New Wii to come out in 2007

ha ha javeryh, you're too much.

I already have several DVD players so this is no big deal to me. It could potentially sway new customers in the future, though, so I can see why Nintendo wants to do this.
 
At first they only announced that they will add dvd playback for the wii
only in japan...
http://wii.ign.com/articles/742/742891p1.html

but recently the Sonic team or whatever said that they would be working on dvd playback for the US too...
http://wii.ign.com/articles/745/745515p1.html

but i agree that i'm kind of glad nintendo didnt force us to play for dvd playback if everyone already has dvd players... that did make the price of the wii a bit cheaper somewhat (even tho i still think the price is high)
 
[quote name='ananag112']What happened to the single SKU?

Nintendo should have just included DVD movie playback from the start.[/quote]No, they should just not include it at all.
 
[quote name='botticus']No, they should just not include it at all.[/QUOTE]

Why not? The Wii can play DVDs...Nintendo just needs to pay for the licensing fees I believe. They included all this other crap like the weather and news channels. I would love for this to play DVDs so I can swap out my PS2 and put this in my car instead.
 
[quote name='ananag112']Why not? The Wii can play DVDs...Nintendo just needs to pay for the licensing fees I believe. They included all this other crap like the weather and news channels. I would love for this to play DVDs so I can swap out my PS2 and put this in my car instead.[/quote]If you want to pay $275+ for a Wii with DVD, be my guest. I'd rather save some cash. :)

if you need a DVD player, there are plenty of better, cheaper, smaller options than the Wii. And I don't think you want to put a Wii in your car. Motion sensing + road movement = lose.
 
I see that some people are getting worked up about this(on here and various sites), but I don't think DVD playback should make any difference to most gamers. I mean come on, you can go to wal-mart and buy a crappy DVD player for around $20 or so. I think most people are just worried/mad that Nintendo just announced a change to a system that isn't out yet. So what? I'm still going use mine for the purpose I bought it for, to play games!
 
I can't see why this wouldn't just be an optional software upgrade. The games themselves are already on DVDs. It's just a matter of resolving the licensing issue and creating some sort of player software.

One thing to keep in mind: Since the Wii does not have digital audio out, you're not going to be able to take advantage of true surround sound on DVD movies.
 
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