Xtreme $niper Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Rumour: Nintendo DS Online Soon? By Craig - Jan 26th 2005 00:25 IGN hear rumblings that Nintendo are about to announce their online plans for the DS "VERY VERY SOON." Please remember these are rumours, but as they say, there is no smoke without fire! From IGN I was wondering even though nintendo hasn't said anything about wifi hasn't someone cracked open the ds or searched on a wireless network for a wifi chip or signal? Justin Technical savvy Nintendo DS owners have indeed been poking around the DS hardware to see what sort of WiFi capabilities the system has, and in fact, just a few days after the system shipped several people with the necessary equipment noticed that PictoChat was actually sending the DS system's MAC address out wirelessly via 802.11. MAC addresses are, like an IP address, an identifier attached to pretty much any networking equipment, but unlike IP addresses, a MAC address is permanent/hardwired to the hardware. So it's just a matter of time until someone cracks the DS broadcast code and enables games to broadcast over the internet. In the meantime, however, there's been rumblings at Nintendo that indicate that the company will finally unwrap its DS online plans very very soon. As it goes, Nintendo left the keys to the WiFi car in the hands of the third-party developers, but the third-party developers didn't want to drive it without Nintendo making the engine. So, as a result, if we've been hearing things correctly, Nintendo will finally and very, very soon, reveal its own "Xbox Live" like service for developers to adopt. And the first game out of Nintendo to use this service will be one of those massively killer Nintendo brands that people have been wanting to play online for years... -- Craig (IGN) This ties in with other rumblings that Nintendo sent out networking kits to 3rd parties in August and September. If this turns out to be true, Nintendo could be in-line to make the 100 or so multi forum users (My Personal opinion) demanding online is the answer to all console problems prayers come true. Although, one could argue that Pokemon Online battles would make us all drop to our knees and . . . . . . . . . beg(!) Makes you wonder what the March announcements are all about. Update From Computer and Videogames, Official Nintendo Magazine website EXCLUSIVE: DS ONLINE - IT'S OFFICIAL! Nintendo lining up online service for DS and possibly paving the way for Xbox Live-style service for Revolution 16:09 Rumours have been doing the rounds since the Nintendo DS became available last year that the handheld would be able to play games online via its wi-fi connection. While tech-heads have been working their digital socks off to crack the problem, Nintendo has remained silent on the possibility of online DS gaming. Not any more. "The DS does have online capabilities that Nintendo is exploring," a spokesperson for Nintendo confirmed to us today, "but plans for these capabilities have not been announced yet." With our juices flowing from this tasty - and official - morsel, we pressed our unofficial sources close to the Japanese games giant for more information. We were informed that an online service for DS is definitely on the way, and that you'll be able to download/upload information as well as play games online. In addition, apparently at least two US and Japanese third-party developers have been trialling the DS online, and have even managed to get more than 16 DSs linked wirelessly at one time. Okay so let the frenzy begin!! Source: http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=7376 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejn Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Slick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gersson Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Wow, that's great! I may just get a DS because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted January 26, 2005 Veteran Share Posted January 26, 2005 The only issue I have with this, in regards to my life, is that when traveling (hence being a time I'd use a handheld game system), I am almost never near an open wifi spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bearded_dope Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Fantastic news, go Nintendo! :happy:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejn Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 I suppose I should've said in my reply, "Slick! But I'm still not getting a DS." :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pom Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Is "Online Gameplay" now reffered to as Xbox Live? =u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tktino Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Nice To Know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dheaddy Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 very encouraging. might pick up a DS after all if this all turns out ok. Not as massive fan of pokemon, but mobile pokemon online with mid fight messaging/voice chat would be a bit of a killer app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadkins555 Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 I'm going to see how it pans out. If it does well, I will definitely pick up a DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrosslover Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Is "Online Gameplay" now reffered to as Xbox Live? =u 585362469[/snapback] no..didn't they say an xbox live type service? it doesn't mean that xbox live is synomous with online console gaming like ipod to audio players, but it helps to make a comparison of what a person can expect from the service. friend lists, voice chat, easly joinable games, downloads, etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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