![Reggie: Wii users don’t care about HD Netflix streaming
As spotted by Siliconera, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé recently told CNBC that users streaming Netflix through the Wii aren’t going to miss the HD content they won’t be able to access — free content that’s available through other devices. He justified that claim with a simple argument: “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.” It may irritate 360 and PS3 proponents to no end to hear him lay it out that plainly, but we’re having a hard time finding a flaw in Reggie’s logic.
[Source via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]
I don’t believe this. Not that it makes any real difference to me, I already stream Netflix through my Xbox 360 (a system that actually decided to utilize it’s built-in broadband technology) and through my Netflix-capable TV. I don’t understand Reggie’s logic here at all.
Gameplay shouldn’t come at the expense of quality. Why can’t Wii owners experience both instead of sacrificing one of the two? I haven’t played a Wii game yet that felt revolutionarily immersive. Which isn’t really the point I’m trying to touch on.
“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.”
He does realize that he’s talking about the streaming of videos and not the Wii’s motion controlled selling point, right? He’s basically saying “Plenty of people bought the Wii although it doesn’t play high-definition games, because of our fun and immersive motion controls. Why would they want to watch high-definition television and movie programming?”
I don’t understand why Nintendo goes out of their way to cut corners and short people out of a better experience.
I’m a Nintendo fan through and through. I just can’t stand how they’re screwing over their fanbase in order to take the easy way out. The sad part is they’ve never made more money.
Swear to God, Nintendo. I’ll give you one chance to pull off a “perfect Zelda”. If it’s nothing but awe-inspiring, I’ll strangle my inner child with the stupid nunchuk attachment you forced me to buy and start greasing up my cornhole for Kaz Hirai and Major Nelson.](http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwbreefSY11qawasxo1_500.jpg)
Reggie: Wii users don’t care about HD Netflix streaming
As spotted by Siliconera, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé recently told CNBC that users streaming Netflix through the Wii aren’t going to miss the HD content they won’t be able to access — free content that’s available through other devices. He justified that claim with a simple argument: “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.”
It may irritate 360 and PS3 proponents to no end to hear him lay it out that plainly, but we’re having a hard time finding a flaw in Reggie’s logic.[Source via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]
I don’t believe this. Not that it makes any real difference to me, I already stream Netflix through my Xbox 360 (a system that actually decided to utilize it’s built-in broadband technology) and through my Netflix-capable TV. I don’t understand Reggie’s logic here at all.
Gameplay shouldn’t come at the expense of quality. Why can’t Wii owners experience both instead of sacrificing one of the two? I haven’t played a Wii game yet that felt revolutionarily immersive. Which isn’t really the point I’m trying to touch on.
“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.”
He does realize that he’s talking about the streaming of videos and not the Wii’s motion controlled selling point, right? He’s basically saying “Plenty of people bought the Wii although it doesn’t play high-definition games, because of our fun and immersive motion controls. Why would they want to watch high-definition television and movie programming?”
I don’t understand why Nintendo goes out of their way to cut corners and short people out of a better experience.
I’m a Nintendo fan through and through. I just can’t stand how they’re screwing over their fanbase in order to take the easy way out. The sad part is they’ve never made more money.
Swear to God, Nintendo. I’ll give you one chance to pull off a “perfect Zelda”. If it’s nothing but awe-inspiring, I’ll strangle my inner child with the stupid nunchuk attachment you forced me to buy and start greasing up my cornhole for Kaz Hirai and Major Nelson.
