Nintendo joins hands with NTT to put forward Wii web access

Video game Company Nintendo and telecoms operator NTT said they would cooperate in Japan in putting forward web access of Nintendo’s Wii game console.

Wii’s internet connection looks important for Nintendo as the company in the coming march has planned to launch a service known as WiiWare, which allows Wii users to purchase game software titles through internet.

On Thursday call centres will be started jointly by Nintendo and NTT’s two units NTT East and NTT west in order to provide consultation and support for Wii’s internet connection. They will offer a cut-rate start up package, which will provide equipment for Web access. A growing user base represents a drawing pool of customers for the Wii.

Since its launch last year, Wii which features motion sensing controller sold around 13 million units by the end of September. The executive vice president of NTT East Senior said at a news conference that he hoped the fibre optic service would become popular as the Wii. “I think we won a powerful ally to hit our target to boost fiber-optic subscribers to 20 million by the end of March 2011”, he said.

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November 28, 2007 | Filed Under Gaming