It's a well known fact that Nintendo's online service is, shall we say, lacking. It's there, which is better than the GameCube, but it's still not anywhere near as robust as the 360 or PSN. However, they do have some cool features that don't get noticed and in Japan the Wii has video channels and some other random features. So we continue to dream that the U.S. channel line-up might get a bit more robust. Like maybe some Netflix?
It's possible of course, but Reggie Fils-Aime is staying tight lipped on the fact other than to say that if they do Netflix it will be very different from their competitors. "We have nothing to announce [as] a partnership from an online streaming standpoint," Fils-Aime said. "Should we go down that path we will do something different than our competitors."
Should they go down that path? Nintendo streaming movies confirmed! Oh no, wait. I meant to say that Nintendo will probably never bring this to the system and even if they did why would you want to watch movies without a hi-def option? Silly me, sometimes I get what I mean to say mixed up.
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10:00 AM on 06.13.2009
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I know it's just impossible to enjoy anything that isn't in the highest possible definition.
All those years I wasted thinking I was enjoying my standard-def entertainment, oh the shame.
@ Manasteel- What do you mean by "western consumers"? The Wii is actually selling better in the West than anywhere else, with the DS not far behind.
True its selling like gangbusters, but the features that the American Wii and the Japanese Wii are pretty different. For instance, I could order pizza in japan on my Wii. That feature won't come over since its not a priority for Nintendo of America to bring over. Nintendo of America doesn't create any new business models so we only get what Japan decides to offer us. Have you ever wondered why all Nintendo games get released in Japan and we don't get Mother 3 or Wii no Ma or Captain Rainbow.
Nintendo cares mostly about its Japanese core and then uses NoA or NoE to market to westerners the catalog of things that Japan wants to come over.
Also, you should change the title to this. "Post misleading, Razak zings console with no actual information on Netflix for Wii"
I've never used netflicks but I think I would be more intrigued by it if I could stream it off my tv isntead of my tiny 15 inch laptop.
I assume you mean, "I have a shitty old TV and think it's as good as HD so I must be blind and poor."
Hmmm, come to think of it, I'm not sure what they care about.
ARE ANALOGS
Shut the hell up on the SD v HD thing. Not everyone has a tv that can do HD, or an HD player, etc. So fucking what?
I'd approve of this. Doesn't matter about the definition, cuz Netflix on the Wii would be bitchin. That's the important part, not the 'quality' of picture'.
And in these days, people watch happily crappy Youtube videos all day long so I think Wii's SD channel would be great for western viewers too.