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Nintendo bringing video on demand to Wii console
Obsessable News Feed —
Nintendo is set to join Microsoft and Sony with a console providing video on demand services, announcing plans to add the feature to its Wii. Unfortunately for Wii owners, it doesn't look like Nintendo is going to be offering the kind of big-name Hollywood movies and television programs the other consoles offer for download. The company said that the videos it puts up on its service will be original content only.
It's hard to imagine Nintendo developing enough original content to make this service really satisfying — it would be great to have ...
Nintendo Wii to start offering downloadable videos
DVICE Atom Feed —
... video services, it was only a matter of time before the Wii began offering videos as well.
Nintendo just announced that, at least in Japan, the Wii will offer up both free and pay videos. Of course, since the Wii isn't HD the videos aren't going to be as high-quality as those offered by Sony and Microsoft, but many more people have Wiis than do Xboxes and Playstations, so this may be a good way to introduce people to downloadable video in the living room.
Via AP
Nintendo bringing video content to the Wii
SlashGear —
... Yesterday Nintendo Co. said they will be offering videos through their very popular Wii gaming console. Nintendo is finally trying to catch up with their competing consoles the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Nintendo will be developing original programming which Wii users will be able to access via the internet and watch on their TV. ...
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