Nintendo Europe: 'No plans' for Skype on the DSi

[wraggster]

We found out earlier this week that Skype is "technically possible" on the Nintendo DSi, but the question remained: Will Nintendo adopt the VoIP service for its fancy new handheld? CVG put that very question to Nintendo of Europe and, more or less, got a resounding, "No."

"We have no plans to release a Skype application for Nintendo DS or DSi," the company told them. Guess we're stuck only using the service on our PSP, iPhone, computer ... wait, do we really need this on the DS too?!

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/22/nintendo-europe-no-plans-for-skype-on-the-dsi/

[Pilot_51]

Why would Nintendo deny something as big as Skype? It's not like they need to develop it. That's one reason I like homebrew/OSS and relatively open platforms like the PC, no middle-man getting in the way preventing everything they don't like from getting on their system. I bet they have their own VoIP app in the works and don't want Skype to reduce the popularity of theirs.