Free Download Service for Nintendo DS handheld in the US Starts This Week

The free service that lets consumers beam game demos and other content directly to their Nintendo DS begins this week in thousands of U.S. retailers including Best Buy Co. Inc. and GameStop Corp. By going near the companyÂ’s electronic kiosks, DS units automatically receive a notice offering game demos, movie trailers and other content for temporary download. The information will be erased from the DS once it’s turned off. The service uses the DS’s local-area wireless networking capabilities previously used just to facilitate head-to-head play by gamers near each other.
The free service that lets consumers beam game demos and other content directly to their Nintendo DS begins this week in thousands of U.S. retailers including Best Buy Co. Inc. and GameStop Corp. By going near the companyÂ’s electronic kiosks, DS units automatically receive a notice offering game demos, movie trailers and other content for temporary download. The information will be erased from the DS once it’s turned off. The service uses the DS’s local-area wireless networking capabilities previously used just to facilitate head-to-head play by gamers near each other.