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Nintendo President Talks Wii/DS Hookup

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the playing-together dept.

GameDaily has a look at comments by Nintendo's President Iwata about connectivity between the DS and the Wii. He also touches on the Virtual Console, and Nintendo's place in the marketplace. From the article: "Let's say your Wii is connected to the Internet in a mode that allows activation on a 24-hour basis. This would allow Nintendo to send monthly promotional demos for the DS, during the night, to the Wii consoles in each household. Users would wake up each morning, find the LED lamp on their Wii flashing, and know that Nintendo has sent them something ..."

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  1. Enough already! by Durinthal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fine, I'll have to get a DS.

  2. Wii/DS Hookup aint right by lightyear4 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ....isn't that incest?

    1. Re:Wii/DS Hookup aint right by lightyear4 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually, it would be impossible to accurately determine whether such a situation would best be considered inbreeding or incest. To do so, one would be required to know both the geneology and religion of the DS and wii. In some cultures, both are considered entirely permissible, but to examine such cases would require an anthropological discussion regarding exogamy and endogamy. Given that we're talking about two electronic devices of uncertain lineage and beliefs, perhaps we would best consider it jest and move on with our day.

  3. Or, in the traditional FUD mode, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Users would wake up each morning, find the LED lamp on their Wii flashing, and know that Nintendo has banned them and fried their mod chips ... "

  4. Hey! by aftk2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Let's say your Wii is connected to the Internet in a mode that allows activation on a 24-hour basis"

    Hey, I like suicidegirls.com as much as the next person, but isn't it a bit excessive for one's wii to be "activated" by the internet for more than 24 hours?!

    Oh wait. You were talking about something else entirely. Sorry.

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  5. Re:Bandwidth: It's infinite and free at night, rig by radish · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like you might wanna upgrade from that 28.8k modem...

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  6. Re:Not all that jazzed about this... by headkase · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I don't do anything I wish to hide on the internet, to do so is simply retarded. However, I do have a cable modem which is notoriously insecure anyway, and why leave it on if a) it's not in use and shouldn't be, and b) only takes the flick of one finger for it to instantly return? Why rely on a firewall when I can just make absolute certain nothing errant will happen, when it has absolutely no adverse affect at all? ...

    You probably keep a bucket of water next to your PC just in case it suddenly becomes malevolently intelligent too...

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