Nintendo adds another 600 free wifi hotspots in the UK & Ireland

Irish Halo

From Pocket Lint:

22 March 2006 - Nintendo and BT Openzone have today announced the roll out of over 600 BT Openzone / Nintendo Wi-Fi connection hotspots to retailers across the UK and Ireland.

The hotspots will mean Nintendo DS gamers will be able to play with other gamers over a wireless connection for free.

Over 500 of the Wi-Fi enabled stores will also offer anyone the chance to download playable demos of current and upcoming Nintendo DS titles via Nintendo DS 'Download Stations' attached to their Nintendo DS interactive units – again absolutely free.

The company hopes that the all 607 stores will go live by summer 2006.

BT Openzone / Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection hotspots and Nintendo DS 'Download Stations' will be located in GAME, Gamestation, HMV, Toys R US, Smyths Toys and other selected independent retailers across the UK and Ireland.

To access the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service all you need to do is walk into a store with your Nintendo DS console and any Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection compatible game, turn on your console and choose the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection option from the game's main menu.

Earlier this month Nintendo boasted that its wireless gaming service has over one million unique users, in less than 4 months.

My brother works in HMV Henry St will have to ask him if they're getting it or will it just be Grafton St. Ya know Game and HMV on Oxford Circus in London will both have them. As soon as they're up I'm there checking them out

1huge1

599=UK
1=somewere in dublin

Linkdude

1huge1 wrote:

599=UK
1=somewere in dublin

That sounds about right, 2 if we're lucky .

I suppose it's good, wonder if Gamestop in Bray will have any. Doubt it though, Nintendo hates Ireland. :rolleyes:

monument

http://www.btopenzone.ie/find/hotspots_ireland.html

1huge1

well for some reason BT openzone seem to be seriously neglecting limerick so it isnt any help to me
come on its the 3rd biggest city in ireland

RichyX

1huge1 wrote:

well for some reason BT openzone seem to be seriously neglecting limerick so it isnt any help to me
come on its the 3rd biggest city in ireland

I thought Waterford was the 3rd biggest city in Ireland

RE*AC*TOR

RichyX wrote:

I thought Waterford was the 3rd biggest city in Ireland

i'd say waterford is 5th

Dublin -- Cork -- Galway/Limerick -- Waterford

KdjaCL

Theres only 1 city in Ireland, the rest are large towns.


City = pop 1 million.


kdjac

RE*AC*TOR

KdjaC wrote:

Theres only 1 city in Ireland, the rest are large towns.


City = pop 1 million.


kdjac

That's a load of crap.

Except maybe in some computer game.

RichyX

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

i'd say waterford is 5th

Dublin -- Cork -- Galway/Limerick -- Waterford

I'm just going by what an ex from waterford once said.
Wonder where my current home Tralee fits into the size ranking, they were looking for city status a few years back i believe.

Going back on topic, Kerry doesn't have any official hotspots even though there's an O'Briens here. We do have the Tralee library for wireless though, which is much better then some filthy knacker filled McD's!