Nintendo at GDC
Jan 19, 2006 12:52:34 GMT -5
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Nintendo at GDC
Revolution Wi-Fi Connection details to surface? Click to find out.
by Matt Casamassina
January 18, 2006 - As the Game Developers Conference nears its March 20 start date, new details about key speakers at the event have started to surface. Apparently Nintendo will have one of its own on hand at the event to talk about its Wi-Fi Connection service, what went right and wrong with its implementation on DS, and how the service might be adapted for Revolution.
Mr. Takao Ohara, who has been with the Big N since 1988 and has more recently headed up its Wi-Fi Connection project, will be the guest speaker. Here is the official description of the talk, courtesy the GDC's website.
Adding wireless capability to a device is challenging. Nintendo introduced Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to enable players to play games with people all over the world, was launched worldwide nearly simultaneously. MARIO KART DS, ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD, and TONY HAWK'S AMERICAN SK8LAND all support Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and in its first week of availability in the United States, nearly half of all the people who bought MARIO KART DS logged onto Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to race against people around the world. What does this mean for the future of the service? As project leader of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Takao Ohara addresses what went right and what went wrong in implementing Wi-Fi on the Nintendo DS, and also explores the lessons learned that can be applied to consoles as well, including Nintendo's next-generation console code-named Revolution. Ohara also offers tips for developers who want to make their games Wi-Fi compatible, with the ultimate goal of getting new people involved in playing video games.
IGN will of course be on hand at GDC 2006 with up-to-date reports. Stay tuned.
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Revolution Wi-Fi Connection details to surface? Click to find out.
by Matt Casamassina
January 18, 2006 - As the Game Developers Conference nears its March 20 start date, new details about key speakers at the event have started to surface. Apparently Nintendo will have one of its own on hand at the event to talk about its Wi-Fi Connection service, what went right and wrong with its implementation on DS, and how the service might be adapted for Revolution.
Mr. Takao Ohara, who has been with the Big N since 1988 and has more recently headed up its Wi-Fi Connection project, will be the guest speaker. Here is the official description of the talk, courtesy the GDC's website.
Adding wireless capability to a device is challenging. Nintendo introduced Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to enable players to play games with people all over the world, was launched worldwide nearly simultaneously. MARIO KART DS, ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD, and TONY HAWK'S AMERICAN SK8LAND all support Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and in its first week of availability in the United States, nearly half of all the people who bought MARIO KART DS logged onto Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to race against people around the world. What does this mean for the future of the service? As project leader of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Takao Ohara addresses what went right and what went wrong in implementing Wi-Fi on the Nintendo DS, and also explores the lessons learned that can be applied to consoles as well, including Nintendo's next-generation console code-named Revolution. Ohara also offers tips for developers who want to make their games Wi-Fi compatible, with the ultimate goal of getting new people involved in playing video games.
IGN will of course be on hand at GDC 2006 with up-to-date reports. Stay tuned.
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