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lightbleeder on 08 September 2008

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/08/nintendo-gets-into-the-router-game-plans-to-destroy-competition/

 

Nintendo gets into the router game, plans to destroy competition by not really trying

by Paul Miller, posted Sep 8th 2008 at 11:19AM


Nintendo just announced a 5,800 Yen (about $54 US) WiFi router, built to take that pesky wired Ethernet internet and blast it across your home in a palatable WiFi fashion for use by your Wii or DS. Just like every other router ever. Only this one is cheap, cute and built by Nintendo, so watch out Linksys / Netgear / everybody. The "Nintendo WiFi Network Adapter," meant to supplement 2005's WiFi USB Connector, looks to be Japan-only at the moment, and is due for a September 18th release.

[Thanks, Sanimir]

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DOATS1 on 08 September 2008

BUYING




bdbdbd on 08 September 2008

Ehh... I didn't understand why you made the question in the end. I believe Nintendo has big plans for online in the future and currently Virtual Console and WiiWare makes them money. Since there are a lot of Wiis offline, this is a way to promote the online features, like the Wi-Fi USB connector, which manufacturing was ended/is ending and this is for its replacement.



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thekitchensink on 08 September 2008

My Linksys router works fine, but I know everyone's mileage varies, so this is good I guess.



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lightbleeder on 08 September 2008
bdbdbd said:
Ehh... I didn't understand why you made the question in the end. I believe Nintendo has big plans for online in the future and currently Virtual Console and WiiWare makes them money. Since there are a lot of Wiis offline, this is a way to promote the online features, like the Wi-Fi USB connector, which manufacturing was ended/is ending and this is for its replacement.

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pichu_pichu on 08 September 2008

should be interesting... but I already have a router =/



Millennium on 08 September 2008

I don't plan on giving up my Tomato-equipped WRT54GL anytime soon, but Nintendo should put this in game stores. They might find a market with 360 owners who need a bridge.



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ameratsu on 08 September 2008

so nintendo considers this more pressing than say... a hard drive solution?



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Wiped on 08 September 2008

Just throwing out a crazy idea here, but what if that is also the storage solution?

Think about it, by including maybe 1 to 5GB of storage on there, they could sell it to new Wii owners as the one box you need for Online Wii, from connectivity, playing games to storage space for Wiiware and VC. Plus it would sell to existing owners as the storage solution we all want. Causing us to throw out our old Wifi boxes. Causing...

Nintendomination 2.0!

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Red4ADevil on 08 September 2008
lightbleeder said:
bdbdbd said:
Ehh... I didn't understand why you made the question in the end. I believe Nintendo has big plans for online in the future and currently Virtual Console and WiiWare makes them money. Since there are a lot of Wiis offline, this is a way to promote the online features, like the Wi-Fi USB connector, which manufacturing was ended/is ending and this is for its replacement.

Have you tried to play Smash online with strangers? My wii never finds other players, but when I play COD4 online on my PS3 I can play instantly with others

 

 

That also happens to me too i pick a fighter join but ones else does, and the time ends its just me alone online in an arena waiting for other people and i get disconnected.