McDonald's to provide Wi-Fi for DS

Live in the US and own a Nintendo DS. Well it looks like you will soon be able to play online games over Wi-Fi at your local McDonald’s:

DS Goes Wayport

From the article:

October 17, 2005 - Nintendo of America on Tuesday will announce a groundbreaking partnership with Wi-Fi provider Wayport to make available free Internet access to DS owners at McDonald's restaurants across the nation. Nintendo and Wayport will offer complimentary Wi-Fi hotspots at McDonald's establishments, enabling DS owners to use the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which launches November 14 in the states, to play online games with or against each other.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection marks the company's entry into the online arena. The service is dramatically different from competitors because it is entirely free to consumers who already have wireless Internet access at home, as opposed to Xbox Live, which functions on a subscription model. Nintendo expects to release a variety of DS games this year that will make use of the Wi-Fi Connection, including Mario Kart DS, Tony Hawk's American SK8Land, Animal Crossing: Wild World and Metroid Prime Hunters.

With a majority of Nintendo DS users out there being kids and teens, and with obesity becoming an issue in this day and age, the idea of mixing both fast food and video games doesn’t seem like the best idea.