Movies on Nintendo Game Boy; WiFi For DS Portable

DreamWorks Animation has tied up with video game publisher Majesco to become the first studio to provide films for Nintendo’s line of Game Boy portable vidgame players. Majesco will release “Shrek,” “Shrek 2,” and “Shark Tale” later this summer in its proprietary Game Boy Video format with a price expected around $20.

Majesco had to develop a new technology to play video on the Game Boy, however, and can only store animated content up to 90 minutes.

This follows success of Sony PSP, where other studios are scrambling to release portable movies on to…

In related news, Nintendo will establish 1,000 WiFi hotspots in Japan by the end of 2005 where owners of its DS portable game machines can play games with others online for free. The company is planning a similar service for overseas markets…

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