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Nintendo Zone is the successor of DS Download Station, the latest revision in the Nintendo Spot series. The predecessor of Nintendo Zone in this series is DS Station, and the first revision in this series is Nintendo Spot. Although Nintendo Zone is the latest revision in the series, most game stores still use DS Station. This series downloads DS demos from an Internet server, rather than from a local DS host. Technical info on NSpot/DS Station is available [http://code.google.com/p/wmb-asm/wiki/NintendoSpot here.] Nintendo Zone locations have additional company-specific content. Companies can use this for information about the store/location, coupons with JP McDonalds won by quizzes, prizes, mini-games, etc.
Nintendo Zone is the successor of DS Download Station, the latest revision in the Nintendo Spot series. The predecessor of Nintendo Zone in this series is DS Station, and the first revision in this series is Nintendo Spot. Although Nintendo Zone is the latest revision in the series, most game stores still use DS Station, however JP stores are starting to switch to NZone. This series downloads DS demos from an Internet server, rather than from a local DS host. Technical info on NSpot/DS Station is available [http://code.google.com/p/wmb-asm/wiki/NintendoSpot here.] Nintendo Zone locations have additional company-specific content. Companies can use this for information about the store/location, coupons with JP McDonalds won by quizzes, prizes, mini-games, etc.
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] used to have NZone. That test service ended, but the EUR server is still online. Several USA Best Buy locations started a NZone test service in June 2009, see [http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84077 this]. That test service ended, NZone is non-existent in USA since no test services exist in USA. NZone pictures [http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84247 here]. EUR NZone screenshots [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=de|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bisafans.de%2Flexikon%2F069.shtml here] and [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=de|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filb.de%2F1376 here]. Old USA NYC screenshots [http://www.nintendo.com/bin/w3I-XYyMEgk1VUUqyo5k-P4eQc_mlXDU/mcHH5cHLGbg5AJQIa_x2nLkBLEUlFmEJ.pdf here.] Japan screenshots: [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=ja|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp%2Fds%2Fnintendozone%2Fhowto_dsi.html here] and [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=ja|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.driveplaza.com%2Fds%2Fhowto.html 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] used to have NZone. That test service ended, but the EUR server is still online. Several USA Best Buy locations started a NZone test service in June 2009, see [http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84077 this]. That test service ended, NZone is non-existent in USA since no test services exist in USA. NZone pictures [http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84247 here]. EUR NZone screenshots [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=de|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bisafans.de%2Flexikon%2F069.shtml here] and [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=de|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filb.de%2F1376 here]. Old USA NYC screenshots [http://www.nintendo.com/bin/w3I-XYyMEgk1VUUqyo5k-P4eQc_mlXDU/mcHH5cHLGbg5AJQIa_x2nLkBLEUlFmEJ.pdf here.] Japan screenshots: [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=ja|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp%2Fds%2Fnintendozone%2Fhowto_dsi.html here] and [http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=ja|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.driveplaza.com%2Fds%2Fhowto.html here].
Nintendo filed a patent describing the NSpot/DS Station AP system. This system is old, yet this was never patented until 2010.
Nintendo filed a patent describing the NSpot/DS Station AP system. This system is old, yet this was never patented until 2010.
NZone and DS Station usually have the same demos as Wii Nintendo Channel. However, sometimes certain retailers with NZone have exclusive content and demos not available _anywhere_ else.
[[File:2010-08-08-203240.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Sysmenu displays this when NZone is detected for the first time.]]
[[File:2010-08-08-203240.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Sysmenu displays this when NZone is detected for the first time.]]