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Nintendo - Warp Piped, Retro Collected

Posted by simoniker on from the must-have-calendar dept.

Thanks to the Warp Pipe Project for their announcement that they've released a Windows alpha of their GameCube tunnelling software, which allows previously LAN-only games such as Kirby Air Ride and the forthcoming Mario Kart: Double Dash to be played over the Internet. The site will post the Linux alpha soon, but warns that all versions of the utility are unoptimized: "Be advised that half frame rate was attained by two people with a fairly good connection and not much in between." Elsewhere, Nintendo are ramping up the Japanese version of Club Nintendo with exclusive merchandise for frequent game buyers, detailed at IGN Cube, and including exclusive T-shirts, posters, and soundtracks, but not yet the amazing-looking Famicom/NES 20th Anniversary calendar recently acquired at Nokonoko.net.

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  1. Phony Calendar? by illuminata · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sword of Mana (June) and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (December) are upcoming GBA titles. Unless this is blatant advertising, why the hell would they put these two titles in something like this?

    So, is the calendar a fake Nintendo product, or can it be confirmed that it was produced by Nintendo? I'm not trying to be accusatory, I honestly want to know the answer.

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    1. Re:Phony Calendar? by JAYOYAYOYAYO · · Score: 2, Interesting

      what kind of guess is that? do you mean if someone sent in the seals from different games then those games would have their own calendar page instead? c'mon, use youre head.