A video distribution service with original content will kick off for Wii owners in Japan next year. An overseas launch is planned for some point in the future as well.
(From Reuters)
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or it could just be something you get an SD card for. Even a 8gb card would be good enough for your average half an hour show. remember this isn't HD guys, it's SD at best. Nintendo didn't focus on media at all here, it's only games, thus the lower price for said sacrifice. (Though it wouldn't hurt if they just shaved fifty bucks off what with the 360 arcade going down... but they'd be insane to do that now with the fact they STILL fly off the shelves @_@)
Yes, the Wii needs the newest JAVA, Flash, and Shockwave plug-ins. Now, I don't know what exactly this article is implying, as the Wii has the Nintendo Channel, which shows videos if broadcast quality. The this is, the buffering is terrible.
But yes, this isn't a case of download. In the States, do be surprised to see Hulu or Netflix or even Blockbuster or onDemand be the "channel" the Wii uses.
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Where else are they going to store content? It only had 512MB of storage!
But yes, this isn't a case of download. In the States, do be surprised to see Hulu or Netflix or even Blockbuster or onDemand be the "channel" the Wii uses.