Report: Netflix streaming is now Wii-bound
Hot on the heels of hitting the PS3, Netflix streaming may be coming to the Nintendo Wii as well.
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CNET)
You read earlier this week that the PlayStation 3 will soon offer streaming Netflix via a Blu-ray Disc, and now comes talk of the Nintendo Wii getting a similar treatment. While Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has expressed the desire to do so for some time, not until now have we heard some assuring details about it actually coming to fruition.
According to StreamingMedia, the plan has been in the works for some time and may hit Wii consoles as early as the holidays. This move will put Netflix streaming in even more homes as the Wii remains this generation's best-selling console to date.
Interestingly enough, as StreamingMedia points out, we're coming up on the one-year anniversary of Netflix on the Xbox 360, which in all likelihood was actually just a one-year exclusivity deal with Netflix.
We hope to have more details on the specific functionality of Netflix on the Wii as they develop.
(Source: StreamingMedia via Engadget)
