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.
Reggie: Wii users don't care about HD Netflix streaming
by Justin McElroy 
on Jan 14th 2010 8:30PM
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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.
Reader Comments (155)
Posted: Jan 15th 2010 4:57AM DomoBraden said
While Reggie's logic is undoubtedly solid, it's certainly a step away from bullet-proof, as you have just successfully proven. Touche good sir, touche.
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Posted: Jan 15th 2010 7:34AM (Unverified) said
Maybe yes. Maybe no.
If the entertainment is the same then the difference in visuals should be more noticeable. But that doesn't make it necessary.
While watching a movie on a HDTV from Blueray might be better than watching the same movie on an old vhs tape and SDTV, it's still possible to enjoy the movie in the second case.
(and I guess many wii owners won't have, or use it with, a HDTV anyway, so it doesn't really matter).
I watched an old recorded-from-tv copy of Cool Hand Luke on vhs last night... it was a pretty crappy copy. You know what, I really enjoyed it. After about 5 minutes I totally failed to notice the visuals and technical limitations, and i just enjoyed the movie.
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If the entertainment is the same then the difference in visuals should be more noticeable. But that doesn't make it necessary.
While watching a movie on a HDTV from Blueray might be better than watching the same movie on an old vhs tape and SDTV, it's still possible to enjoy the movie in the second case.
(and I guess many wii owners won't have, or use it with, a HDTV anyway, so it doesn't really matter).
I watched an old recorded-from-tv copy of Cool Hand Luke on vhs last night... it was a pretty crappy copy. You know what, I really enjoyed it. After about 5 minutes I totally failed to notice the visuals and technical limitations, and i just enjoyed the movie.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:33PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
.......I, uh...
Agree with Reggie.
/sigh
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Agree with Reggie.
/sigh
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 9:27PM Nook said
of course you do, why? because you are thinking on a low level - following the beliefs presented to you. after all, 26 million owners of a game machine can't be wrong about movies.
the truth is a video game experience and a movie are two different things.
but you go right ahead with the rest of the fanboi lot and keep on drinking that kool aid. and if you're just being cute and playing along with the whole reggie is a badass, well - that dog is beat to death. give it up
downvote away kids, downvote away.
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the truth is a video game experience and a movie are two different things.
but you go right ahead with the rest of the fanboi lot and keep on drinking that kool aid. and if you're just being cute and playing along with the whole reggie is a badass, well - that dog is beat to death. give it up
downvote away kids, downvote away.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 11:06PM AntiVillian said
well sure Fun over graphics any day but I'm not really getting either from my wii to be quite honest.
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Posted: Jan 15th 2010 9:59AM ummhello said
if you have Starz, then you have most of the good movies the Netflix has anyway. other than that, Netflix tends to have a great collection of nostalgic titles--old cartoons like Voltron (complete series), etc.
I don't really care about HD for the Wii because I have it hooked up to an older CRT TV just in case my daughter lets go of the Wiimote and smashes the TV I won't be as upset if she broke my 60" Lcos TV.
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I don't really care about HD for the Wii because I have it hooked up to an older CRT TV just in case my daughter lets go of the Wiimote and smashes the TV I won't be as upset if she broke my 60" Lcos TV.
Posted: Jan 15th 2010 10:27AM Spartan117458 said
Well, I suppose that if you're one of the 26 million old people in nursing homes that bought a Wii, you can barely see the TV, let alone tell if it's in HD.
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Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:34PM RobS the 3rd said
Why bother, DVD players come in boxes of cereal these days.
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Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:36PM (Unverified) said
"DVD players come in boxes of cereal these days"
Which makes the Wii an even bigger laughing stock.
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Which makes the Wii an even bigger laughing stock.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:44PM sonicspike41 said
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libdvdcss
"libdvdcss is a free software library for accessing and unscrambling DVDs encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS). libdvdcss is part of the VideoLAN project and is used by VLC media player and other DVD player software"
"Unlike DeCSS, libdvdcss has never been legally challenged."
There, a free software library for playing DVDs. It's also used in MPlayer, which if I remember right is what homebrew uses to play DVDs in the Wii.
Nintendo has no excuse. They could easily afford the licensing fee, but even if they want to be cheap about it, there are free alternatives that have never come under legal question.
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"libdvdcss is a free software library for accessing and unscrambling DVDs encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS). libdvdcss is part of the VideoLAN project and is used by VLC media player and other DVD player software"
"Unlike DeCSS, libdvdcss has never been legally challenged."
There, a free software library for playing DVDs. It's also used in MPlayer, which if I remember right is what homebrew uses to play DVDs in the Wii.
Nintendo has no excuse. They could easily afford the licensing fee, but even if they want to be cheap about it, there are free alternatives that have never come under legal question.
Posted: Jan 15th 2010 9:30AM (Unverified) said
I'm glad it doesn't play DVDs.
1. It wears down the console quicker
2. Who doesn't already own like 4 DVD players?
3. the Wii is not a DVD player , it's a videogame console.
So I don't see how that makes it a laughing stock.
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1. It wears down the console quicker
2. Who doesn't already own like 4 DVD players?
3. the Wii is not a DVD player , it's a videogame console.
So I don't see how that makes it a laughing stock.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:35PM WiredKnight said
Look at that face.
Don't you just want to put your fist through it?
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Don't you just want to put your fist through it?
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:42PM (Unverified) said
Each of the 3 companies has at least 1 asshat who makes me want to kick their face in. Reggie, Greenberg, and Hirai.
But holy shit if Reggie isn't the worst corporate mouthpiece I've ever seen from a video game company. Absolutely abysmal at putting spin on things.
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But holy shit if Reggie isn't the worst corporate mouthpiece I've ever seen from a video game company. Absolutely abysmal at putting spin on things.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:58PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
I dunno, dude.
Every time Cammie Dunaway speaks, I get thoughts of domestic violence dancing in my head.
I can't stand Reggie either, so.. it's a tough call.
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Every time Cammie Dunaway speaks, I get thoughts of domestic violence dancing in my head.
I can't stand Reggie either, so.. it's a tough call.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 9:11PM Cheesus Crust said
Why Hirai? He is a pimp.
Example: http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/pics5/kaz_hirai.jpg
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Example: http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/pics5/kaz_hirai.jpg
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 10:15PM Mr Khan said
Nah, Dunaway's the bothersome one. Reggie at least comes off as believable most of the time, whereas you know Dunaway's lying through her teeth when she talks about enjoying games.
It's too bad they lost Denise Kaigler. She was good at talking to the press, but also at putting them in their place.
And Don Mattrick and J Allard are way, way more annoying than Greenberg.
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It's too bad they lost Denise Kaigler. She was good at talking to the press, but also at putting them in their place.
And Don Mattrick and J Allard are way, way more annoying than Greenberg.
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 11:04PM (Unverified) said
Seriously, the man is great at spinning things.
...we've delayed the game you've all been waiting for... but don't worry, it's BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING IT BETTER.
...we're making the game you all want... but the thing is, it's still just a concept right now, we just needed to show SOMETHING at E3 this year...
...we're not making wiiHD... but we'll go ahead and make a DSi in every size and color for you!
...we didn't fail greenpeace's test... we just didn't tell them the answers...
...we've developed a new firmware update for the wii... it makes the shop channel run smoother. (it actually doesn't and disables homebrew)
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...we've delayed the game you've all been waiting for... but don't worry, it's BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING IT BETTER.
...we're making the game you all want... but the thing is, it's still just a concept right now, we just needed to show SOMETHING at E3 this year...
...we're not making wiiHD... but we'll go ahead and make a DSi in every size and color for you!
...we didn't fail greenpeace's test... we just didn't tell them the answers...
...we've developed a new firmware update for the wii... it makes the shop channel run smoother. (it actually doesn't and disables homebrew)
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:37PM The Artist Formerly known as Jes said
Unfortunately the quality of overall games is about equal to the quality of the visuals =(
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Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:37PM (Unverified) said
REGGIE YOU AIN'T GONNA DO SHIT, SO GIVE ME MY HD!!!!!!
* Two months later.*
No wait please don't take my mothers house I'l ________ your_____!!!!
* fill in the blank with whatever you please.*
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* Two months later.*
No wait please don't take my mothers house I'l ________ your_____!!!!
* fill in the blank with whatever you please.*
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:41PM Sgt Zeppelin said
"No wait please don't take my mother's house!! I'll future tense verb your noun!!!!"
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Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:37PM (Unverified) said
Isn't the Wii not selling as well as it used to?
I mean, sure it's popular because it's sold like a gajillion units, but actual game sales aren't too high, I think.
Also, just stream it to your PC. If you don't have one, then the Wii disc is worthless for you have no Internet. :P
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I mean, sure it's popular because it's sold like a gajillion units, but actual game sales aren't too high, I think.
Also, just stream it to your PC. If you don't have one, then the Wii disc is worthless for you have no Internet. :P
Posted: Jan 14th 2010 8:40PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
uhhhh did you see the NPD Numbers for last month?
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