Netflix Will Stream Video Content To Wii Game Consoles

Soon to be playing on your Wii game console: Netflix. The popular movie service announced Wednesday that it has agreed with Nintendo to offer instantly streaming movies and TV episodes on the Wii. The service will be available at no additional cost to Netflix members who have a plan starting at $8.99 per month, and who have a broadband Internet connection for their Wii.

The service, which offers thousands of movies and TV shows, will begin in the U.S. in the spring.

‘As Many Ways as Possible’

The announcement is part of Netflix’s move to embed its service in a wide array of hardware, providing yet another way for the company’s 11.1 million U.S. customers to enjoy its TV shows and movies besides the familiar red envelopes with DVDs mailed to members. Currently, only some movies and TV shows in the Netflix collection are available for streaming.

“Our goal,” said Netflix cofounder and CEO Reed Hastings, “is to offer Netflix members as many ways as possible” to see movies and TV shows on their TV sets.

Netflix is already available on the other two major game consoles, Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox, as well as certain Net-connected TVs from manufacturers such as Sony. On the PS3, Netflix is also free, but, to see the service on the Xbox, you have to have access to the Gold Level of Xbox Live, which has a $50 annual fee.

The three big game console makers have each been positioning themselves as the hub of the home entertainment center, and the addition of streaming movie or TV programs helps support that role. On the PS3, for instance, a user can now play high-definition games, watch movies on the built-in Blu-ray HD video player, listen to music, surf the Net, flip through photos, and download a variety of content from…

source : www.newsfactor.com

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