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 Nintendo, IGN Team Online
GameSpy tech. to power the Nintendo DS' new service.by Patrick Klepek
05/10/2005 Confirming rumors, Nintendo and IGN Entertainment, owners of 
GameSpy, have announced a partnership to create a network infrastructure for 
the Nintendo DS hardware using IGN's GameSpy Technology.
Nintendo has worried about the complexities of setting up Internet gaming in 
an easy-to-use format for consumers, and the aim of this partnership appears 
to be accomplishing just that. "With minimum setup procedures, Nintendo DS 
owners will be able to enjoy Wi-Fi gaming just as easily as if they were 
playing with their friends in the same room," said Reggie Fils-Aime, 
Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing.

Animal Crossing DS, scheduled for a fall release, will be the first game to 
take advantage of the service, though reportedly more games will be 
announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The service is IGN 
GameSpy's first entry into the portable gaming market.

"We're honored that Nintendo is choosing IGN's GameSpy as their middleware 
partner, and look forward to a very long relationship," says Mark Stieglitz, 
general manager of IGN Entertainment's GameSpy Technology Group.

More details on the online service are expected at Nintendo's pre-E3 press 
conference next Tuesday.





http://gba.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/animal-crossing-ds/611337p1.html
Nintendo DS ready to go online (DS)
Nintendo and IGN Entertainment partner to create new portable gaming 
network.
By GameSpy Staff | May 10, 2005



After some initial rumors and rumblings at the recent GDC 2005 show in San 
Francisco, Nintendo has officially announced today a brand new portable 
gaming network for its Nintendo DS handheld games system. In a new 
partnership with IGN Entertainment, the DS will use IGN's GameSpy Technology 
to allow users to link seamlessly together for multiplayer gaming 
experiences via the DS's WiFi capabilities




http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=6849

NINTENDO, IGN ENTERTAINMENT JOIN FORCES TO CREATE A NEW PORTABLE GAMING 
NETWORK

Nintendo DS Service Provides an Easy, Seamless Transition to Wireless Wi-Fi 
Gaming


REDMOND, Wash., May 10, 2005 - Nintendo is partnering with IGN Entertainment 
to create an innovative network for portable video games that is not only 
expansive but also extremely easy for everyone to use. Set to debut later 
this year, the wireless service for Nintendo DST will use IGN's GameSpy 
Technology to let people around the world link easily and wirelessly to play 
games, just as if they were playing face-to-face.

"With minimum setup procedures, Nintendo DS owners will be able to enjoy 
Wi-Fi gaming just as easily as if they were playing with their friends in 
the same room," explains Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive 
vice president of sales & marketing. "To realize this simple and seamless 
transition to Wi-Fi gaming, we're partnering with one of the leaders in the 
multiplayer gaming world. Accessing the service will require no added 
Nintendo subscription charges, whether users hook up using a home broadband 
Wi-Fi connection or access a Wi-Fi hotspot at a coffee shop, library or 
elsewhere. It doesn't get any easier than that."

The service will be used by a variety of upcoming games, including the 
previously announced Animal Crossing