First Expressway company! Development of Nintendo Zone™ "DS at DraPla"
-Providing WiMAX services at four Pasar sites in February 2010-
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- First Expressway company! Development of Nintendo Zone™ "DS at DraPla"
December 14, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi) will provide "Nintendo Zone" service in the service area/parking area (SA/PA) of the Expressway under the name of "DS DraPla". Expand.
In February 2010, this will be the first service from four Pasar sites in the table below, and will be the first "Nintendo Zone" service for a Expressway company.
[Scheduled to provide "DS DraPla" service]
| SA/PA name | location |
|---|---|
| Keiyo Road Makuhari PA (above) Pasar Makuhari (above) | Makuhari Town, Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture |
| Keiyo Road Makuhari PA (bottom) Pasar Makuhari (bottom) | Makuhari Town, Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture |
| Tohoku Expressway Hanyu PA (bottom) Pasar Hanyu (bottom) | Saninta, Maitreya, Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway Miyoshi PA (above) Pasar Miyoshi (above) | Kamitomi, Miyoshi-cho, Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture |
This "DS DraPla" service is based on the content of our website "DraPla E-NEXCO Drive Plaza" and is based on "Nintendo DS®" (hereinafter "DS") facility information and recommendations for each Pasar. In addition to product information, road traffic information, etc., it provides contents such as stamp rallies and quizzes. You can also download a free trial version of the DS software.
With this service, we will create new DS usage scenarios and make SA/PA more convenient and more enjoyable.
For the development of the "Nintendo Zone" at the four Pasar sites, WiMAX provided by UQ Communications is used as the communication infrastructure.
The official service launch date will be announced once it is determined.
- Nintendo DS, Nintendo Zone DS/DS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nintendo.
・Outline of "Pasar"
NEXCO EAST, a new commercial facility under the brand "Pasar" will be created to transform the service area/parking area from "the facility you want to use" to "the facility you want to use" We are actively promoting the development of.
"Pasar" is a coined word that combines "PA" in the "parking area", "SA" in the "service area", and "R" in the relaxation, and also means "market" in Indonesian. ..
As a new form of SA/PA, we would like to propose to our customers "a place where you can relax and take a break during the journey" and "a lively place where you can enjoy yourself during the journey".
About "Nintendo Zone"
Nintendo Zone is a network service using Wi-Fi communication of Nintendo DS. At facilities that have introduced the Nintendo Zone, if you bring a DS, you can use the service unique to that facility for free, without making any special settings.
Available services include browsing information content using dedicated browser software, downloading trial versions of DS software, and Wi-Fi connection services.
We can provide information contents such as facility information, news, weather forecast, surrounding area information, as well as highly entertaining things such as games and quizzes.
It will also lead to attracting new customers to the facility and improving customer satisfaction.
- You can use any of Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DSi LL.
About "WiMAX"
Mobile WiMAX provided by UQ Communications (hereinafter "UQ") is high-speed wireless communication that complies with the international Standard IEEE802.16e and the standards established by the WiMAX Forum.
The greatest feature is that even within the WiMAX area, you can perform high-speed data communication with a maximum Out-bound speed of 40 Mbps and an maximum In-bound speed of 10 Mbps even when you are on the go or traveling by car or train. You can enjoy.