Nintendo DS to intro Nintendo Spot in Japanese McDonalds, trains

nintendo_ds.jpg Nintendo just recently announced that it will start testing the "Nintendo Spot" service that will hook up with passing-by DS consoles via the WiFi. The locations in Japan include certain McDonald's restaurants as well as Tsukuba Express stations and on the train. At those Nintendo Spots DS users can browse McDonald's Japan products designed for the DS plus download trial versions of DS software titles as well. The proprietary "Nintendo Spot Viewer" browser software is required to use the service, which will be distributed for free at McDonald's restaurants using DS Wi-Fi capability. The test will be conducted from May 27 to June 30, 2008.

The Tsukuba Express test will include all 20 Tsukuba Express stations between Akihabara and Tsukuba and on the Tsukuba Express train itself. Nintendo DS users can browse information including news, weather and the Tsukuba Express transfer guide, as well as download trial versions of DS software titles. This service too needs the Nintendo Spot Viewer software that will be distributed for free in the test areas.

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