Nintendo has announced that starting June 7, 2011, Nintendo 3DS customers will be able to take advantage of more than 25,000 free WiFi hotspots. Free WiFi will be available at select shopping malls, Best Buy stores, and AT&T WiFi locations. Here’s a snippet from the press release:
As of June 7, a new alliance with Simon Property Group, the country’s largest owner, developer and manager of high-quality retail real estate, will provide Nintendo 3DS owners with complimentary wireless connections at nearly 200 Simon shopping malls throughout the country. Nintendo 3DS users can also access hotspots at more than 1,000 Best Buy stores. Through an expanded agreement with AT&T, Nintendo 3DS users will have access to nearly 24,000 of AT&T’s Wi-Fi hotspots.
It’s fantastic that Nintendo and its partners are offering this service. It encourages use of the 3DS and allows gamers to do more on the go.
What do you think of these partnerships? Does free WiFi make the 3DS more appealing to you?
Where are these ATT hotspots besides their stores? I never see them pop up.
I think this is pretty weak though.
AT&T hotspots are in numerous airports, Starbucks, Barnes & Nobles, McDonalds, etc. They're pretty common in most major cities.
Ah so they are common in places I don't hang out. FastFood, Coffee houses, Book stores and airports.
I still find it weak.
Where would you want them?
Good question. Downtown NOLA would be a nice start. Similar to what they did in NYC.