Wi-Fi-------The Future----------

[Roto13]

I believe so.

[edczxcvbnm]

Do you think the console companies pay for that? Wrong. You pay for that when you buy it. The Wii is going to be cheap. Factor in the cost of a router and it's still going to be cheap.

I would gladly pay an extra $2 on my console to have a part that should already be there actually be there. You act like an ethernet jack costs tons of $$$ when it doesn't.

[jesteranimefreak]

Doesn't the Wii come with an ethernet jack?

Wii will have built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi connectivity allowing communication over the Internet and with the Nintendo DS via wireless networking. Nintendo has stated that Wii will have a standard interface for Wi-Fi. An optional USB adapter will provide network connectivity via wired Ethernet as well.

well.... with a small adapter.

[edczxcvbnm]

Doesn't the Wii come with an ethernet jack?

Wii will have built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi connectivity allowing communication over the Internet and with the Nintendo DS via wireless networking. Nintendo has stated that Wii will have a standard interface for Wi-Fi. An optional USB adapter will provide network connectivity via wired Ethernet as well.

well.... with a small adapter.

So they include the more expensive Wifi but don't include the dirt cheap hard line jack? For a company that came in 3rd worldwide and has a reputation problem this is just a stupid move. For going online Nintendo has put themselves in the back of my mind as an option and competetor.

[Roto13]

Do you really think this is going to break the Wii? Because there's a great deal of positive hype surrounding it, and many people are (prematurely) calling it the winner of the coming console generation. I think you're making a huge deal out of nothing.

[ljkkjlcm9]

I'm quite sure that edcszjsfoigfdjs is just a Nintendo hater. I know that's not his actual name, but I don't care.

The Wifi for the DS is awesome. And the simple matter of Wifi is that it's completely free. Not a single DS Wifi game costs a penny to play online. I don't care how limited the Wifi may be, or how great internet it is on any other system. I don't pay for online games. Sadly I have missed out on a number of good online games, but I refuse to pay a monthly fee, no game is so good to cost me... about 120 dollars a year.

THE JACKEL

[JKTrix]

The WiFi dongle mentioned is specifically designed currently to work with the DS. It's for people who either don't already have access a wireless connection, or aren't especially computer savvy to set up a wireless connection for the DS.
I'm pretty sure the Wii does have an ethernet jack (it would be pretty stupid if it didn't), but it will have WiFi capability right out of the box.
Besides.. wifi *is* the future. Sure, it's slower than a hard line, but how many people have internet connections that go 100mbs per second? Please let me know, because I would like to move to your planet. Even though WiFi transfers average at about 54mbs per second, that's still more than enough 'bandwidth' for high speed internet. Speed is less of an issue than signal strength. And if you get the dongle and plug it into your laptop/pc or whatever, signal strength should not be a problem at all.

[KentaRawr!]

I can see WiFi being the future. It's convenient. Wi-Fi won't exactly do much to the games, but it's still rather convenient. The games you mentioned would be pretty cool online. I can mention more than a few games that I would love to play with my internet friends, like Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, or the Mana Games. But I always hate it when the entire focus of a game is on Internet Play. >_< Blah. However, my thoughts on what internet play could bring... well, I always had a closed mind, so all I can say is playing with other people. Maybe some updates here and there. I have always wished for one thing though, and that would be convenience. Me want convenience!

Of course, in this day and age, no company is going to implement online play and not try to put the focus on that. That's what I always hate. When the only good part of a game is the online mode. >_< Really the only game I can mention is Metroid Prime Hunters. Gah, I hate that game...

[Dreddz]

Phantasy Star Online

[DeathKnight]

By the way, the DS will have two new pokemon games, will they use the Wifi [img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img]e?

This could INSANELY revive the Pokemon series and I'm so looking forward to it, this game's REALLY gonna kick some ass.

I'm quite sure that edcszjsfoigfdjs is just a Nintendo hater. I know that's not his actual name, but I don't care.

The Wifi for the DS is awesome. And the simple matter of Wifi is that it's completely free. Not a single DS Wifi game costs a penny to play online. I don't care how limited the Wifi may be, or how great internet it is on any other system. I don't pay for online games. Sadly I have missed out on a number of good online games, but I refuse to pay a monthly fee, no game is so good to cost me... about 120 dollars a year.

THE JACKAL

My thoughts exactly.

PS: aside from edc345353 whatever, you guys rock! I'm so happy to see your posts.

[Shoeberto]

Wifi is hardly the future. It's been a mainstream, established technology for, what, four years now? Just because game manufacturers came too soon to include the technology in the past generation of consoles doesn't make it some huge, recent innovation. It's great, but people were calling it the 'future' in 2002. It's now the future. We can stop being excited.

[Ultima Shadow]

Smash online= Instant win.

[DeathKnight]

Wifi is hardly the future. It's been a mainstream, established technology for, what, four years now? Just because game manufacturers came too soon to include the technology in the past generation of consoles doesn't make it some huge, recent innovation. It's great, but people were calling it the 'future' in 2002. It's now the future. We can stop being excited.

Well, we ARE!