engadget.com— Nintendo, who just confirmed just such a console for both Japan and North America in 2007, is spinning it exactly so: "If DVD movie playback is so important, people can wait for the later model next year.
Nov 14, 2006View in Crawl 4
Maybe they'll just update the wii's they're selling in stores, and for people who already have a wii, they can upgrade for a fee (or should I say, "fii") through the online shop if they have internet access.I can only hope...
"why can't it just be a firmware update... that is wiitarded."Exactly. See, Nintendo always think of the consumer first and foremost... NOT. They are after the blood of your babies more than anything.
Perhaps it will just be a firmware update, one you can buy later on for the price of a DVD license. That might be something they haven't released, or possibly haven't decided on.
Sony has been making the Blu ray player a selling point. Are they bundling a game with the PS3? NO, they're bundling in a movie. So it's a big deal whether or not the PS3 has movie playback. Sony wants the PS3 to become a multi-media platform that is not just for gaming. Shipping a model without movie playback would betray that concept.Nintendo has not stressed DVD movie playback one iota, so it's no big deal. If they said, "we want the Wii to replace your DVD player", then yes, it would become an issue.
Because everybody kept whining about DVD playback. Now Nintendo added it, and they're complaining that Nintendo's somehow forcing them to buy two Wiis.They can't win.
So, it cost money to license DVD playback technology... Can you explain me why there are free softwares (VLC, mplayer, etc) with this feature then?Oh, I forgot... A console isn't a computer or a software. But still, a software is a software no matter the hardware that execute it. Therefore, why Nintendo doesn't release a free DVD playback software for that purpose? They could port VLC and set a Wii channel for such free softwares. Or just develop their own based on libdvdcss, libdvdnav, liba52 and libmpeg2. By not including the software on the console, not charging anything for it and using free open source libraries they wouldn't have to pay a license per console. Am I right?
louiscNov 15, 2006
Maybe they'll just update the wii's they're selling in stores, and for people who already have a wii, they can upgrade for a fee (or should I say, "fii") through the online shop if they have internet access.I can only hope...
gir53457Nov 15, 2006
Brilliant marketing, Potatomoto.
vipenessNov 15, 2006
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zetsurinNov 15, 2006
"why can't it just be a firmware update... that is wiitarded."Exactly. See, Nintendo always think of the consumer first and foremost... NOT. They are after the blood of your babies more than anything.
monkeyfitNov 15, 2006
Perhaps it will just be a firmware update, one you can buy later on for the price of a DVD license. That might be something they haven't released, or possibly haven't decided on.
imbiginjapanNov 15, 2006
Sony has been making the Blu ray player a selling point. Are they bundling a game with the PS3? NO, they're bundling in a movie. So it's a big deal whether or not the PS3 has movie playback. Sony wants the PS3 to become a multi-media platform that is not just for gaming. Shipping a model without movie playback would betray that concept.Nintendo has not stressed DVD movie playback one iota, so it's no big deal. If they said, "we want the Wii to replace your DVD player", then yes, it would become an issue.
mrrbNov 16, 2006
Because everybody kept whining about DVD playback. Now Nintendo added it, and they're complaining that Nintendo's somehow forcing them to buy two Wiis.They can't win.
yuravianNov 17, 2006
@fohatno, no... that's the 360! damn next gens getting us all mixed up..
vlurkNov 21, 2006
So, it cost money to license DVD playback technology... Can you explain me why there are free softwares (VLC, mplayer, etc) with this feature then?Oh, I forgot... A console isn't a computer or a software. But still, a software is a software no matter the hardware that execute it. Therefore, why Nintendo doesn't release a free DVD playback software for that purpose? They could port VLC and set a Wii channel for such free softwares. Or just develop their own based on libdvdcss, libdvdnav, liba52 and libmpeg2. By not including the software on the console, not charging anything for it and using free open source libraries they wouldn't have to pay a license per console. Am I right?