GameSpy Powers Wii Online

Posted by Christopher Sasaki Categories: Corporate News, Internet, Wii

GameSpy announced that they have developed a middleware solution to provide online gaming support for the Nintendo Wii. According to GameSpy, their tools will allow friend lists, online rankings and matchmaking for the Wii. As previously announced, the first game to utilize online Wi-Fi gaming for the Wii will be Pokemon Battle Revolution, shipping on June 25. GameSpy’s press release indicates that the game will have online support similar to existing DS titles, which would seem to indicate that the friend code structure used on the handheld (and in the Japanese release of Battle Revolution) will be used again. Whether third-parties (or Nintendo) can move away from the friend code structure in the future is unclear.

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Wii Owners: Show Us Your Miis!

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements, Video Games

Alright all you Wii owners out there. Nintendo gave us all Friend Codes for a reason. Time to share them so we can take a look at each other’s Mii creations within the Wii Parade interface. You down? If so, let us know your Wii Friend Code and we will start visiting each other’s Mii Channels. In fact, we will go first - feel free to add us to your Friend List using our Friend Code:

0096 7507 2858 0740

See you online!

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