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AOL Named As Nintendo’s Preferred ISP

In a curious move, considering the company’s apparent lack of interest in online games, Nintendo officials have signed a deal with AOL to make the media giant their “pref...

David Jenkins, Blogger

September 12, 2003

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In a curious move, considering the company’s apparent lack of interest in online games, Nintendo officials have signed a deal with AOL to make the media giant their “preferred ISP” for GameCube online titles. Considering that there are no first-party online games planned for the GameCube the real purpose of the deal seems to be in terms of cross-promotion, as well as perhaps laying the foundations for a closer relationship centered around the next-generation “N5” console.

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David Jenkins

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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