| Juma009 said: Wii wins in sales, in Innovation, look how much they did was ripped off by the competition, Mii's (Microsoft avatars) Motion gaming (Move and Kinect) Netflix (first console to have it) Virtual Console (might be wrong about this one) Now when it comes to games....I dont know, it comes down to exclusives, what do you like more....all big 3 have awesome exclusives but in terms of being a success the Wii won. |
Now, as an owner of all three consoles since 2007, I state for a fact that Netflix was exclusive to Xbox 360 for almost a year before it came to PS3 and Wii. They had to use discs to get around the one year agreement that Microsoft had with the service. In fact, here's Wiki's take:
"At E3 2008, Microsoft announced a deal to distribute Netflix videos over Xbox Live.[132] This service was launched on November 19, 2008[133] to Xbox 360 owners with a Netflix Unlimited subscription and an Xbox Live Gold subscription[134] allowing them to stream movies and TV shows directly from their Netflix Instant Queue from an application on the Dashboard.[135] Xbox Live's Party Mode had a popular feature where users could create a virtual party and bring their avatars to a virtual theater to watch Netflix simultaneously and even send comments and smiley faces to each other. This feature was discontinued on December 6, 2011.[136]
In October 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment and Netflix announced that the service would also be available on the PlayStation 3 from November 2009. The set-up was similar to that on the Xbox 360, allowing Netflix subscribers to stream movies and TV shows from their Instant Queue to watch on the console. Unlike on the Xbox 360, the Netflix application was originally available on a Blu-ray Disc (available free to subscribers). On October 19, 2010, a downloadable application was made available through the PlayStation Network.[137] Users do not have to pay for use of the service other than the monthly Netflix subscription.[138] In 2012, the PlayStation 3 became the device most used to watch Netflix.[139]
On January 13, 2010, Nintendo and Netflix announced that the service would become available on the Wii. This service was launched in Spring 2010. The service allows the console to stream content in a user's Instant Queue. Initially, a streaming disc specifically for the Wii was required along with an Internet connection to the console. Besides a Netflix account with unlimited streaming, there are no additional costs for the service. In contrast to the other two consoles, the Wii is not capable of HD resolution.[140] The Wii streaming disc was released for testing to customers starting Thursday March 25, 2010, and was released to all registered Netflix members on April 12, 2010.[141] On October 18, 2010, the streaming disc on the Wii was no longer necessary as Netflix became a free downloadable application on the Wii Shop Channel."
