Wi-Fi DS Time

bobcat · 10-06-2005, 06:00 PM

http://ds.ign.com/articles/656/656195p1.html

Just some key notes.

The service will be free to Nintendo DS owners, requiring no additional charge to play supported games over the internet. Households with Wi-Fi networks can access the service with only a minimal of setup procedures. For households with standard broadband internet access and no wireless router, Nintendo will sell separately the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector that will enable the Nintendo DS systems to connect to the internet.

Mario Kart DS and Tony Hawk's American Sk8land will ship on November 14th to kick off the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in the US. Mario Kart DS will support four player over the internet; racers can 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. American Sk8land will feature head-to-head play, enabling players to create custom art for boards and tags as well as track high scores and stats.

Sounds good 2 me.

GameMaster · 10-06-2005, 06:05 PM

*explodes*

This will be so fun and addicting. Any hopes of completing my education have just disappeared.

Dyne · 10-06-2005, 08:39 PM

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

^__^

Jason1 · 10-07-2005, 10:19 PM

We need to orgainze some Mario Kart GT tournament thing. Someone needs to, it would be great.

Stonecutter · 10-08-2005, 12:13 AM

OH NO NO NO NO NO.

You Nintendo fanboys are supposed to be talking about how Nintendo doesn't need online play for their systems and how this is a BAD thing, remember?

thatmariolover · 10-08-2005, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Stonecutter

OH NO NO NO NO NO.

You Nintendo fanboys are supposed to be talking about how Nintendo doesn't need online play for their systems and how this is a BAD thing, remember?

Do you post things like this just to rile people up? I don't think a single person on here stated they didn't want online gaming. In fact most of us, myself included, were pretty frustrated by the lack of network support that Nintendo has shown. Nintendo stated they didn't think the money was in it, and with Microsoft losing an average of $4,000,000,000 this generation I'd say they might have had a point. I'm of course not implying that loss can be attributed to Xbox Live save for fractionally, but common fractions of four billion dollars still wind up being quite a bit.

All we said was that we could wait and that online play wasn't going to be the deciding factor in whether or not to buy a Nintendo system. It wasn't for me, and it won't be again - I simply don't care enough about it.

The trolling attempts are getting kind of old, 2/10 for lack of originality.

Stonecutter · 10-08-2005, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

Do you post things like this just to rile people up? I don't think a single person on here stated they didn't want online gaming. In fact most of us, myself included, were pretty frustrated by the lack of network support that Nintendo has shown.

It's not that anyone said they didn't want online gaming. It's the four years of bull**** that people that don't fall prey to the nintendo propaganda have had to put up with from the fanboys trying to justify Gamecube's lack of an online service.

Jonbo298 · 10-08-2005, 09:38 AM

I've always wished the Gamecube had more online support. It had potential but Nintendo held back. Thankfully they are picking up the shattered pieces of online for the 'Cube and at least making an attempt at Revolution

Dyne · 10-08-2005, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

OH NO NO NO NO NO.

You Nintendo fanboys are supposed to be talking about how Nintendo doesn't need online play for their systems and how this is a BAD thing, remember?

Who the hell is a fanboy anymore. Fanboys only exist in the first 1-2 years of a generation, wherein you're either rich, or you stick to one console and try to justify your purchase of it.

I also don't remember GT specifically being blatantly overopinionated about Nintendo's online service. Feel free to dig up evidence, though.

bobcat · 10-09-2005, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

OH NO NO NO NO NO.

You Nintendo fanboys are supposed to be talking about how Nintendo doesn't need online play for their systems and how this is a BAD thing, remember?

way too much of a generalisation there.

I've always wanted online play...the price of a monthly online subscription was my only problem with online consoles.