United States patent (7056217) filed by Nintendo states the following:
Messaging service for video game systems with buddy list that displays game being played
A messaging system includes a web server computer and at least two video game systems. Each game system is configured to connect to the web server computer via the Internet and to communicate status data indicative of an activity engaged in by a user thereof. The web server computer generates a session file indicative of user status and the status of each of two or persons on a buddy list of the user.
Nothing real ground breaking, but shows that Nintendo does in fact have an online gameplan with the Wii. Though the Gamecube had online support, it was never wildly accepted since it launched well after the systems release.
source: nintendo Central
Tags: Nintendo, Messaging service, video game, Wii


















