Online Multiplayer on the Wii

Nintendo has outdone themselves with the Wii providing an innovative type of game play far better than the Xbox360 and PS3, but where Microsoft and Sony has Nintendo beat is their online game play. Microsoft was the first in this market and it proved a great success with the Xbox, it proved even a greater success with Nintendo's DS. So why has Nintendo yet to release online play? Some believe, because it is not as profitable as Nintendo would like it to be.

When I first bought the Wii and heard it came with integrated Wi-Fi technology at no additional charge, I assumed they would have online multiplayer out of the box. There is some light at the end of the tunnel though. At the 2007 Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, Nintendo announced that Pokemon will have online multiplayer upon its scheduled US release on June 25th. It was also said that it would integrate with the Nintendo DS online community as well, probably in a similar way that Mii Characters transfer from Wii to Wii but instead pokemon characters from DS to Wii.

So could Online Multiplayer be as close as this summer. I sure hope so. It would be great to play the new Mario Kart on the Wii against other people all over the world.