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  • The result of NTT and Nintendo teaming up

    by 
    David Hinkle
    David Hinkle
    01.09.2008

    Back in November when we heard about Japanese telecoms provider Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp combining forces with Nintendo to promote the Wii and its online capabilities, we weren't sure what kind of adverts would be the result. In the commercial above, we get a small glimpse at Smash Bros. Brawl, but the majority of the ad is populated by a happy woman and some kind of egg deal. What is the significance of the egg? Someone please explain the egg to us?[Via Kotaku]

  • NTT and Nintendo team up to push Wii's online features

    by 
    David Hinkle
    David Hinkle
    11.28.2007

    var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/nintendo_wii/NTT_and_Nintendo_team_up_to_push_Wii_s_online_features_in_Japan'; Before the launch of downloadable games on Wii Ware, Nintendo has decided they need to push the online features of the Wii console in Japan. So, they've teamed up with Japanese telecoms provider Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp to do just that.As part of the deal, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp will offer up discounted internet start up packages and set-up help to Wii owners. By doing so, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp hopes to boost penetration for fiber optic internet service by hooking in some of the Wii's large user base.Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp senior exec VP Tetsuo Koga hopes to have "20 million subscribers by the year ending March 2011."