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Nintendo and Wayport Join Forces to Bring Free U.S. Wi-Fi Access To Nintendo DS Users

Oct 18, 2005

Players Access Free Wireless Video Game Service at Select McDonald's Hotspots

Nintendo has signed an agreement with Wayport, a leading provider of wired and Wi-Fi high-speed Internet access in public locations, to extend Wi-Fi service to Nintendo DS users at nearly 6,000 McDonald's restaurants across the United States. Through the agreement with Wayport, Nintendo will offer complimentary access to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, the video game giant's new wireless gaming service that goes online Nov. 14.

"This agreement with Wayport will bring countless people together to play games in a single, simultaneous wireless community," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is simple to use. Beginning with free access at participating McDonald's, we have removed one of the major barriers that have kept people from going online to play games."

"By enabling Nintendo DS customers to access Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection via our Wi-Fi World network and business model at McDonald's, we are continuing to drive more customers to the restaurants we serve and increase the relevancy of Wi-Fi to a broader customer base," said Dave Vucina, CEO of Wayport. "Nintendo is a pioneer in providing a new way for their customers to play the games they want to while away from home or the office, and McDonald's is the perfect venue based on their ubiquity and accessibility."

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection creates a welcome, inviting community where gamers of all kinds can log on wirelessly and begin playing favorite franchise games like Mario Kart DS and Activision's Tony Hawk's American SK8Land, and future titles such as Animal Crossing: Wild World and Metroid Prime Hunters. Game play will be free, and users will be able to connect easily to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in a variety of ways.

When a user brings a Nintendo DS unit and a Wi-Fi-enabled game into a Wayport-enabled McDonald's, the user simply launches the game in Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection mode. No setup is required.

From home, if the user already has a Wi-Fi network, the Nintendo DS unit will connect directly to it with minimal setup procedures. Those who have a high-speed Internet connection such as cable or DSL, but no wireless network, can use the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, which will plug into the USB port of a PC running Windows XP to create a wireless access point to connect a DS to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector will be sold exclusively on Nintendo.com.

Finally, Nintendo DS owners who want to play games at Wi-Fi locations outside McDonald's or their home can use a laptop computer and the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector to access Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector enables the Nintendo DS to share an Internet connection established by a PC, providing a conduit to play games via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Detailed information about Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, as well as a list of participating Wayport/McDonald's hotspots, will be available soon at www.NintendoWiFi.com.

Nintendo DS is just the first Nintendo system to connect via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The same service will be incorporated into Nintendo's next-generation home video game console, code-named Revolution, which is set for release in 2006.
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I'm curious what the obligatory Happy Meal tie-in toys will be. (not confirmed to exist, as far as I know, but come on... how could they not?)
 
tons of kids all screaming at each other and others across the nation while people are trying to eat food that kills you?

Just another reason to steer clear of Mickey D's IMO.
 
Blech. McDonalds. :/ Why not a good place like BK or Wendy's? A place I might actually frequent? >.> <.< *plays DS with friends every Sat. at Wendy's before league*
 
That now makes 2 reasons to visit MCD, the first being Monopoly.
 
i um...really don't wanna grease up my DS...
eh. maybe mcdonalds will start doing pokemon promotions like mcdonalds in japan. probably not, but meh.
 
shiny squirtle said:
and the best nuggets

on topic, this is a odd promotion for mcdonalds, but it sounds cool.
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You have got to be kidding. I went there once with my friends and I knew I didn't like McDonald's hamburgers so I ordered the McNuggets thinking "Hey, they're just chicken nuggets, NO ONE can screw up chicken nuggets." I bit into one and it was the most putrid thing I have ever put in my mouth. :/ My friends were all like "Why'd you order the McNuggets? They suck." ...and WHY didn't they tell me this before? -.- Needless to say, I choked about half of them down because I was hungry and I paid for them (that'd be the #1 reason, hate to waste money). However, I'll stick to my Wendy's 99¢ chicken nuggets k'thx. Also, the fries suck too. :/ I've heard people talk about how great they are, but to me they are mediocre at best.

Yeah, I don't like the fact the McDonald's gets the free Wi-Fi :/ Too bad there isn't one right next to Wendy's.... we could just eat at Wendy's and play off their connection if that was the case. :D
 
fastphil said:
tons of kids all screaming at each other and others across the nation while people are trying to eat food that kills you?

Just another reason to steer clear of Mickey D's IMO.
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As long as i don't have to play in the ball area...
 
McDonald's fries are good, and that's about it. Occasioanlly if you're feeling cheap, you can stock up on burgers on a cheap-burger day but then again they're pretty bad (cheap though, easily microwavable and they keep a few days, so it's occasionally worth it).
 
you dont even want to know what i found in the ball area once. suffice it to say, it was the last time i ever played in the playplace at any restaurant.

as for the food, it has virtually no nutritional value and is far too greasy to be enjoyable. i might eat fast food once a month at most. it really disturbs me, though, how people can seriously prefer eating fast food to whatever they have at home.
 
Captain Chronic said:
you dont even want as for the food, it has virtually no nutritional value and is far too greasy to be enjoyable. i might eat fast food once a month at most. it really disturbs me, though, how people can seriously prefer eating fast food to whatever they have at home.
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its called laziness...lol

As far as how cheap it is, Every fast food joint has a dollar menu now so McD's being cheap just doesn't float as a valid reason to eat there (taco bell is way cheaper anyhow). Also the quality is really slipping these last years...especially the fries. Maybe its the same, and all the other food joints are increasing quality? dunno...maybe.

And for the wireless business....its prolly best to bring a sack lunch and sit on a table outside the establishment and hook up for free
 
Venusaur said:
If you're gonna bring a sack lunch you might as well use the wi-fi at your home :tongue:
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haha, ya but its more for people who don't have wifi at home...i'm guessing
 
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