Topic: Iwata says: Nintendo to bring Wii video on demand service to the DS

[BlackNMild2k1]

Nintendo to bring Wii video on demand service to the DS

Nintendo's video on demand service, planned to launch in Japan sometime this year, might not just be limited to the Wii. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, it may also come to the Nintendo DS.

Iwata tells the Wall Street Journal that the advertising-based video service—currently announced for availability in Japan this year, but reportedly coming to other territories "later"—may go portable. He also hints that the video service, born of a partnership with Japanese ad agency Dentsu, will be different "in a Nintendo-like way."

"If the Wii and the DS are connected, it should be possible to download video through the Wii and take it with you on the DS," Iwata tells the Journal. The Wii already allows DS owners to download game demos via the internet.

"When the service begins, you'll see how we're going to do it differently in a Nintendo-like way," he adds. "There are a lot of on-demand video services, so there's no reason to do the same thing, so we're going to do something different. We'll start the service in Japan, and if it does well, we'd like to take it overseas."

Iwata also tells the Wall Street Journal one of his goals for the Wii is to make the console "something that people will turn on even if they don't have a purpose in mind."

"We're not there yet though, and there are a lot of things we have to do to achieve that," Iwata said. We'll leave it to you to fill in the rest.

source - Kotaku.com

Like Ian said somewhere else [paraphrased] "Nintendo doing the Nintendo thing in a Nintendo way"

But what would be nice is if Nintendo would bring VC games to the DS, and I mean like NES, SNES, Genesis etc etc. games on the go.

[Adrock]

"If the Wii and the DS are connected, it should be possible to download video through the Wii and take it with you on the DS,"[/b] Iwata tells the Journal.

It sure would be nice if it was possible to download VC games through the Wii and take it with you on the DS.

[TJ Spyke]

I assume Iwata means it will be like downloading Animal Crossing NES games to a GBA, the video would stay on the DS until you turn it off.

[BlackNMild2k1]

"If the Wii and the DS are connected, it should be possible to download video through the Wii and take it with you on the DS,"[/b] Iwata tells the Journal.

It sure would be nice if it was possible to download VC games through the Wii and take it with you on the DS.

thats waht i said

But what would be nice is if Nintendo would bring VC games to the DS, and I mean like NES, SNES, Genesis etc etc. games on the go.

[Ian Sane]

Like Ian said somewhere else [paraphrased] "Nintendo doing the Nintendo thing in a Nintendo way"

I know.  The second I read "Nintendo-like way" I was thinking "uh oh!"

I'll admit that when it comes to this video stuff I'm completely out-of-touch and not at all the target demo.  The iPod Video comes out and I just question the point of watching video on this tiny little screen on a device that can't possibly have enough storage to hold a video of any decent length.  To me it just seems like a novelty and if you wanted to watch video on the go a portable DVD player would work better.  But people eat that stuff up.

With the Wii what is the point?  I'm connected to a TV which likely has a DVD player hooked up to it.  There are tons of stores that sell or rent DVDs.  With minimal effort I have access to all sorts of great films and TV shows.  I don't need to be limited by the selection on Nintendo's service and have no need for novelty videos when YouTube provides me with that legally for free.  And my Wii is connected to a TV itself so I can just, you know, watch TV.  If I just need a quick cure for boredom I can flip through the channels.  Or maybe, you know, play one of the Wii games I own.

With the DSi it's the same "what's the point?" stuff I have with the iPod Video.  It just isn't going to be a good enough for me to spend money on these videos regardless of what they actually are.  And like the iPod the DSi has a primary function that already provides entertainment on the go.  If I'm bored I can listen to music on the iPod or I can play games on the DSi.  What do I need videos for?  I might as well save my "video purchasing" dollars for when I'm at home with my TV where the sound and picture will be vastly superior.

I just don't get it.  I don't get the appeal.  I can't say for sure if this video stuff is a risky move for Nintendo or not because the whole concept seems worthless to me.  The world is tethered to their portable electronics and I'm the outsider wearing a wristwatch and using the cellphone that came free with my plan.

[SirSniffy]

Nintendo to bring Wii video on demand service to the DS

I think instead of VOD, Nintendo needs to concentrate on bringing some good third party support/games to the Wii first...THEN they can concentrate on getting the movie White Chicks as a download.

[Stratos]

I second Ian's question of "What's the point?"

Especially on the DSi. The PSP's sunke nUMD movie format shows this stuff isn't all that appealing and I don't like watching movies on teeny-weensy-eye-strain-O-vision.

And why would they force you to D/L it from the Wii when you have the DSi Shop online already and waiting? I don't think it will make you want to get both a DS and a Wii. Same with DS downloads on the Nintendo Channel via Wii. You aren't going to run out and buy a Wii just so you can get free DS demos anytime you desire.

I think Nintendo should scrap this idea and use the money to bring over all those games they are wickedly not releasing in the West. I want Soma Bringer, ASH, Fatal Frame and heck, give us Captain Rainbow while I'm at it.

[TJ Spyke]

I don't think it's aimed at getting DS owners to buy a Wii, I think it's aimed at getting Wii owners to buy a DS (although at this point I think most people already own a DS).