Nintendo Co. Ltd. Said it has signed an agreement with Wi-Fi provider Wayport Inc. to offer free access to the video game maker’s wireless gaming service at nearly 6,000 Mc Donald’s restaurants. Under the agreement, the new service, called Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, will be available from November 14 to users of the Nintendo DS handheld gaming system. Similar to how café chain Starbucks Corp has lured adult customers with Wi-Fi service for cruising the Internet while sipping cappuccino, McDonald’s has joined with Nintendo in offering kids the chance to eat burgers and play Nintendo games Mario Kart DS and Activision’s Tony Hawk’s American SK8Land.
Posted on: Apr 18, 2006
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