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Source: DS-X2

http://ds-x2.com/index.php?id=4181

DS WiFi Leaflet

(Written by: Dennis)

A new leaflet turned up, explaining Nintendo's efforts on their WiFi quest.


Our Dutch colleagues from DS-Gamer have acquired a scan of a leaflet explaining some of the perils Nintendo has to work through in order to get you your Nintendo DS WiFi connection in order to beat us at Mario Kart DS in a few months time.

The leaflet can be found here.


src: DS-Gamer

This seems fake or old.. American waisteland = American Sk8land now.. and Metroid Prime Hunter wasnt it Hunters?

 

[Memles]

I am assuming this is a European "leaflet" considering it has Animal Crossing as next year.

 

[Wollan]

There will be no perhiperal communication

D00med.

EDIT: Or is this just mean for DS?

 

[M3wThr33]

Phew. For a bit I was scared AC:WW was delayed to 2006, thankfully it's Europe's pamphlet.

Edit:
Sk8land? *ugh* I hope that's just the Euro name.

Edit2:
This is just DS, you doofus.

 

[Particle Physicist]

i like their swipe at xbox live.. or rather.. the people that use it.

 

[John Harker]

It has to be Eurpoean.

It is too lightly humerous for the American market, ha.

I likes it.

 

[Mr Mike]

It's real:

http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2005/09/ds_wifi_tech_pr.php

 

[Merlin]

What's a delicate way of putting this? Normal.

:lol

 

[Sanjuro]

I actually like how they give props to Mircosoft for XBOX Live. I now cannot wait for 360 and Wi-Fi online sessions.

 

[The Faceless Master]

so nintendo's solution to protect the kids from hearing swearing is no communication?

well, i hope that isn't true in animal crossing ds... i mean, wtf!?

this has got to be a joke, it can't be real...

 

[snatches]

Will this USB dongle referred to here be Mac compatible? It says PC a few too many times for my liking....

 

[bummyhead]

I have to say, nintendo is about to do online gaming better than microsoft, and a hell of a lot better than sony.

With nintendo, you buy the game, turn it on, and you are playing online. simple. noting extra, no user acounts, no monthly fees. If you've got a router at home, you're done. And it's great to hear that they are wokring to make public hotspots compatable too!

With MS you have to buy the system, and then you have to buy the xbox live kit, and pay extra every month, and then you have to wire it all up, and then you have to....

And sony? Well they are as bad as Nintendo was with the GC.

I think everyone will do better with next gen systems, but you'll still have to pay extra with MS.


Also, i think the comment about no "communication" might be unclear. There is that "headset" jack on the DS after all. Perhaps ninteno is saying that they will not use caht in thier own games, which is fine with me.

 

[snatches]

so nintendo's solution to protect the kids from hearing swearing is no communication?

well, i hope that isn't true in animal crossing ds... i mean, wtf!?

I have a feeling we will be writing with virtual keyboards. Someone said the VOIP protocol would be too taxing on the DS if you were to ask it to perform it during a game.

 

[darscot]

I hope this USB adapter thing isn't required. I already have a wireless network it would suck if my DX had to connect wirelessly to my laptop that would conntect to my wireless network.

 

[bummyhead]

one thing i still dont understand is why nintendo did not make pictichat online enabled. seesm really strange to not captialize on that.

 

[Ironclad]

This doesn't sound like typical Nintendo PR but it could just be me.

Anyway, the USB adapter, if real, wouldn't be required. It's only another way to create a wirless network for your DS to connect to. Also, I'm not too sure but if your Mac has USB ports, I don't see why it wouldn't work.

Hopefully the USB adapter is real and sold for cheap. It could be an excellent way to get those who don't already have a wirless network online with their DS.

 

[Setanta]

This isn't a leaflet at all.
It's from last Friday's MCV Weekly Magazine. Which featured a 30 page supplement on "Nintendo Handhelds for Christmas".

 

[Sanjuro]

so nintendo's solution to protect the kids from hearing swearing is no communication?

well, i hope that isn't true in animal crossing ds... i mean, wtf!?

 

[bummyhead]

so nintendo's solution to protect the kids from hearing swearing is no communication?

well, i hope that isn't true in animal crossing ds... i mean, wtf!?

this has got to be a joke, it can't be real...

They said no voice communication. They didnt actually mentioned anything about communication in general. If c9ommuncation is integral to the game (and isnt AC considered a "communication game"), then I am sure communication will be possible.

 

[Unison]

Yeah... it's easy to block out cursing with a text filter, but it's a lot harder to do it on a voice stream. I imagine it will all be text-based.

 

[Ironclad]

:lol
Brilliant, especially the standby comment.

 

[Nick]

So essentially they are saying they will sell a USB adapter that can serve was a wireless hub for your DS? That is kinda neat, if true...

 

[Wario64]

they've done the impossible...cheating in animal crossing

 

[The Faceless Master]

shit, PSO proved that a text filter won't stop anyone with a small amount of imagination... and will also block many valid words too...

 

[Dr.Guru of Peru]

Can someone rehost it?

 

[Fuzzy]

Well I don't think they really have to worry about filters for ACDS since you wouldn't want strangers visiting your town anyway, unless you want your town trashed.

 

[bummyhead]

Well I don't think they really have to worry about filters for ACDS since you wouldn't want strangers visiting your town anyway, unless you want your town trashed.

Which is the Genius of Nintendo giving you the option of only playing you own friends online. the worst thing about online gaming are the people who play soley to annoy other games. online gaming's equivelent of drinky crow. ;-)

 

[Zeo]

Rofl. Is that real? Like from some event or something, or just Photoshopped?

(I'm going with PS btw.)

And also, it's still Wasteland, but the GBA/DS versions (not sure about PSP) is Sk8land.

 

[poppin fresh]

My big question is if say the european releases will be able to play online with the american or japanese versions.

 

[VOOK]

Im pretty sure they will, well I hope they are because Im not waiting for Next Year to get Animal Crossing.

 

[mj1108]

I hope this USB adapter thing isn't required. I already have a wireless network it would suck if my DX had to connect wirelessly to my laptop that would conntect to my wireless network.

Read it again. If you have a wireless network already, you're all set to go. The USB adapater is for those who don't have a wireless router.

 

[AndoCalrissian]

Can someone rehost it?

Seconded!

 

[Sanjuro]

Rofl. Is that real? Like from some event or something, or just Photoshopped?

(I'm going with PS btw.)

And also, it's still Wasteland, but the GBA/DS versions (not sure about PSP) is Sk8land.

Yeah I just photoshopped that bad boy, do a google image search for Animal Crossting and you find original image.

 

[Papi]

The last button being pressed is N.

 

[Rorschach]

The last button being pressed is N.

If you've been on xbl lately, you know what he was about to type before the standby cheat!

 

[Sanjuro]

If you've been on xbl lately, you know what he was about to type before the standby cheat!

....and they've been given permission to shoot us.

 

[Juice]

Entertaining story.

I like the Mario Kart ad in the corner. It's simple, which is appropriate. You can't really bang people over the head with it much more easily than that.

If this came from Nintendo directly at all, aren't they a little arrogant to just be saying "90% of users will be online by the end of 2006"? That's quite a lot. I know that was the goal Reggie stated, but that'd be like a magazine reporting, "and by the end of 2008, the Xbox 360 will be in the hands of one billion gamers."

Weird.

 

[Thomper]

Our Dutch colleagues from DS-Gamer

Whoooo, my site is on GAF! I have now reached gaming-site perfection!

Nice article btw, with nothing really new though. It just sums up Nintendo's philosophy; keeping online gaming simple.

 

[Juice]

Whoooo, my site is on GAF! I have now reached gaming-site perfection!

Nice article btw, with nothing really new though. It just sums up Nintendo's philosophy; keeping online gaming simple.

I attend a college that's attended by predominantly Dutch-Americans.

I now loathe conservative Dutch-Americans with about all there is inside me.

I hope the real Niederlandeans are cooler.

Back OT: Nintendo!

 

[Thraktor]

Just to point out, the leaflet specified that there was no peripheral communication in games in which you are auto-matched up to other gamers. In games played with your own friends (which I'll imagine is the only online mode Animal Crossing has), then I'm sure communication will be the norm.

 

[Thomper]

I attend a college that's attended by predominantly Dutch-Americans.

I now loathe conservative Dutch-Americans with about all there is inside me.

I hope the real Niederlandeans are cooler.

Back OT: Nintendo!

Real Dutch people rock. Or so I'm told by most English/American's. There's always some idiots though. I apologize on behalf of them.