Netflix coming to Nintendo Wii
Nintendo and Netflix announces today that the Wii will finally get Netflix streaming support this spring in the United States. The Wii, the last of the three major game consoles to get Netflix streaming support, is the fastest selling home console in history and actually has a greater customer reach than any of the other game consoles (Xbox 360 and Sony PS3).
Similar to the Sony PS3, Netflix users will need to get a Netflix instant-streaming disc for the Wii console which will be available at no additional cost to Netflix subscribers. The free disc looks and operates like a standard Wii game. You can reserve a free instant-streaming disc now by going to http://www.netflix.com/Wii.
Now the one interesting thing here is – one has to wonder what the HD content will look like from the Wii since the console’s max resolution is 480p. Of course the majority of the content on Netflix is available only in standard definition but there’s something nice about watching 30 Rock in HD.
Personally – we’ll opt for the Xbox 360’s Netflix integration over any other console especially when you consider Netflix is nicely integrated into the Xbox 360’s user interface.
