Will the Wii U finally play movies??

Nintendo is the only system that hasn't jumped on the DVD bandwagon. There is no excuse for the Wii not playing movies. I like a machine that is more multipurpose. I don't want to have a system and a DVD play and what have you all hooked up to my TV. It is much more convient for travel. That is why the PS2 slim is so great.

If it has netflix, I could care less about dvd's and blurays.

I also wonder if it will actually play good games. The Wii didn't.

If it has netflix, I could care less about dvd's and blurays.

WomanDog

CAN SOMEONE SAY SHEEP.

If it does then, oh joy....another Movie Player for my Room. It's not like I already have 4 movie playback devices.......

[QUOTE="WomanDog"]

If it has netflix, I could care less about dvd's and blurays.

cyberstalker1

CAN SOMEONE SAY SHEEP.

[QUOTE="WomanDog"]

If it has netflix, I could care less about dvd's and blurays.

cyberstalker1

CAN SOMEONE SAY SHEEP.

I doubt it, they wont want to play the licensing fees. Heil68

Rightfully so. By the time it lands it just doesn't make sense to include the function.

There is no excuse for the Wii not playing movies.

cyberstalker1

Well, except for the licensing fees required, and the fact that it wears out the disc-reader faster than just playing games would, both of which are pretty valid excuses.

[QUOTE="WomanDog"]

If it has netflix, I could care less about dvd's and blurays.

cyberstalker1

CAN SOMEONE SAY SHEEP.

Both the Wii and the 3DS can play movies since they both support Netflix. There is a good chance the Wii U will also support Netflix as well.

So, that means there are two Nintendo platforms that support Movies and its likely a third will be added once the Wii U arrives.

[QUOTE="WomanDog"]

If it has netflix, I could care less about dvd's and blurays.

cyberstalker1

CAN SOMEONE SAY SHEEP.

We all know Nintendo is too cheap to pay those royalty fees.MFDOOM1983

Doubt it. Wii doesn't even play CDs, even a PS1 can do that... [QUOTE="cyberstalker1"]

[QUOTE="WomanDog"]

If it has netflix, I could care less about dvd's and blurays.

locopatho

CAN SOMEONE SAY SHEEP.

Even worse. I don't care for Nintendo or it's systems.

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]We all know Nintendo is too cheap to pay those royalty fees.HarlockJC

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]We all know Nintendo is too cheap to pay those royalty fees.MFDOOM1983

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]We all know Nintendo is too cheap to pay those royalty fees.MFDOOM1983

If by movies, you mean DVD's? No. Nintendo is a GAME company that wants to MAINLY focus on GAMES. Hence the term a GAME CONSOLE! Why does a console need something like that in order to be good?

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"][QUOTE="HarlockJC"] When you think about it there no reason too. osan0

I still can't even purchase retail titles in the e shop and god forbid if i want to demo a game before buying. Netflix is fine but how about new titles? MS and Sony are both offering movie rental and music services yet once again you have nintendo keeping all of that wii money instead of investing. With all the money they're not spending you would think a steady stream of software would release for wii and 3ds yet it was a barren wasteland this year.

I also wonder if it will actually play good games. The Wii didn't.

WarTornRuston

Nintendo is the only system that hasn't jumped on the DVD bandwagon.

cyberstalker1

A hacked Nintendo Wii pla........ can't say anymore on here. ;)

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Nintendo is the only system that hasn't jumped on the DVD bandwagon.

Tikeio

A hacked Nintendo Wii pla........ can't say anymore on here. ;)

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[QUOTE="cyberstalker1"]

Nintendo is the only system that hasn't jumped on the DVD bandwagon.

LastRambo341

A hacked Nintendo Wii pla........ can't say anymore on here. ;)

lol. Why would I need a DVD player in a console? I don't even use the blu-ray player in my PS3, so I don't think i'll be using a DVD player in the Wii U. It's just one of those unnecessary accessories which basically add nothing of value. I have a multi-media hub anyway, it's called a PC.

If it has netflix, I could care less about dvd's and blurays.

WomanDog

Nintendo is the only system that hasn't jumped on the DVD bandwagon. There is no excuse for the Wii not playing movies. I like a machine that is more multipurpose. I don't want to have a system and a DVD play and what have you all hooked up to my TV. It is much more convient for travel. That is why the PS2 slim is so great.

cyberstalker1

The Wii can play movies without modifications from an SD card on the Photo channel, they just have to be converted to the right format first.

I use my 360 to play DVDs all the time so I hope it does. Also I don't have Netflix and nor do I plan on getting Netflix.

I doubt it does, but I really don't care. The last DVDs I bought were from my 2010 San Francisco Giants World Series box set, and even before that I had moved on to Netflix.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]We all know Nintendo is too cheap to pay those royalty fees.MFDOOM1983

consumers dont give a damn about dvd playback in a system...are we seriously arguing about this?

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"][QUOTE="HarlockJC"] When you think about it there no reason too. Mario1331

consumers dont give a damn about dvd playback in a system...are we seriously arguing about this?

ppl still use DVD's?

They need features that have been offered in consoles for 10 years now if nintendo is serious about selling wii-u at a premium price point This includes dvd and blu-ray playback. MFDOOM1983

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]They need features that have been offered in consoles for 10 years now if nintendo is serious about selling wii-u at a premium price point This includes dvd and blu-ray playback. HarlockJC

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]They need features that have been offered in consoles for 10 years now if nintendo is serious about selling wii-u at a premium price point This includes dvd and blu-ray playback. HarlockJC

Nintendo stated that it is using 25GB discs which basically implies that it's bluray which also means it will also have dual layer support aswell.

Nintendo is the only system that hasn't jumped on the DVD bandwagon. There is no excuse for the Wii not playing movies. I like a machine that is more multipurpose. I don't want to have a system and a DVD play and what have you all hooked up to my TV. It is much more convient for travel. That is why the PS2 slim is so great.

cyberstalker1

I 100000% agree with you man.

http://boards.ign.com/nintendo_wii_lobby/b8270/207599328/r207740821/