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Seriously, some people actually thought that, and Reggie had to answer the question. And Destructoid's response is just disgusting.

 

 

Reggie Comments On Netflix Deal And Future Of Wii

By Spencer . January 13, 2010 . 4:34pm

The big news for Nintendo today is Netflix streaming and Reggie Fils-Aimé, CEO of Nintendo of America, went on CNBC to discuss the deal.

“First, off and I’m sure Reed [CEO of Netflix] would support this is, the vast majority of content that is available for streaming through Netflix is not HD content. So, there is really no loss for the Wii consumer –  the fact that they can’t get any HD content through our system,” said Fils-Aimé.

“But, even more importantly than that, the consumer has voted. Over 26 million consumers have bought a Wii. The consumer is saying, for them, the quality of the visual is not nearly as important as the overall entertainment, the overall value of that experience and that is really what has propelled us. In terms of what the future holds, we’ve gone on record to say the next step for Nintendo in terms of home consoles will not be simply to make it HD, but to add more and more capability and we’ll do that when we totally tapped out all of the experiences for the existing Wii and we are nowhere near doing that yet.”

What kind of experiences does Nintendo still have on the table? More Zelda, the Vitality sensor, possible edutainment software and maybe a squishy football controller.



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What?! But HD is the only reason why I bought a Wii!



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famousringo said:
What?! But HD is the only reason why I bought a Wii!

Good one! I actually laughed.



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famousringo said:
What?! But HD is the only reason why I bought a Wii!

lulz



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Yea that last part is just unnecessary. You could make that comment about anything that is this far into its life cycle yet they only make it for the Wii.

On topic can't really see why anyone would think the Netflix service would have HD content considering it doesn't have it for anything else. Just silly. Personally I don't use Netflix on my 360 nor do I plan to ever use it on the Wii or ever in general.



famousringo said:
What?! But HD is the only reason why I bought a Wii!

LOL




Wii has no HD?

so what's the hdmi port for?

OT: I see, so it's not just Jim Sterling, Destructoid is just a pile of crap.



Dudes, Wii HD came out months ago.

Pachter told me so.