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DS Online in March!

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IGN hear rumblings that Nintendo are about to announce their online plans for the DS "VERY VERY SOON."

Please remember these are rumours, but as they say, there is no smoke without fire!

From IGN

I was wondering even though nintendo hasn't said anything about wifi hasn't someone cracked open the ds or searched on a wireless network for a wifi chip or signal?

Justin
Technical savvy Nintendo DS owners have indeed been poking around the DS hardware to see what sort of WiFi capabilities the system has, and in fact, just a few days after the system shipped several people with the necessary equipment noticed that PictoChat was actually sending the DS system's MAC address out wirelessly via 802.11. MAC addresses are, like an IP address, an identifier attached to pretty much any networking equipment, but unlike IP addresses, a MAC address is permanent/hardwired to the hardware. So it's just a matter of time until someone cracks the DS broadcast code and enables games to broadcast over the internet. In the meantime, however, there's been rumblings at Nintendo that indicate that the company will finally unwrap its DS online plans very very soon. As it goes, Nintendo left the keys to the WiFi car in the hands of the third-party developers, but the third-party developers didn't want to drive it without Nintendo making the engine. So, as a result, if we've been hearing things correctly, Nintendo will finally and very, very soon, reveal its own "Xbox Live" like service for developers to adopt. And the first game out of Nintendo to use this service will be one of those massively killer Nintendo brands that people have been wanting to play online for years... -- Craig (IGN)

This ties in with other rumblings that Nintendo sent out networking kits to 3rd parties in August and September.

If this turns out to be true, Nintendo could be in-line to make the 100 or so multi forum users (My Personal opinion) demanding online is the answer to all console problems prayers come true.

Although, one could argue that Pokemon Online battles would make us all drop to our knees and . . . . . . . . . beg(!)

Makes you wonder what the March announcements are all about.

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From Computer and Videogames, Official Nintendo Magazine website

EXCLUSIVE: DS ONLINE - IT'S OFFICIAL!

Nintendo lining up online service for DS and possibly paving the way for Xbox Live-style service for Revolution

16:09 Rumours have been doing the rounds since the Nintendo DS became available last year that the handheld would be able to play games online via its wi-fi connection. While tech-heads have been working their digital socks off to crack the problem, Nintendo has remained silent on the possibility of online DS gaming.

Not any more. "The DS does have online capabilities that Nintendo is exploring," a spokesperson for Nintendo confirmed to us today, "but plans for these capabilities have not been announced yet."

With our juices flowing from this tasty - and official - morsel, we pressed our unofficial sources close to the Japanese games giant for more information. We were informed that an online service for DS is definitely on the way, and that you'll be able to download/upload information as well as play games online. In addition, apparently at least two US and Japanese third-party developers have been trialling the DS online, and have even managed to get more than 16 DSs linked wirelessly at one time.

Okay so let the frenzy begin!!

very very soon probably means at the same time or before sony's PSP launch!

the game they are talking about is probably Mario Kart!!!!!!!

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Awesome. If it does go online successfully, I'll be extremely happy.

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If it goes online successfully, I might consider purchasing it.

But Since I dont want to do it...I would also buy a PSP, just so I can say I have both. And so people dont get all fanboy on my ass.

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If an online Pokemon game comes out, this will most definetely jump to #1 on my book.

Mario Kart is good too, though.

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Nintendo waits til like a few weeks (supposedly as nothing is official yet) before the PSP arrives to go online "officially". Its a gutsy move, IMO but at least Nintendo is considering online for once.

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Awsome...this could be huge.

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It has to be either Mario Kart or Pokémon.

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

It has to be either Mario Kart or Pokémon.

I have a hunch that it will be Smash Bros. Well, Smash Bros will come down the DS line eventually, I'm sure of it.

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I hope it's free!

Smash Bros. would be cool but I'm afraid it might be too small to see and enjoy. I'm having trouble visualizing it in my mind. I don't think their online equipment would be powerful enough to put Smash Bros. online?

/me joins the other guys in hopes for a Pokemon adventure or Mario Kart mayhem!

/me can't put the little dash over the 'e' in 'Pokemon' because he's on a PC and doesn't know the command to do it

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Haha. :p Try Ctrl+Alt+e: é

(if you can't use '+e)

SSB would be niiiiiice too. :cool:

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é = alt+0,2,3,3.

Pokémon.

Not too hard. I type in French alot though...so I need to memorize all the accentable letters.

God thats tedious.

Il est horrible.

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Mais je ne comprends pas. :confused:
Où habite-tu? Tu as parlé français tous ta vie?

Probably got a few mistakes in there... :unsure:

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On a Mac, all you have to do is press the option key and the desired letter. Thanks for showing me the complex codes though.

Window's International Keyboard Functions = pWnéd! ;)

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

Mais je ne comprends pas. :confused:
Où habite-tu? Tu as parlé français tous ta vie?

Probably got a few mistakes in there... :unsure:

J'habite à Vancouver, sur le westcoast(damnit..I forget the word) du Canada, Pas près de Quebéc.
I ne parlez pas français couramment, mais il est bon de savoir autre languages.

You n'a pas eu beaucoup d'erreurs. :)

And GM, the codes arnt hard....you just use the Keypad...i dont know...I type really fast, so its no troublem for me.

Yeah, I said troublem.

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Nintendo already has accessories lined up for your PC if you do not have a wireless card in it already:

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Originally Posted by Crash

Nintendo already has accessories lined up for your PC if you do not have a wireless card in it already:

that looks cool but is that legit. It looks like a normal DS folded down, and they photoshopped a usb connector to it and put the logo on top.

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Originally Posted by RagedHybrid

that looks cool but is that legit. It looks like a normal DS folded down, and they photoshopped a usb connector to it and put the logo on top.

I dunno, if you look.. the usb is all worn, which leads me to think it is fake.. but...*shrugs*

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Please, when will you learn! Images hosted on photobucket.com are always fake.

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Originally Posted by Crash

I dunno, if you look.. the usb is all worn, which leads me to think it is fake.. but...*shrugs*

That and it looks to be way too big.

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Nintendo Co., Ltd. president, Satoru Iwata, will address the thousands of game professionals attending the 19th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC). GDC, the world's largest event exclusively devoted to the art of game creation, will take place Monday through Friday, March 7-11 in San Francisco.

In the Nintendo keynote, entitled "The Heart of a Gamer," Iwata will assess where the games business stands today, predict how it will develop over the next several years, and the manner in which it will help decide future Nintendo hardware and software development.

Iwata will also discuss the strategic thinking behind the development of the wildly popular Nintendo DS -- touching on how designing games based on understanding gamers' emotional reactions to interactive gameplay will play a major role in Nintendo's future plans.

"Satoru Iwata is a global icon in the game industry and we are honored to have him share his knowledge and experience with the entire game community," said Jamil Moledina, director, Game Developers Conference. "The GDC strives to deliver the best the industry has to offer and Mr. Iwata certainly brings us to that level."

Iwata is a unique executive within the games business. His background is not finance, law, or marketing, but rather videogame creation. His game credits include the classic character Kirby, as well as the globally popular Earthbound and Super Smash Brothers series. In addition to heading one of the world's best-known entertainment companies, Iwata maintains a daily role in overseeing the development of games created by Nintendo and its creative partners.

The Heart of a Gamer keynote is scheduled for Thursday, March 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of Moscone West. The keynote is central to GDC's new Vision Track, which is designed to empower developers to anticipate the future of interactive entertainment.

The GDC will feature more than 300 lectures, panels, tutorials and roundtable discussions across seven content tracks. For a complete list of GDC 2005 event information visit www.gdconf.com.

Here comes the DS ONLINE announcement baby!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Crash

Here comes the DS ONLINE announcement baby!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or Nintendo giving some off the wall announcement that nobody really cares about.

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Originally Posted by CamFu

Or Nintendo giving some off the wall announcement that nobody really cares about.

like the baseball announcement pennant race...LOL

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Originally Posted by Crash

like the baseball announcement pennant race...LOL

Exactly... It's just not Nintendo that does this either. Who was it that did something like this too. Jan 27 was supposed to be a big announcement, turned out to be something like TMNT Melee.

I foresee the announcement, Nintendo release Pennant for the DS... w00t!

I do hope that it's an online announcement. Either that, or that cool little gadget that Panasonic has made so you can bring Music and Movies to your DS.

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That device looks mysterious. I cannot say for sure that it is real.

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From the ds ign mailbag

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When exactly will a game come out that uses DS's online capabilities? Seriously, it would be so awesome. I also hope that it will be used for Animal Crossing DS. (Trading furniture all over the country without leaving your house!!!)

Craig's response

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Say, isn't this week the Game Developers Conference? And hey, isn't Iwata going to be speaking in one of the Keynote addresses? Wow, he sure is. That'll be a lot of fun to watch.

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Damn Craig, I want GDC now!

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By the end of this week, we might all be PictoChatting. I'm getting excited! :boing:

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Originally Posted by GameMaster

By the end of this week, we might all be PictoChatting. I'm getting excited! :boing:

Buy me a DS and we can! :p :D

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Have you guys prepared yourself for the "non online" announcement? Nintendo saying that DS could have gone online, but they just didn't see any profit in it, so they came up with a new "thing". Connectivity with the GBA SP! W00t! Imagine the possiblities. Now you will be able to connect to your friend that can't afford a DS.

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They didnt put WiFi into the DS for no reason besides "LAN'ing" when wireless internet has exploded over the past few years.

Its similar to when PS2 first came out. It had the ability to go online but Sony didnt have any "solid" online details at that time but said its coming. Nintendo is in a similar position. Not online now but its coming (poor 'Cube ;) :( )