Japanese planes ban Wi-Fi gaming systems

Wireless computer mouses and headphones not provided by the airlines are also banned now.

So...it's like a movie theater where you're not supposed to bring your own food and drink?

Interesting. Considering I've done Wi-Fi with my DS many, many times on airplanes.

As someone who travels for business quite a bit. Please God don't let this happen in America. I need my gaming fix when I'm away from home!

how does this work exactly? am i still allowed to play my DS but not use the wifi? I am perfectly fine with that, but try to take away my DS...no i don't even want to think about it.

If this is really a valid safety hazard that cool with me, though I do not fly often. I do prefer to stare into a portable gaming device for the duration of the flight since im terrified of flying. "My Pokemanz, let them keep me distracted from the fear!"

Ah, finally went through with it.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/28/japan-to-ban-wi-fi-gaming-on-planes/

Again, gotta go back to the old FAA. They're the world's smallest sphinxter, yet they aren't banning it. Airlines are generally not supposed to be carrying any equipment that can easily be interfered by commercial frequencies.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/10/30

For great Lulz.

mmmm....

"Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Business"

*still thinking why it was filled under Wii*

Next they'll outlaw bombs.

Huh?

(Goes back to playing Halo DS on Japanese plane.)

This just in, pacemakers, defibrillators, and the portable insulin pump are now restricted during in-flight activity.

If you think this won't come to be in America you're dead wrong, our airline association has been impowered by homeland security to a point where they are all but God. Just a few days ago they threw a woman in a holding cell, handcuffed for 10 hours because she was upset they wouldn't let her on her flight and expressed her anger for not being there. She never said she was going to hurt anyone or anything but was denied her right to be upset over poor customer service and outragious business practices. Did I mention this woman died of strangulation? Her hands where handcuffed behind her back and she was in a cell, wonder how that happened. If they go as far as killing people because they're upset they didn't get what they paid for there's no telling what might go down when they pass restrictions against wi-fi capable devices.

The the misinformation mill keeps on turning...

As Mythbusters showed a little while ago, this is complete BS. I'm just surprised it came from the land of Nintendo, rather than America.

-Shidarin
http://www.grenadehop.com/

So, since the PSP has a switch to leave wifi off completely, is that going to be banned too?

Hey, at least it can emulate fun games.

Somebody make them watch Mythbusters. =P

I play wi-fi on the plane, but not during take-off nor landing. ;)

It's been like this here in Brazil for ages... What took Japan so long? :P

I played my DS on the flight from okinawa to tokyo on thursday.. the flight attendants didn't seem bothered.

As far as I could decipher the safety booklet, the DS was fine, as long as you didn't use the wireless function. (which i assume doesn't get turned on unless you use a game that uses it.. or pictochat. right?)