What is Conexant’s Involvement with Nintendo and the GameCube?
Conexant will be providing the Nintendo GameCube with both a 56k modem adaptor and a Broadband adapter to enable players to log on to the Internet to participate on network gaming, among other functions. Both adapters are expected to be released around the launch of the NGC system and will be sold separately. “Conexant is pleased to be contributing our modem technology to Nintendo’s exciting new video game console,” said Matt Rhodes, senior vice president and general manager for Conexant’s Personal Computing Division. “Conexant helped to re-shape personal computing in the 1990s with our low-cost, dial-up modem technology for Internet access and online connectivity, and now we are helping industry-leading consumer companies like Nintendo do the same for video gaming.” The deal with Conexant, announced in August 2000, is an excellent display of how Nintendo is taking online endeavors seriously for its next-generation consoles. Genyo Takeda, Nintendo’s corporate director and general manag
