Nintendo (continues) to think outside the box: use your DS Lite at a Mariners game

[Image: DS baseball sm]The article in the Seattle Times notes how “little fanfare” has been made of the feature. I went to a Mariners game two weeks ago and I had no idea this even existed:

The innovative program is called the Nintendo Fan Network. For a fee, the network uploads a program onto the user’s DS Lite and allows fans to order food and drinks, watch the live television feed of the game, access stats and scores and play trivia, all from the comfort of their seat — whether it’s a premium seat behind home plate or in the top row of the stadium.

The fee mentioned is $5 for one game, or $30 for 10 games. It irks me a little bit that they think they can charge you to make it more convenient for you to buy food, but then I realize that they’re also Wi-Fi-ing you a live TV stream of the game and providing stats and trivia.

Since I tend to sit in the nosebleeds at Mariners games, that could be really freaking cool. I think I’ll head out to a game sometime soon with my trusty DS to give this system a try. I’ll let you know what I think.