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"Gamecube + AOL = Online Gaming"

From IGN:

September 10, 2003 - Nintendo of America today told IGNcube that it has reached an agreement with America Online by which the Internet provider will become the official preferred ISP for GameCube.
According to the agreement, developers who choose to create online games for GameCube will be licensed AOL connectivity software that will enable their games to connect online through AOL. Nintendo stated that this same rule would apply to any potential online GameCube software it decided to create in the future.

The company reaffirmed that as of yet it is not developing any online games for GameCube. It stated: "To be clear, this does not indicate the unveiling of a new online gaming approach from Nintendo. Nor does it signify that we have changed our position on the current business viability in the online console gaming field."

Nintendo said that as part of the agreement many of its products would be spotlighted on key AOL and AOL Time Warner websites and that the two companies are discussing means of promoting AOL's new broadband service, including the possibility of bundling AOL demo discs with the GameCube.

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Could this be signs that Ninty are actually listening to the customers? Although it doesn't mention anything in there to do with Nintendo Europe, I assume this service will be available in the UK. They haven't started any online games as of yet :( but Nintendo could sneak an online option into Mario Kart, COULDN'T YOU NINTENDO. *Wakes Up* Or maybe not...

Bah, cool. Sorta. Its cool that Nintendo are doing stuff, but AOL suck.

Anyway, nevermind :o) I need a job..

*Kisses AOL disk*

Still, think how many people have AOL.

Dringo wrote:
> Oh stop being perdantic.
>
> :P

*cough*

AOL though...

Now more mindless idiots are going to sign up with them...

*slaps head*

phi11ip wrote:
> dooz2k2 wrote:
> aol has a high ping on Broadband, but i can still play online games
> pefectly(i play UT2003 all the time, its great), so this is not a
> problem
>
> A high ping is a problem though.
>
> It means it takes longer for your command to reach the server, so the
> person has moved by the time you shoot!

yeah, did u actually read my post, or just quote it blindly?

high ping..yes
person moved by the time I shoot:only when 56k-ers fill up the game...otherwise its fine....Mr 'AOL broadband' talking here, I think I know what i'm on about.

(I know perfectly well what a ping is, if I didnt I wouldnt have talked about it, would I?)

Solskjær wrote:
> I read this and laughed.
>
> With AOL - of all the other choices available! - it looks as if
> Nintendo have gone and put their foot in it, yet AGAIN!!
>
> :D

They are using AOL as an advertisement source... not as an exclusive ISP and even if they do then teh ping won't be a problem as everyone suffers it and it WILL BE FREE!

I read this and laughed.

With AOL - of all the other choices available! - it looks as if Nintendo have gone and put their foot in it, yet AGAIN!!

:D

dooz2k2 wrote:
> aol has a high ping on Broadband, but i can still play online games
> pefectly(i play UT2003 all the time, its great), so this is not a
> problem

A high ping is a problem though.

It means it takes longer for your command to reach the server, so the person has moved by the time you shoot!

Cyclone wrote:
> Depts?

Oh stop being perdantic.

:P