Euphoria14 said:
jake_the_fake1 said:
The Wii U needs no such function. Nintendo made the Wii U for games and games alone.
Nintendo's message is clear, this is why it doesn't have blu-ray play back despite having a blu-ray drive. The Wii U's main selling point is it's innovative tablet like controller, not it's media capabilities.
I'm actually quite surprised that Nintendo approved these video streaming apps, in all honesty they should be removed because it seems to be causing some confusion. If people want to visit these video streaming services they should do so from another device or just use the Wii U awesome browser.
I'm just sick and tired of people trying to have features which simply aren't in Nintendos DNA, Nintendo's DNA is all about innovation, gameplay, classic franchises which everyone loves, power efficient and price sensitive hardware. Not a power hungry graphics work horse, which is costly, and an over engineered piece of hardware who's main goal is the dominance of the living room through complete multimedia capabilities putting gaming in equal or second position.
kudos for Nintendo for being unique and different yet again. We who are fans of Nintendo games should rejoice for Nintnedo's bold direction and reject any direction which will put gaming in equal or second position, after all this is what allowed the Wii to be the sales monster that it was. In my opinion anyone who doesn't feel the same way may have a bias towards Sony or Microsoft.
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WiiU doesn't have BD playback because they are too cheap to pay the royalty fees, not because it's a gaming device. Same thing happened with the Wii and DVD. My Wii had no issue playing DVDs once I modded it.
Nowadays people want multifunctional devices, not just a device that does games and games alone. I want my next console to stream movies, stream music, play games and more. Just like my PS3 does now.
You might not think it's important, but a whole lot of us do.
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Netflix, Hulu+, and Amazon are already offered. I suppose you want more.
