Topic: Reuters Article - Interesting Online Gaming comment from Iwata

[NWR_Lindy]

Check out this article:

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2779757

Very interesting quote at the end when the author discusses whether or not gamers would be willing to pay for online access, and Nintendo's stance vs. Sony or Microsoft:

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Meanwhile, Nintendo's Iwata said his company was working on a service that would not require users to cough up regular fees for games.

"In the near future we are hoping to announce something that addresses this issue," he told Reuters.

Nintendo's GameCube sells for $150 and has a separate add-on for connecting to networks or the Internet.
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This sounds like it's more than just Mario Kart LAN...

silks

[TooShort]

How much you want to bet that those were old comments about MKDD!!'s LAN connections?  

[NWR_Lindy]

That's what I was thinking, but who knows...you can't really call 8-player LAN an online alternative.  It's a workaround but not like true online play.  Hopefully they have something more elaborate and clever up their sleeves.

silks

[Bloodworth]

Hey Jon, read the site before posting news.  We had this up a few hours ago.