For certain online games Nintendo might soon charge for online play. During the Game Developer’s Conference 2008 Takashi Aoyama announced,
“Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Pay And Play” will let users subscribe on a game-by-game basis to certain titles. Nintendo project leader Takashi Aoyama announced the service at GDC, but did not say what upcoming games would require payment for the service, or how much they would cost.
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