does the wii act as a dvd player as well?

They wouldn't be that stupid. The Wii IS a DVD player. All it needs it's a piece of software to load when a movie is inserted. That will come via Wii Ware. It just makes sense.
 
no I have 3 dvd players at my house. I'm just saying I bought this wii and then nintendo is going to release another version of it. Just like the goddamn ds, I bought it at launch and then they released the ds lite
 
according to the holygrail of internet information, wikipedia "A Nintendo spokesperson confirmed that Nintendo plans to release a version of the console with DVD-Video playback capabilities in Japan. The spokesperson also stated that releases of the DVD-Video capable version in other territories are not currently planned."
 
Well that's possible. Japan is a weird market. They do quirky things over there. Now that I think about it, the Wii doesn't have optical output so until they release THAT cable for it a software DVD player for the Wii would be pointless.
 
Understandable. I have no use for it, so I just haven't cared from the beginning.

I'm not a big fan of rereleasing shit though.

I sure would have liked a black wii though
 
Why does the lack of an optical cable make a dvd player pointless? The Wii doesn't support Dolby Digital. I am sure it would make a fine dvd player.
 
The Wii is capable of playing movie DVDs.

The only reason why they didnt support it is because of DVD licensing fees. Nintendo will probably decide to pay up one day for a software update.

Allowing a launch console to play movie DVDs = higher priced console.

But honestly I couldnt give a fuck, I have my DVDROM, PS2, Xbox & my DVD player all capable of playing DVDs.
 
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