Nintendo News | Wii DVD Playback Unveiled [news]

SO will it have modern connections?

I have doubts, but I'll pray for this to be a downloadable channel.

Is this an upgrade? Will I be able to update my no-DVD-Wii from launch day (I hope so) to play DVDs when the time comes or do I have to buy a new Console?

No way am I gonna buy a new Wii just for DVD playback. If its a firmware upgrade (which I seriously doubt, for some reason), I'll be happy, but otherwise...

Yes, same here. That's why I asked.

it's a whole new Wii... sorry guys.
Same as the Q cube with gamecube.

this sucked, damn nintendo for never being prepared for launch with everything in the system.

Dman nintendo, why do they have to be such cocks.

And why isn't this available at launch?

*sigh* probably some move by Nintendo to save themselves money. Ah well, I'm not getting a Wii for a while anyway.

( Edited on 13.11.2006 13:39 by Jacob4000 )

*shrug* I don't need DVD playback anyway. So no harm done to me.

I don't see why Nintendo has to make such a big deal over multi media technology that it's rivals had for their consoles in the fading Gen. You either add it as a firmware upgrade for the standard Wii or you don't you stupid morons.
(sighs) When will they EVER learn....

That's plain retarded. I doubt anyone is going to wait till then just for a DVD player.

Plus if it looks anything like the Panasonic Q version of the Gamecube it would spoil the sleekness of the Wii.

I'm not really bothered though as my house already has four possible places to play DVDs.

oh well..as annoying as it may be, how many of you will it actually affect? how many of you don't already have dvd playback? although it would have been nice to watch films on my launch wii..

Idioitic Nintendo :-/

The one thing you DONT want to do before a lauch is annouce a better version.
Especialy something software-releated that should be a download.

(err, to be fair though, Nintendo isnt making a deal of this at all...thats a quote from the software makers)

has anyone noticed it says it's software driven (as in no added hardware required, leaving it open to be a firmware upgrade)?

Remeber reports of having to get some sort of dongle to play dvd's on the wii?

Now put the two together...

Oh Amazingjanet I hope you're right!!!

But they've already said that's all cancelled. This is the result. A special version with some extra software and probably a few more AV options.

Hmmm... interesting. So Wii out the box can play dvd movie media but its just missing the software to run it. So later next year they will provide this service. The question is why not have that software ready right out the box?

Plus I am sure others out there will find a way to install their own version before Nintendo gets around releasing the software to be download. Now the other question is...will it come at a cost???

Is this supposed to be some sort of joke or something?

If you have to pay for this fuctionality I will personally beat Iwata with a hockey stick.

Jadnice it's not a firmware upgrade ...It's a software announcement for the enhanced Wii console Nintendo intend to release in the latter half of next year. I think it's an absolute stupid thing to make and a stupid announcement to make only days before the Wii most of us are getting is to be launched.

Even though We all have some sort of DVD playing format it still sounds like an "in your face suckers" announcement esopecially when you consider that Wii was scheduled to have DVD playback in the first place.

Anyway if the enhanced console is within the same price range as the X Box 360, it'll most likely be ignored so I guess as was the case in the past,the joke will once again be on Nintendo.

This is an outrage if you have to pay.

Microsoft do their upgrades for free. For example, the 360 now supports 1080p and can play WMV files.

Fucking Nintendo.

"software-based DVD playback engine"

Please not be a mistake!!!

I could really care less about DVD playback. I have a DVD player hooked up the the same TV the wii will use and I haven't used it in ages. I mostly use my Macbook for DVD's these days.

Any device that plays DVD's has a lisence fee included in the cost.
This lisence fee, say, $10, has to go somewhere.

So its perfectly fine that we have to pay for it. (after all, why should people that DONT want DVD playback have to pay $10 more needlessly?).

The bad part, of nintendo, is even considering a new hardware version.
It should be software, or, at worse, a dongle.

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Its highly unlikely Nintendo will charge for other updates, unless it involves third-party lisenceing.

(Microsoft supporting wmv is like ,duh...its THEIR format).

( Edited on 13.11.2006 19:00 by Darkflame )

Why they EVER decided to take it out of the original one in the first place will always be a mystery to me...