Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
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The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is Nintendo's online video gaming service. It was launched on November 14, 2005, with the release of Mario Kart DS and Tony Hawk's American Sk8land. It is a completely free service, currently used by the Nintendo DS and Wii consoles. The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection has eight games that take advantage of online play, and over 1 million unique users have logged online.
Using the Service
Games that take advantage of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection integrate the service into the spefic game. After selecting Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in the game menu, you are connected to the service. In most games, the service uses match-making to find an opponent, or opponents, to play against. Friend codes are assigned to every player that uses the NWC. The friend codes are specific to the player and the game. The codes allow a player to store a list of friends with the same game and play with them when both are online.
