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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.
The "Revolution" is so advanced that... it needs a computer to have access to a Wi-Fi network.
Very revolutionary, you've blown my mind with this one big N!
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It's really sad what has happened to Nintendo in recent years. Although in my mind, their heyday was the NES and SNES, I think most others would say their last major success was the N64...
Maybe it was the gamecube's clunky shape, or lack of DVD functionality. Of course the severe lack of enjoyable games hurts too. Xbox has its various Halos. Playstation has Katamari Damacy. In my mind, Mario Kart 64 is better than the newest version of the game. And thankfully Pokemon disappeared as quickly as it did.
The problems with Nintendo, (at least consoles, not so much handhelds) are not really with technology, but with what they do with it. New wireless support will not help the company for as long as the same people who came up with Mini-DVD disks and whoever is in charge of their game licensing division are still in power.
Microsofts Xbox has had wireless networking for a while now.
It should be expected of Nintendo and sony to match what Microsofts pervious console, anything less just means they are falling behind.
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