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Nintendo Zones Coming To North America Too?
At Nintendo press conference in Japan they highlighted a Wi-Fi connection service called Nintendo Zone. DSi’s and DS Lites are both compatible with Nintendo Zones, but the Nintendo DSi doesn’t need to download any additional software since the Nintendo Zone viewer built in its ...
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Nintendo Zones heading to North America?
GoNintendo — ... A North American trademark for ‘Nintendo Zones’ has popped up. Does this mean that we too will have the pleasure of downloading all sorts of goodies, including fun stuff from McDonalds?! Seriously though, it would be nice to see support for the zones stateside. I’d say the trademark points in a pretty positive direction. Link This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 at 12:52 pm and is filed under ...

Nintendo Zone trademarked in North America
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... restaurants. Nintendo Zone will be compatible with both the DS Lite (remember that?) and DSi, will offer demos and one-off content, and looks like it will make the trip to North America, after the above trademark was spotted in the USPTO database. While we're still short of an official confirmation, Siliconera notes that this was registered on October 2nd with Club Nintendo, Sin & Punishment, and Rhythm Heaven. [Via Siliconera] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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