The LAN-tunneling application continues to mature, as it presents itself to publishers as an inexpensive way to add online features to GameCube titles.
WARP PIPE DRIVES THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE ONLINE WITH VERSION 0.3.5
Software creates a new level of interactivity by allowing select Nintendo GameCube games to be played over a standard broadband Internet connection.
CHICAGO, IL - March 8, 2004 - Warp Pipe Technologies today announced the release of version 0.3.5 of their software which allows select Nintendo GameCube games to be played over the Internet. Currently supported games; Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, 1080°: Avalanche, and Kirby Air Ride contain a built-in Local Area Network (LAN) feature that allow for multiplayer gaming between connected GameCubes running the same game. Warp Pipe software allows gamers to extend this built-in LAN feature, allowing for a heart pounding online gaming experience, by simply operating its software on a PC or Mac that is connected to the same LAN as the Nintendo GameCube.
"In a time where most GameCube implementations of a multi-platform release are void of many features, including online game play, we believe that game developers and publishers will recognize the significant added-value that Local Area Network functionality brings to a gaming community hungry for more interactivity," stated Chad Paulson, Founder of Warp Pipe Technologies. "I think the advent of Warp Pipe Technology combined with Local Area Network functionality is a very attractive prospect for gamers and manufacturers, as publishers no longer have to worry about subsidizing online costs for the life of a video game, by either contracting an online solution to a third party or providing an in-house solution."
Warp Pipe software can be downloaded for the Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, Linux, and BSD operating systems free of charge at http://www.warppipe.com.
About Warp Pipe Technologies
Warp Pipe Technologies is an independent software effort dedicated to enabling LAN-enabled Nintendo GameCube games to be played over the Internet. Warp Pipe Technologies is in no way, shape, or form associated with Nintendo Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries. "GameCube", "Mario Kart", "Double Dash", "Kirby", "1080°" and subsequent marks and trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.
