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DS WiFi On The Way
Edge Online reports that Nintendo's DS WiFi service will be launching in Europe as soon as November 25th. From the article: "As explained a few weeks back, Nintendo plans for the system to be safe, secure and easy to access. Players will be able to access the WiFi Connection service via hotspots in their local shop, their internet service at home (shared with the USB dongle) or via public hotspots. Nintendo Europe is still in the process of signing a deal with a telecomms operator to make the latter work, with an official announcement due shortly." Gamasutra has coverage of the WiFi announcement as well, with details on a Nintendo branded adaptor and new wireless titles.
Thats exactly it. If you already have wireless setup, you should be good to go. I am curious how the DS will respond to SSIDs and excryption keys and so forth though.
What? Mario Kart DS will be compatible with plain old wifi.
The USB dongle is just a bridge for people who don't have or cannot set up a wifi router. They haven't screwed anyone.
Nintendo has stated that you will be able to create different profiles to work with WEP or WPA, so it should be no problem.
I don't see why trolls attack a product they haven't tested yet.