Michael Cooney
Senior Editor

Gaming: Wireless’ killer app?

Opinion
Mar 16, 20051 min

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Could video games be the killer app that brings Wi-Fi mass adoption?

That may be the case, as Nintendo President Satoru Iwata says the video game company’s upcoming console, code-named Revolution, will feature built-in Wi-Fi.

He also said the company will offer free Wi-Fi service to owners of the currently available Nintendo DS handheld gaming system. This means DS owners will be able to connect at hot spots and play others wirelessly for free.

A free Podcast of Iwata’s speech is available here.