According to reports from Europe, the forthcoming Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection will offer a friends list, advanced matchmaking, Web-based stats and even support for duplicate names (so you won't have to be urpwned077) - it works because each Nintendo DS has a unique identifier. Best of all, the price is right: free, although individual developers might still charge a fee in some cases. So far, only Mario Kart DS, Tony Hawk DS and Animal Crossing DS have announced Wi-Fi features, and for some reason Mario Kart's battle mode won't be online...
