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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...
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...
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Um, Microsoft seem to have got the Online gaming sorted, as they should have done in all honesty.
God knows why Ninty have picked AOL though, it reminds me I saw an advert fot www.btyahoo.com last night, Yahoo and BT working together, whatever next
God knows why Ninty have picked AOL though, it reminds me I saw an advert fot www.btyahoo.com last night, Yahoo and BT working together, whatever next
Nintendo can't compete with Xbox Live, it's simple as that....well not until N5 comes around at least.
Who cares about online gaming?
If you want it, buy an Xbox.
If you want it, buy an Xbox.
That's great, tie their online gaming down to one ISP (AOL already prevents people from using Internet Explorer and stuff like that) which is going to try to stop people accessing Gamecube games from any other provider.
WONDERFUL business sense.
WONDERFUL business sense.
Oh and another thing. Why AOL?
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...
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...
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