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« on: November 30, 2005, 05:05:03 AM »
Let's face it: Nintendo has a long history of connectivity features that were never persued. Let's go through a little list, shall we? I'm just writing this down as it comes to my mind. GBA-GCN linking, E-Reader, Gameboy Camera/Gameboy Printer, LAN'd together GCNs, 64DD, GBC infrared, N64 transfer pack, Satellaview, GBA wireless adapter, GBC cell phone adapter, the infamous GCN broadband adapter, etc.
Think WFC will really be pursued by Nintendo? I mean, it has a hell of a better chance than the other things I've listed (E-Reader? Who the hell thought that would sell?!), but the fact that there's only 4 announced games using it isn't really a good sign, IMO. Think it really has a future? MKDS online is cool and all, but the four-player limit is sort of disappointing. I think this bottleneck will become a problem for Nintendo in the future, and may eventually be the WFC's downfall.
Oh, and "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection?" Dumbest name choice ever. People have started to associate Wi-Fi with everything wireless, be it 802.11*, BlueTooth, or RF. And even then, even if that misconception wasn't there, does "WFC" really roll off the tongue as easily as "Xbox Live?" Nintendo needs a catchphrase. I mean, my mother's stopped calling my GCN a Nintendo and started calling it an Xbox.