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Nintendo Releasing Wireless Router for Revolution
nmaster64 writes "Nintendo is really pushing their Nintendo Wi-fi hard, completely reversing the anti-online mentality they've held in years past. Nwizard.com reports, "Nintendo will soon be producing a router that will allow access to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Network on both the DS and the Revolution. The router plugs into a USB 2.0 port and transfers your computers internet connection wirelessly into your next-gen Nintendo devices." It should be noted this story came at almost the same time as Sony announced they dropped the PS3's router functionality." Update: 07/13 06:20 GMT by Z : Please note there is no source referenced for this "story", and this could in fact be some guy's pet theory.
USB eh? Will it only work on windows? Nintendo has traditionally stayed away from the PC to avoid the inconsistency that comes with such a platform. I'm surprised they didn't just make a router that connects with a cat5 cable and does DHCP. Would be much more seamless than a USB device and OS independent.
As for security, I'm not worried. It is likely that this router will be for Nintendo devices only and wont be subject to war drivers. Notice on the bottom of the DS it says "RSA Secured". Whatever patented security mechanism that refers to is what makes Nintendo wireless different from the wireless our laptops use.
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Will it still work with a standard wireless router like the one I have in front of me?
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Don't give me lines about how their pint-sized lineup emphasizes quality over quantity either. Half of the PS2 line is redundant shovelware that could go out the window, but that still makes the shelf at EBGames three times as big, with quality titles like Sly Cooper, GTA, and God of War.
As someone who has owned a GC (sold it because I don't have much time left to play computer games nowadays) and an XBOX (yeah I know, but I only bought it second-hand so I could chip it and use it as a Linux box, which I still do), I can say that at least compared to the XBOX the GC lineup does emphasize quality over quantity. I had much, much more fun with my GC games than with my XBOX.
However, the number of games is IMO not the problem with the GC. The problem is that Sony already had a much bigger userbase, which appeals to developers, and MS bought^H^H^H^H^Hinvested in developers of some of the most highly anticipated GC exclusives, which all moved to the XBOX and PS2 only. Lastly, for some reason the GC completely lacks good games in some genres, especially racing and online titles.
The number of titles by itself on each of the consoles is not the problem, on average most console owners only buy around 25 titles for their system before it's obsoleted, and believe me, the GC has that much good games...