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Nintendo Releasing Wireless Router for Revolution

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wireless-uber-alles dept.

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.

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  1. the console of my youth by milktoastman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I remember that old gray box with its 8 bit graphics...way back before I imagined the Net or wireless. It ain't exactly postmodern...but more like tensi-modern. What kind of cogency does this make for me (or you)? Just sit back, have a beer and reflect on it. With all the current graphics capabilities, remember how dust might stick to the old vent grill on your old gray box from the 80s (and you most certainly would slip through those grills given adequate size reversion and see exactly what caused those dusty cartridges to flash gibberish on your screen), and how impossible filth is to imagine in the wireless age collecting on anything! (But we know it does)

  2. Nail in the PSP coffin? by cmstar · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The DS is outselling the PSP in Japan, and other than hackability, there seems to be a lack of interest for in in the US (the PSP that is). Will the new wireless router and capabilities will this be the nail in the PSP's coffin? As a gamer, the PSP doesn't impress me...cause of the lack of good games. As a geek though, it's pretty sweet to have that screen for portable MAME. You can get a PSP for free here: http://www.psps4free.com/default.aspx?r=286409 Free DS here: http://www.ds4free.com/default.aspx?r=68137 Nintendo isn't even budging in the handheld market, and looks like they're learning from mistakes in the home console biz. I'm ready for a game revolution.

  3. Tip for Nintendo by dasmonsieur · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now Nintendo makes awesome games and they always have, but the competitions from Sony and M$ must be quite overwhelming soo maybe they should: 1)Release the OS for all Nintendo boxes as OPEN SOURCE .It would be a great idea for them, I mean, the number of geeks (including myself) that would buy it just to play around with it would be huge! This would allow them to have one foot in the playground and the other in the computer lab! 2)Offer cool extra stuff, like two ethernet NICs etc and most importantly the full documentation for al this. I mean, since Nintendo had always been about innovation and avant-gardisme.... P.S. My biggest dream has always been to run telnetd on my cell phone...