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 [[File:WFC Logo.svg|thumb|200px|The worldwide Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo]]
-{{quote2|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is simple to use. Beginning with free access… we have removed one of the major barriers that have kept people from going online to play games.|[[Reggie Fils-Aime]]|</span>Oct. 18, 2005 Press Release<span>}}
+{{quote|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is simple to use. Beginning with free access… we have removed one of the major barriers that have kept people from going online to play games.|Reggie Fils-Aimé|source=Oct. 18, 2005 Press Release}}
 '''{{wp|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection}}''' (abbreviated as '''WFC''') was [[Nintendo]]'s free online matchmaking service that was used by the [[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]], and [[Nintendo DSi]]. It began on November 14, 2005, on the same day of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''{{'}}s release, making it the first Nintendo WFC-compatible game. The first ''Super Mario'' game for the [[Wii]] that had Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection compatibility was ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''.
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 In an attempt to widen the user base, Nintendo released the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector. This device connected Nintendo hardware to the Internet, through the user's {{wp|Microsoft Windows}} computer and an available USB port.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc/en_na/customersupport/downloadUSB.jsp</ref> This was particularly useful for players without wireless routers or home routers using the {{wp|Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA or WPA2}} wireless security standards, when the Nintendo DS and games are only compatible with {{wp|Wired Equivalent Privacy|WEP}}.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc/en_na/ds-security.jsp Nintendo DS and wireless security compatibility (WEP & WPA)]. ''Nintendo.'' Retrieved January 1, 2018</ref> This excludes Nintendo DSi enhanced titles, such as ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' if the player was playing on a Nintendo DSi or later.
-The [[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DSi]], and [[Nintendo 3DS]] could connect with the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, but the [[Wii U]] could not
+The [[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DSi]], and [[Nintendo 3DS]] could connect with the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, but the [[Wii U]] could not.
 Also, a player could link a Nintendo DS to the Connection at Wi-Fi enabled McDonald's restaurants for free.<ref>(Oct 18, 2005) [https://web.archive.org/web/20051223210844/http://www.nintendo.com:80/newsarticle?articleid=ZRzLtQZgFZiOvHfsAvXKUDxYUloypXJv Nintendo and Wayport Join Forces to Bring Free U.S. Wi-Fi Access To Nintendo DS Users]. ''Nintendo.'' Archived December 23, 2005.</ref> When no other option is available, it is also possible for a computer connected to the Internet to create a hotspot.
 [[File:Wii LAN Adapter.png|thumb|Wii LAN Adapter]]
-The Wii could also be connected to the Internet with a wired LAN connection. For this, the Wii LAN Adapter had to be bought separately. It was plugged into one of the USB ports at the back of the Wii and offered a port for LAN cables. This could cause confusion with the {{wp|Wi-Fi|term of a similar name}} because the adapter bypassed the need to look for a hotspot. The name ''{{FULLPAGENAME}}'' was chosen when the Wii was still in development and the only device able to access the internet was the Nintendo DS, which no LAN support was possible.
+The Wii could also be connected to the Internet with a wired LAN connection. For this, the Wii LAN Adapter had to be bought separately. It was plugged into one of the USB ports at the back of the Wii and offered a port for LAN cables. This could cause confusion with the {{wp|Wi-Fi|term of a similar name}} because the adapter bypassed the need to look for a hotspot. The name "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection" was chosen when the Wii was still in development and the only device able to access the internet was the Nintendo DS, which no LAN support was possible.
 The Wii LAN Adapter was also supported by the Wii U, [[Nintendo Switch]], and even PC (with driver).<ref>[https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/browse/productDetailColorSizePicker.jsp?productId=prod10279 Nintendo Online Store]</ref>