What Is "Simple Start" Wi-Fi? Wii Connection or Development Left Over?

Posted Sep 10, 2006 at 10:49PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: Christmas

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With what you have to go through to find this, the first thing on our mind would be some bonus feature or secret level in a game. But a special, "hidden" Wi-Fi connection? To where does it go? Masterlinkx posted a video of this "Simple Start" Wi-Fi connection he found in his DS, using Metroid Prime Hunters as a demo. He also says that Nintendo warns not to do what he did, because "it's dangerous." Detailed instructions are in the video, but the short of it is:

Go to Configue Wi-Fi (through the game's multiplayer mode).
Pick any Wi-Fi setting to load, then tap "Search Access Point."
Once that's finished, tap "Back."
Here's where it gets dangerous. Take a toothpick and press down on the top-leftmost corner of the touchscreen.

The result? Top screen: "Connect Easily to a Simple Start Wi-Fi compatible access point." Touchscreen: "Awaiting Simple Start Wi-Fi Connection. Press the Simple Start Wi-Fi button." What Simple Start Wi-Fi button? It's clear the DS is searching for it because of a spinning icon at the bottom-right hand corner of the touchscreen, and a bit later the DS promptly replies, "Simple Start Wi-Fi startup failed." It's not just Metroid Prime. Others have tried it on Star Fox Command, Tetris DS, Mario Kart DS, and Animal Crossing on both the DS and Lite. Everyone who has seen it for themselves are wondering what the heck it's for. Some of the theories include Wii-DS synching, a "Nintendo-specific wireless router" they have yet to unveil, or even an artifact from scrapped plans for DS units to directly connect via Wi-Fi.

Conspiracy theories are a dime a dozen. Nintendo warning you not to try this thing (as Masterlinkx pointed out), on the other hand, is something else entirely, and like children being told not to peek at the hidden package under the Christmas tree, this has fired up our curiosity. Hmm...

Via dsfanboy.com

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# Hrmm.. — Guest 2006-09-10 17:18

Makes ya think. Guess this beats Staples' "easy button". hehe...

# vvvvv — Guest 2006-09-10 18:53

i have the nintendo wifi usb connector but im not about to do that to my ds it doesnt connect with that does it?..... btw wouldnt it be cool if all i needed for online Wii was that usb connector that i already have...

# AOSS — Guest 2006-09-10 19:52

It would seem to likely revolve around AOSS-compliant devices. For those that don't know, with these you hit the AOSS button on your router and it seeks out another compliant device to set everything up for you.

The Wii will likely have some variation of this and recent games would seem to have support for this in their configuration menus rather than having to go through the Wi-Fi Connection Setup.

# AOSS — Guest 2006-09-10 20:58

But, the DS Wifi setup already has an AOSS button..

# the wii??? — Guest 2006-09-11 01:51

it mite be somthing to do with connectivity throught the new home console as it is seaid to have wifi built in , u never know it could be used like a game link to the wii sorta thing, like metroid prime hunter and corruption working alongside via wifi?

maybe but it would be intresting#

# even easier to get to that menu — Guest 2006-09-11 02:40

- go to the WFC config menu

- chose a setting

- tab the top left of the touch screen (with your stylus)

There is no need to search for an AP first and it works well with a stylus (no need for a toothpick).

# toothpick — Guest 2006-09-11 10:34

@6 I AM THE TOOTHPICK AND YOU NEED ME

# READ THIS!@!@!@! — Guest 2006-09-11 12:37

It has nothing to do with nothing or else, the makers would move the button to a more secure place

# hmm what is it searching for — tito0096 2006-10-15 13:02

i thought this ment to find the wifi settings but i dont know what its looking for

# Did it... creepy. — Guest 2010-03-14 16:11

I tried this and all i had to do was calibrate the touch screen so that it was a little off, and then when I went through all this, a little searching doohikee popped up, but NO words, then after about 3 seconds, the search thing turned GREEN, then an error box turned up with NO words in it... creepy...

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