This generation of consoles has expanded from the standard video game player to all encompassing media handlers. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 have had the largest focus when it came to implementing those features but Nintendo is seemingly working on bringing streaming media to their Wii console according to Reuters. Here’s a tidbit:
TOKYO (Reuters) – Dentsu Inc, Japan’s largest ad agency, said it
would team up with game maker Nintendo Co Ltd to launch a video
distribution service on Nintendo’s wildly popular Wii console.
The two companies plan to offer programmes created for the service,
a Dentsu spokesman said, in contrast to most online channels, which
tend to carry existing TV shows and movies.
Viewers will need to pay to see some of the new programmes, while
others will be offered free of charge and accompanied by
advertisements, the spokesman said on Thursday.
Their massive user base in Japan could make for an interesting service, just don’t expect high definition broadcasts.
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