Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Games

One can find Wi Fi connection games, a online multi player gaming service run by Nintendo to provide free online play in compatible Nintendo DS and Wii games. This is a service which is separate from the shop channel and shop game download services.

This system was designed with the objective of providing easy to connect, safe for use and free gaming.  Such games offer internet play integrated into the game. The set-up has capacity to hold sixteen players on the DS and double that number on the Wii. Its basic features include worldwide matchmaking, leader boards, tournaments and downloadable matters. Friends’ codes are an additional feature which can be exchanged between friends.

Every game that uses the Nintendo wifi connection, helps initiate a distinct friend code which is of twelve digits that can be passed on to friends and individual friends lists can be maintained using these codes. This coding system is an effort by the company to preserve users privacy . There are a variety of additional features like customized match making options, co operative play, text chat and voice chat.

The earliest DS Nintendo games using Wi-Fi connection  started off with Mario Kart DS and Tony Hawk’s American Sk8land which were introduced in 2005 followed by several others. The popularity of these games led to the introduction of several more games in different countries and at present there are over sixty Wii games, twenty five WiiWare games, ninety three DS games and two DsiWare games available worldwide that support the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection system.