Nintendo DS Wi-fi Details
Jim Merrick, Head of European Marketing took some time out of his day to talk a little bit about the DS and its wi-fi capabilities. Most of the discussion centered around instant messaging and buddy lists.
The process of adding people to a DS buddy list was also explained. The only specific way Merrick said that a buddy could be added is to simply go to someone they know with a DS, and add them locally. At the moment, buddies can only be added offline, because of a complex way of generating a special password or key to grant buddy access. However, a player would never see the confusing stuff. In terms of how simple it would be add someone else, Merrick explained, “it’s really like sharing your phone number with somebody.”
Don't worry, you can also make and add friends to your buddy list that you aren't able to meet in person.
This point also brought up a web interface. The unique DS ID can be connected to an account on nintendo.com (or nintendo-europe.com for the Europe folk). From the Nintendo website, you’ll be able to manage a buddy list, high scores ranking and other information from a computer.
The process of adding people to a DS buddy list was also explained. The only specific way Merrick said that a buddy could be added is to simply go to someone they know with a DS, and add them locally. At the moment, buddies can only be added offline, because of a complex way of generating a special password or key to grant buddy access. However, a player would never see the confusing stuff. In terms of how simple it would be add someone else, Merrick explained, “it’s really like sharing your phone number with somebody.”
Don't worry, you can also make and add friends to your buddy list that you aren't able to meet in person.
This point also brought up a web interface. The unique DS ID can be connected to an account on nintendo.com (or nintendo-europe.com for the Europe folk). From the Nintendo website, you’ll be able to manage a buddy list, high scores ranking and other information from a computer.
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posted by RawmeatCowboy at 10:03 PM
2 Comments:
"The unique DS ID can be connected to an account on nintendo.com (or nintendo-europe.com for the Europe folk)"
Well that's wonderful, as we in Switzerland aren't allowed to register to nintendo-europe. Getting VIP stars but not being able to trade them for merchandise was ok. But if I can't even fully use the wi-fi network, then I feel really pissed!!
I am sure something will come through for you guys...ill keep my eyes peeled for ya.
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