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 BT Ireland plays with Nintendos Wifi strength

 
A revolution is underway in the worlds of Wi-Fi and gaming. Nintendo is bringing Wi-Fi technology into play in Ireland with a new groundbreaking deal with BT Openzone.

The service allows anyone to play against friends and family across the globe simply, safely and best of all - for free!

To ensure that anyone really can play against others from all over the world with their Nintendo DS, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection can be accessed in any one of three ways:

1. Gamers will be able to visit any one of over 270 BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspots at locations across the island of Ireland. These include Insomnia and O’Brien’s coffee houses, Hilton, Ramada International Worldwide, Hastings and Cara Hotels, Maxol Service stations, Belfast and Cork Airports, BT Payphones as well as many more hotpots. By logging onto www.btopenzone.ie you can find the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection hotspots closest to you.

2. Nintendo will also be installing BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspots into major video games retailers such as GAME, HMV, GameStop and Smyths Toys in addition to other key outlets across Ireland, meaning it really is possible to game anywhere!

3. Gamers with a broadband internet connection at home will be able to enjoy the free, simple and safe Wi-Fi gaming service, you simply need a Wi-Fi access point or hotspot, like a Wi-Fi wireless router, and an active broadband internet connection. If you do not have a wireless access point, you can purchase a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector from any major video games retailer for around €40 which plugs into a PC and automatically sets up a connection for you.

Nintendo’s Wi-Fi gaming service is free - there are no fees or subscriptions to pay. It’s incredibly easy to use - you simply turn it on and select Wi-Fi, there are no complicated menu screens and minimum configurations required and most importantly Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connection service is a safe environment for players.

Players have the option to select to play with just friends, or people of a similar skill level around the world without fear of harassment. Players do not have direct communication with each other when playing anonymously and therefore personnel details or inappropriate comments cannot be exchanged.

Chris Clark, CEO of Converged Mobility Operations, BT said: "Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming part of everyone's lives, whether you are a business traveller, a professional working away from the office or now someone who enjoys playing games on consoles against people round the world. We are delighted to be working with Nintendo on this partnership which will broaden the appeal of Wi-Fi from the business into the consumer market.

We believe the future for Wi-Fi is that people will be able to access the internet, their corporate networks and their games consoles any time, anywhere using whatever device they have."