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Nintendo Zone is available in Japan. Nintendo World Store in New York City used to have NZone, but they don't have NZone or even DS Download Station anymore. A few McDonalds test locations in [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=de|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnintendo.de%2FNOE%2Fde_DE%2Fnews%2Fevents%2Fpilotprojekt_-_nintendo_zone_bei_mcdonalds_18254.html Germany] have NZone. The test Germany locations are only available for a limited time, see the URL. Several USA Best Buy locations started a NZone test service in June 2009, see [http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84077 this]. It's unknown if those Best Buy locations still have NZone. NZone pictures [http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84247 here]. NZone screenshots [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=de|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bisafans.de%2Flexikon%2F069.shtml here].
Nintendo Zone is available in Japan. Nintendo World Store in New York City used to have NZone, but they don't have NZone or even DS Download Station anymore. A few McDonalds test locations in [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=de|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnintendo.de%2FNOE%2Fde_DE%2Fnews%2Fevents%2Fpilotprojekt_-_nintendo_zone_bei_mcdonalds_18254.html Germany] have NZone. The test Germany locations are only available for a limited time, see the URL. Several USA Best Buy locations started a NZone test service in June 2009, see [http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84077 this]. It's unknown if those Best Buy locations still have NZone. NZone pictures [http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84247 here]. NZone screenshots [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=de|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bisafans.de%2Flexikon%2F069.shtml here].
[[File:2010-08-08-203240.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Sysmenu displays this when NZone is detected for the first time.]]
[[File:2010-08-09-002721.jpg|200px|thumb|right|NZone icon flashing in sysmenu when sysmenu detects NZone again after the initial detection. ]]
[[File:2010-08-09-133249.jpg|200px|thumb|right|NZone loading content from the server.]]
== Client usage ==
== Client usage ==
Unlike DS Station, the Nintendo Zone client is rigged to only connect to an AP with a certain Broadcom tag. In other words, the client is rigged to only work with a certain router.(This tag is for the NIC/driver, not a specific router. NSpot used to use linksys routers, however custom fw may be needed for DSi to recognize the AP as NZone.) When the AP has the correct SSID, WEP key, and Broadcom tag, the client attempts to connect to the AP.(WEP key is generated from the SSID, Nintendo software can automatically connect to these APs without any configuration.)
Unlike DS Station, the Nintendo Zone client is rigged to only connect to an AP with a certain Broadcom tag. In other words, the client is rigged to only work with a certain router.(This tag is for the NIC/driver, not a specific router. NSpot used to use linksys routers, however custom fw may be needed for DSi to recognize the AP as NZone.) When the AP has the correct SSID, WEP key, and Broadcom tag, the client attempts to connect to the AP.(WEP key is generated from the SSID, Nintendo software can automatically connect to these APs without any configuration.)
When the DSi is in range of a Nintendo Zone AP, sysmenu will display a message that you're in range of a Nintendo Zone AP. The hidden DSi Nintendo Zone client will then appear in the [http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/ds/how_to_play/ menu.] The client is basically a NetFront browser rigged to only work with certain APs, and with the capability of booting RSA-1024 signed NDS software downloaded with https. DS Station seems to only support Nintendo's custom [http://code.google.com/p/wmb-asm/wiki/NTFA NTFA] file format for graphics. Nintendo Spot supports other formats, one of the formats is GIF. Nintendo Zone supports NTFA, GIF, and PNG.
When the DSi is in range of a Nintendo Zone AP, sysmenu will display a message that you're in range of a Nintendo Zone AP. The hidden DSi Nintendo Zone client will then appear in the [http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/ds/how_to_play/ menu.] The client is basically a NetFront browser rigged to only work with certain APs, and with the capability of booting RSA-1024 signed NDS software downloaded with https. DS Station seems to only support Nintendo's custom [http://code.google.com/p/wmb-asm/wiki/NTFA NTFA] file format for graphics. Nintendo Spot supports other formats, one of the formats is GIF. Nintendo Zone supports NTFA, GIF, and PNG.
== Versions ==
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