I wish my Wii could download movies and television shows. It can’t…yet.
That might change soon or it might change later or it might not change at all. Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime isn’t sure yet. He’s still too busy trying to produce enough consoles to meet demand. After that’s taken care of, he says that his company will begin to explore other channel opportunities.
In Japan, Wii owners recently got access to a service on the Wii that displays TV listings similar to a TV Guide-like interface. Apparently "TV in Japan is notoriously weird," according to CNET and no such service existed.
Over here in the US, it’d be nice to see Wii-based movie downloads, TV show downloads, and a YouTube browser. The payment infrastructure is already in place with the Wii points system, now it just needs to be implemented.
In lighter news, Reggie also said that the Wii shortage this holiday is a channel problem and that there isn’t a warehouse in Guatemala where thousands of Wii are being held ransom by Wario and King Koopa. Seriously. They’re just screwing up and not meeting demand. Thanks, Reg.
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You mean the Wii Shortage is Real, not false. As in, its not some conspiracy, but rather, Nintendo can’t meet demand.
you can already browse youtube on wii
you can!!!
how???
Clarifications. One of my thoughtful co-workers added that last paragraph. I updated it to reflect that there isn’t an artificial Wii shortage. Also, yes you can watch YouTube videos using the Opera web browser. I was referring to a standalone YouTube player designed specifically for the Wii. Actually come to think of it, I don’t really care about watching YouTube videos all that much.
You must understand that Nintendo is still gun shy because of how poorly the Gamecube performed. When they released the Gamecube, the overestimated demand and as a result, they had tons of GC’s sitting in a warehouse. This time the underestimated demand for the Wii. They are unwilling to contract with an independent contractor to ramp up production past the 1.8 million they make a month because they fear that demand will drop sometime in 2008.
WHY would you want to download and watch videos on a Nintendo Wii. All it can output is 480p. I would rather get an Xbox 360 and watch HD TV shows and movies.
how do u download movies onto wii
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