a discounted broadband promotion for new subscribers that includes on-site set-up, as well as operate joint call centers that offer consumers support for the Wii console's Internet connection. In March, Nintendo plans to launch WiiWare, a service that will let gamers download new titles online. SeeStorm Mobile 3D Avatars Added to NTT DoCoMo Chara-Den ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2006 - 4:09am.
Tokyo - SeeStorm, a developer of speech-to-motion and synthetic video conferencing technologies, announced on Wednesday that Japanese wireless network NTT DoCoMo has integrated the company's mobile 3D avatars into its Chara-Den service. Tokyo-based SeeStorm's technology lets mobile users turn camera phone photos into animated 3D characters ("avatars"). The characters can then represent callers on mobile video conference calls, where the animated character speaks based on the caller's real-time speech stream.
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