Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection service has always been entirely free of charge, but the company will soon introduce a pay-to-play service for some games, it announced at Game Developers Conference. "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Pay And Play" will let users subscribe on a game-by-game basis to certain titles. Nintendo project leader Takashi Aoyama announced the service at GDC, but did not say what upcoming games would require payment for the service, or how much they would cost.
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Metroid Prime 3 will be released on August 20!
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Satoru Iwata says Nintendo isn't planning on reducing the cost of its market-leading Wii and DS consoles during the current fiscal year. "Our earnings projection for the year is not based on hardware price cuts, and I don't think we are going to need them."
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GameDaily finished transcribing their interview with Nintendo VP of marketing and corporate communications George Harrison. In the article George comments on Microsofts rushing the XBOX 360 to the market, and Sonys recent price drop.
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