Device and method for wirelessly accessing game media

A video gaming console comprising:

• a controller;
• a wireless transceiver, electrically coupled with the controller;
• and
• a memory, electrically coupled with the controller;
• wherein the wireless transceiver sends a request to a game containing device for wireless access to a game code in a physical game media communicatively coupled with the game containing device, and if access is granted by the game containing device, the wireless transceiver receives at least a portion of the game code and stores the at least a portion of the game code in the memory.

A video gaming intermediate device, comprising:

• a controller;
• a wireless data communication transceiver, electrically coupled with the controller, and
• a memory, electrically coupled with the controller, and
• wherein the controller for wirelessly transmitting, via the wireless data communication transceiver, a request to a game containing device for wireless access to game code of a physical gaming media,
• for storing in the memory the game code wirelessly received from the game containing device in the memory, and
• for wirelessly communicating the game code from the memory to at least one game console.

A method of distributing an electronic game to at least one game console, the method comprising:

• wirelessly receiving, at a game containing device, a request from at least one game console for access to game code associated with a physical game media;
• confirming, at the game containing device, that the physical game media is communicatively coupled with the game containing device;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting, upon confirmation that the physical game media is communicatively coupled with the game containing device, at least a portion of the game code to the at least one game console in response to the request.

A physical gaming media comprising:

• memory for storing program and data, including for storing game code and at least one licensing parameter;
• a controller, electrically coupled with the memory;
• a wireless data communication transceiver, electrically coupled with the controller;
• and
• a comparator, electrically coupled with the controller, for
• wirelessly receiving a request, via the wireless data communication transceiver, for access to the game code by at least one game console;
• comparing the request to the at least one licensing parameter;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting the requested game code to the at least one game console if a comparison of the request to the at least one licensing parameter results in a determination that such access would comply with a license contract associated with the game code.