Wasapi

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Wasapi
URL	http://www.wasapi.com
Slogan	Interactive Entertainment
Type of site	Video Games Website
Registration	Optional
Available language(s)	English
Owner	Larry Herb
Created by	Larry Herb
Launched	April 8, 2004
Revenue	Unknown
Current status	Online

Wasapi was a video game website that use to provide a wide spectrum of video game content ranging from cheat codes to video game news. Originally the website focused on providing content regaurding all of the video game platforms but as time progressed the website focused exclusively on two Nintendo systems: the Nintendo DS and Wii. Today the website is online, but dormant due to the owner's commitment to other activities.

1 History
2 Future
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Wasapi was founded in 2004 by Larry Herb. At launch the website took a creative approach to its navigation, using a image map visitors would select a make believe city name to visit a section of the website. The website eventually evolved into a more traditional type of gaming website that focused exclusively on the Nintendo wii and the Nintendo DS Platforms.

[edit] Name and logo

The name Wasapi was taken from a class project based on a make believe island from the founder's 6th grade social science class. The red and black that was used in the flag portion of the logo signified sophistication and excitement. The flag was used for a logo to signify an online community celebrating the latest in interactive entertainment.

[edit] Version 1 website

The 1st version of the website carried an island theme with each section labeled with some type of city name. The following was the list of odd city names that were once used.

Athcome- General Content
Precome- James Bond 007 fansite
Wasapi International Airport- External Link Page
Info City- Video Game Reviews
Wasapi Tech- Game Maker Custom Games
Castle Island- Super Mario fansite.

[edit] Version 2 website

Image:Wasapiv2.jpg

Wasapi.com Version 2

The second version of this website took on more of a traditional theme. Unlike the first version that focused on all current generation video game platforms, the second version of wasapi.com focused on Nintendo's platform.

[edit] Version 3 website

As time progressed the website focused primarily on the newest Nintendo Console of the time, the Nintendo DS while maintaining it's Super Mario Fansite "Bowser's Castle".

[edit] Version 4 website

The 4th version of wasapi.com was really just a face lift from the 3rd version of the website.

[edit] Version 5 website

Wasapi's site prior to 2008 included a number of video game related sections

Nintendo DS^[1]- News and Information about games
Wii^[2]- News and Information about games
Bowsers Castle^[3]- Mario video game fansite
Wasapi Video^[4]- containing a library of videos to the latest video games
Online Entertainment^[5]- a small online game site with flash, java and shockwave games.
Forums- A Small Message Board for Video Game Related Discussions

[edit] Future

The future of this website is unknown today it remains with a simple splash page.^[6] It's rumored that Wasapi may make a reappearance in social networking applications.