'Wii Movie Store Will Launch Soon'

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'Wii Movie Store Will Launch Soon'; ign.com
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The Deadman	Jul 28 2009, 07:19 AM Post #1
Hydrocity Act 2 Posts: 108 Group: B Rank Adventurer Member #10,120 Joined: July 5, 2009	UK, July 27, 2009 - The global release of a movie store for Nintendo's Wii is on the cards, according to comments from Lionsgate's president of digital media Curt Mavis. "I imagine the Wii's movie store will launch worldwide soon" Mavis told Casualgaming.biz (thanks, Joystiq), before going on to outline the potential of such a service; "Our horror and action movies are ideal for the Xbox and PlayStation's hardcore audience," he said "while the broader audience of the Wii are likely to enjoy our more mass-market properties." A film streaming service is already available for the Wii in Japan, while rumours have been circulating that Netflix could facilitate such a service in the States.



Nail Strafer	Jul 28 2009, 04:16 PM Post #2
Flying Battery Act 2 Posts: 1,218 Group: A Rank Hero Member #8,106 Joined: May 5, 2008	My immediate thought is... "Why didn't they just put a DVD player in the Wii?"



Deleted User	Jul 28 2009, 04:40 PM Post #3
Deleted User	The Deadman Jul 28 2009, 07:19 AM A film streaming service is already available for the Wii in Japan, while rumours have been circulating that Netflix could facilitate such a service in the States. I thought they already had that for the 360?
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Blaze's Flame	Jul 28 2009, 05:30 PM Post #4
Death Egg Act 1 Posts: 7,956 Group: A Rank Legend Member #10,027 Joined: June 2, 2009 Playstation Network ID: StarlightMelody Wii Friend Code: Ask 3DS Friend Code: 0103-9280-3974 Game Currently Playing: Kingdom Hearts 2	I don't think they have a DVD player in the Wii.



Neo Metallix	Jul 28 2009, 05:33 PM Post #5
~Doomsday Overlord~ Posts: 15,568 Group: =SB= Emperor Member #1 Joined: April 8, 2006 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Playstation Network ID: Doc_Of_D Game Currently Playing: Tales of Xillia	I see they are following in the psn's footsteps. Good for wii owners.
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Nail Strafer	Jul 28 2009, 06:04 PM Post #6
Flying Battery Act 2 Posts: 1,218 Group: A Rank Hero Member #8,106 Joined: May 5, 2008	Quote: I don't think they have a DVD player in the Wii I know. Hence the word "didn't".



Blaze's Flame	Jul 28 2009, 07:20 PM Post #7
Death Egg Act 1 Posts: 7,956 Group: A Rank Legend Member #10,027 Joined: June 2, 2009 Playstation Network ID: StarlightMelody Wii Friend Code: Ask 3DS Friend Code: 0103-9280-3974 Game Currently Playing: Kingdom Hearts 2	Oh, yeah. But in the PS2, it can play dvds and music too.



Lord Bowie	Jul 29 2009, 04:52 AM Post #8
What is the difference between a duck? Posts: 4,799 Group: Former Monarchs Member #7,312 Joined: April 10, 2008 Playstation Network ID: Allbowdown Xbox Live Gamertag: allbowdown	Starlight the Hedgehog Jul 28 2009, 07:20 PM Oh, yeah. But in the PS2, it can play dvds and music too. It's only the most bought gaming system in the history of history... I had 8 that all broke because they were poorly made.. but yes we know. Nintendo is always behind on everything.. and a similar question can be asked about the Wii... Why didn't it come with a built in ethernet port??? and it has the same answer as to why they're making this store without having proper DVD playability out of the box... TO MILK THEIR USERS OUT OF MONEY... you wanna know why that console is so cheap, it lures people in by looking cute and being cheap, but to enjoy it you HAVE to buy tons of accessories... or have friends with tons of accessories. The same question and answers surrounding the DSi and it's "amazing" online store that isn't worth the extra cost and loss of a GBA port. It was a Bleep having to buy the Ethernet add-on for it while I had it because I only had an iffy connection from time to time from an off-site NETGEAR connection.
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~~Otaku Clause~~	Jul 29 2009, 06:25 AM Post #9
Santa's Little Helper Posts: 1,469 Group: Continue? Member #4,434 Joined: December 19, 2007	Bowie Why didn't it come with a built in ethernet port??? What's wrong with Wi-fi? I think it's convenient that it at least can connect to a local Wi-fi connection without the need for any cords or anything!



Captain Olimar	Jul 29 2009, 07:23 AM Post #10
Mushroom Hill Act 2 Posts: 765 Group: E Rank Hero Member #10,061 Joined: June 15, 2009 Xbox Live Gamertag: sleepy07494 3DS Friend Code: 3308-4561-5875	I have to use a cord for my Wii's Wi-Fi. The reason for that is because I got my Wii at the original release in america and some of them have trouble with wireless internet or something. I'm not entirely sure if that's true but it's what my cousin told me.



Neo Metallix	Jul 29 2009, 09:18 AM Post #11
~Doomsday Overlord~ Posts: 15,568 Group: =SB= Emperor Member #1 Joined: April 8, 2006 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Playstation Network ID: Doc_Of_D Game Currently Playing: Tales of Xillia	Bowie Jul 29 2009, 04:52 AM Starlight the Hedgehog Jul 28 2009, 07:20 PM Oh, yeah. But in the PS2, it can play dvds and music too. It's only the most bought gaming system in the history of history... I had 8 that all broke because they were poorly made.. but yes we know. Nintendo is always behind on everything.. and a similar question can be asked about the Wii... Why didn't it come with a built in ethernet port??? and it has the same answer as to why they're making this store without having proper DVD playability out of the box... TO MILK THEIR USERS OUT OF MONEY... you wanna know why that console is so cheap, it lures people in by looking cute and being cheap, but to enjoy it you HAVE to buy tons of accessories... or have friends with tons of accessories. The same question and answers surrounding the DSi and it's "amazing" online store that isn't worth the extra cost and loss of a GBA port. It was a Bleep having to buy the Ethernet add-on for it while I had it because I only had an iffy connection from time to time from an off-site NETGEAR connection. There's nothing wrong with wi-fi but wired is generally better. I wouldn't be talking about why it's cheap and pointing it out because the 360 is exactly the same way(why couldn't they have included a cheap wifi in the system instead of charging $100 for an adapter) especially the cheap(and also crappy) arcade model with nothing built in. I guess you could say the exact same thing about the 360 TO MILK THEIR USERS OUT OF MONEY. Although with the 360 your argument is you don't need to buy all of those accessories so why would you need to buy tons of accessories with the Wii?
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RabidChoco	Jul 29 2009, 09:37 AM Post #12
Sandopolis Act 2 Posts: 2,402 Group: S Rank Hero Member #6,608 Joined: March 11, 2008 Gender: Male Country: Belgium 3DS Friend Code: 1521-5016-9168 Steam ID: RabidChoco Game Currently Playing: Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	Oh geez, this again. The 360 came out before Wi-Fi became seriously widespread, so that's why it didn't have the capability built-in. (I think wired connectivity is more reliable, but not an option the way things are set up.) Also. The 360 accessories expand your options, but one can still play 360 games without them. NOT SO THE WII. Most Wii games focus on the casual/party gaming crowd (not that that's bad), usually meaning unless all the players own Wiis, the host ought have four Wii-motes. Most Wii games also ask for Nunchuks, as well, and I can go on. (I don't want to get started on the Balance Board.) All Microsoft asks (other than the fee for LIVE Gold) is for you to have the thing connected to the internet, really. Of course, this is careening off-topic, but yeah, the could've at least thrown in a DVD player on the Wii, God knows they have access to the tech... don't they?
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Neo Metallix	Jul 29 2009, 09:51 AM Post #13
~Doomsday Overlord~ Posts: 15,568 Group: =SB= Emperor Member #1 Joined: April 8, 2006 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Playstation Network ID: Doc_Of_D Game Currently Playing: Tales of Xillia	Wayward Planeswalker Jul 29 2009, 09:37 AM Oh geez, this again. The 360 came out before Wi-Fi became seriously widespread, so that's why it didn't have the capability built-in. (I think wired connectivity is more reliable, but not an option the way things are set up.) Also. The 360 accessories expand your options, but one can still play 360 games without them. NOT SO THE WII. Most Wii games focus on the casual/party gaming crowd (not that that's bad), usually meaning unless all the players own Wiis, the host ought have four Wii-motes. Most Wii games also ask for Nunchuks, as well, and I can go on. (I don't want to get started on the Balance Board.) All Microsoft asks (other than the fee for LIVE Gold) is for you to have the thing connected to the internet, really. Of course, this is careening off-topic, but yeah, the could've at least thrown in a DVD player on the Wii, God knows they have access to the tech... don't they? Um no it wasn't, Wi-Fi was quite popular around 2005 already, you're saying within only one year Wi-Fi exploded and was so much more widespread? Ridiculous. Also you could say the same thing about the accessories expanding your options on the wii, the Wii doesn't exactly need four Wii-motes/peripherals to be enjoyed and Nintendo does not ask/require anything(which is less than requiring you to pay for online) after you buy your Wii. In fact you could say the same thing about the 360 being a party system with having tons of 4 player split screen games so you're just making a double standard. It's ok for Microsoft to sell a bare bones system that requires overpriced accessories to get the full experience but somehow with Nintendo it's not ok and much more than expanding your options, it's necessary? If you can't see how ridiculous that argument is then whatever... As for the DVD player, it seems to me that it could read it. Wouldn't it just need a firmware update to play them? I'm pretty sure I've read that hackers have hacked Wiis and made them able to play DVDs.
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