28 Sept 2009

Sure-chigai tsuushin, or “passerby communication.”


Wired reports that hundreds of Dragon Quest IX players are gathering in front of Yodobashi-Akiba department store in Tokyo with their Nintendo DS in hand to share tips and valuable 'maps' with each other.

Players in Tokyo are leaving the Nintendo in communication mode as they make their way through their day and collecting connection messages (pings) from other players also in communication mode that sometime include valuable tips for the gameplay, making it one of the biggest crowdsourcing game features ever.

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