Of course, you don’t necessarily need an official Nintendo adapter. If your home or school or office is already wireless, there’s a good chance you can go online with your existing network. In my case, I was able to use the Apple Airport Extreme I’ve owned for the past two and a half years to get online, and it was nearly as simple as using Nintendo’s software — despite the fact that it’s not officially supported. The DS’s WFC Connection functionality automatically seeks and locates all available access points, and from there it’s a simple matter of entering the HEX equivalent of the network password. Simple, fast, painless. It’s been a long, long time coming, but Nintendo’s finally online. And it looks like they’ve done it right. November 14th should be interesting.

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