| As the battle of the handheld gaming
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| | several free Wi-Fi connections in cafés,
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| systems hots up, one of the emerging
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| | pubs and public places such as airports,
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| must-haves is proving to be the
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| | and Nintendo have even struck a deal with
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| capability of Wi-Fi gaming. As the term
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| | McDonald's in order to provide designated
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| implies, Wi-Fi gaming involves playing
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| | Wi-Fi access for the Nintendo Wi-Fi
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| games via a Wi-Fi internet connection to
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| | Network. In the UK there are currently
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| other players. The two most popular
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| | 7500 branches offering this facility.
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| handheld gaming consoles, the PlayStation
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| | For those who prefer gaming at home, in
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| Portable (PSP) and the Nintendo DS, both
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| | addition to the handheld consoles, the
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| allow Wi-Fi gaming, across the
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| | latest-generation home consoles, that is,
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| PlayStation Network and the Nintendo
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| | the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3 and
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| Wi-Fi Network, respectively.
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| | the Xbox 360 can all access the internet
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| Wi-Fi gaming allows users to compete
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| | for gaming via Wi-Fi connections,
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| against others connected to the internet
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| | although the Xbox 360 will require the
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| nearby or even on the other side of the
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| | optional USB Xbox 360 Wireless Networking
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| world. Even if you don't have friends who
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| | Adapter to go wireless.
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| have an interest in gaming, with 53
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| | The range of games available for the
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| million Nintendo DS consoles and 25
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| | handheld consoles for online play should
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| million PSP consoles sold worldwide, it
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| | be wide enough to suit anyone's tastes.
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| is unlikely that there won't be anyone to
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| | There's role playing games such as Final
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| play against, regardless of your
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| | Fantasy III and Zelda: The Phantom
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| preferred gaming genre.
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| | Hourglass, first-person shooters like Tom
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| Wi-Fi networks are accessible within the
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| | Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas, racing games
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| transmitting range of a wireless access
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| | such as Mario Kart DS and sports games,
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| point, or hotspot. In the US, the city of
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| | including FIFA 08 to name but a few. The
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| Albuquerque, New Mexico, has gone as far
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| | opportunities are literally endless, and
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| as to offer free Wi-Fi access to all of
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| | with the market for online gaming set to
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| its residents. In the UK, Norwich is
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| | increase from $5.9bn in 2007 to $13bn by
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| pioneering a free city-wide Wi-Fi
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| | 2012 according to research by the DFC
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| project, employing 200 antennas to cover
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| | Intelligence Group, that is unlikely to
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| the city centre and three sectors of the
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| | change anytime soon.
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| city. Similar projects are being planned
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| | So with an almost limitless amount of
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| for other major UK cities, such as
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| | places to play the games, people to play
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| Manchester, London and Birmingham. For
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| | with and game genres, gamers are simply
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| those not lucky enough to live in a city
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| | spoilt for choice by the current wave of
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| with a comparable scheme there are
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| | Wi-Fi gaming.
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