How heavy is Nintendo pushing the online element for DS games beyond the initial ones in the pipeline?
Beth Llewelyn: It’s a big initiative, because not only is this Nintendo DS, but this will be the backbone for Nintendo Revolution next year. So certainly this is a big push on our end. We want people out there playing the games, which is why we’re trying to make it as accessible and easy as possible. You will certainly be seeing and hearing more from Nintendo [on this] coming down the road. But right now we’ve got Mario Kart, we’re excited about Tony Hawk from Activision, Anima Crossing, Metroid Prime Hunter, and you’ll certainly be hearing more. IGN: Why will the Wi-Fi USB adapter only be available through Nintendo.com and not retailers? Beth Llewelyn: The feeling initially was that a lot of people were either going to have a wireless router at home or would have the ability to go to a McDonald’s and have access in a number of ways, so we decided to make it initially available on Nintendo.com and just see how it goes. IGN: The plan for DS is to make online gaming free. Is this also th
