Nintendo to promote Wii broadband access in Japan

via Games Industry


Nintendo and telecoms operator NTT announced that they would cooperate to promote the broadband Internet access of the Wii in Japan.

According to a Reuter's report, Nintendo and NTT's two regional units, NTT East and NTT West, will start operating call centers jointly this week to provide consultation and support for the Wii's Internet connection.

They will also offer a start-up package which provides equipment for Web access, on-site set up, and other services for Wii users.

"I hope our fibre-optic service becomes as popular as the Wii," NTT East senior executive vice president Tetsuo Koga told a news conference on Wednesday.

"I think we have won a powerful ally to hit our target to boost fiber-optic subscribers to 20 million by the year ending March 2011."

Nintendo plans to launch WiiWare in Japan next March, allowing users to purchase new titles via the Internet. The company has sold 13.2 million Wii consoles worldwide as of the end of September.

NTT's two regional units had 6.1 million fibre-optic subscribers as of March 2007.