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Nintendo Launches 600 Wi-Fi Hotspots at U.K. Game Retailers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 23, 2006 - 3:23am.
London - Nintendo announced that over 600 BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspots in the U.K. have been added to its free Wi-Fi Connection service, that lets owners of Nintendo DS handhelds download content and play multiplayer titles online. The Wi-Fi hotspots are located in retail stores such as GAME, Gamestation, HMV and Toys R Us, and join the 7,500 Nintendo Wi-Fi hotspot locations available in the U.K. through the company's partnership with provider BT Openzone.
tags: Nintendo | U.K | Wi-Fi Hotspots | Game Retailers |

JiWire to Locate Wi-Fi HotSpots for Nintendo DS Users

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2005 - 8:07am.
San Francisco - Nintendo has partnered with JiWire to provide technology that will allow Nintendo DS users to find free local Wi-Fi hotspot locations. San Francisco-based JiWire's hotspot finder service will help enable DS owners to connect and play against each other on the free Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
tags: Wi-Fi Hotspots | JiWire | Nintendo DS Users |

Nintendo to Install 1,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in Japan for DS Gaming

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 7, 2005 - 10:40am.
Tokyo -- Nintendo on Tuesday announced plans to install 1,000 wireless Internet access points in Japan this year, enabling free wireless gaming between owners of its DS handheld game devices, Reuters reported. Nintendo said it also plans overseas expansion for the free Wi-Fi hotspots, which the company says will overcome such hurdles to Wi-Fi gaming as the cost and cumbersome process users face when setting up their own networks. "We would like to create an environment where more than 90 percent of the people that buy our WiFi-compatible games have tried them at least once online," Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told a news conference. Wi-Fi-compatible titles including "Mario Kart DS" and "Animal Crossing DS" are slated for release in 2005. Nintendo expects to sell some 12.4 million DS units this year.
tags: Games | Nintendo | DS | Japan | Wi-Fi Hotspots |