Nintendo Wii Finally Utilizes Wi-Fi

Recently I had been thinking about Nintendo’s built in wireless receivers and why they are not more integrated into online gaming for games on the Wii. If only Microsoft’s Xbox 360 had a pre-installed wireless adapter it would make things a lot easier. The Wii also utilizes a built in ethernet port similar to the 360’s one.

Recently, Nintendo has been releasing games that make use of the internet capability and built in wireless adapter. One such game is Animal Crossing City Folk. In this game, players are given the option to add up to three other real users to add to their town. This gives them the capability of visiting your own town and speaking to you through Wii Speak much like the Xbox Live speaking system. Also, you can visit your friends’ towns as well, interacting with real users, gaining an online experience through gaming on the Wii.

Finally, I can see more games being released like this, but it will take a while for more options to be readily available such as online gaming against friends, and an online community with live games available to play in.

What do you think?

Will Nintendo release more games for the Wii utilizing Wi-Fi?