Comments on: Should the Wii Play DVD’s?

By: james

james — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:48:11 +0000

I would like to see a dvd playback function added as multiple other gaming systems have this function that are cheaper and with bigger hard drives. I have read previous comments that i think are a good idea like buying the software from the wii shop or from a disc in a shop.
If the wii did have playback it would easyily top the other systems.
The wii is a great system its a shame nintendo had to let it down in this one way.

By: Alec

Alec — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:35:42 +0000

I have a Wii and it is very good. But I would like it to play dvds.

By: Wii W/ no DVD

Wii W/ no DVD — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:50:34 +0000

I think it would be much easier to have a DVD in the Wii. I myself got a Wii. I have to DVD players who both broke within my first year of having my Wii. Now my Family cannot watch DVD’s and it would be so much easier if the Wii had a DVD function. It would so much easier instead all the hookups to my TV. Thanks for Listening.

By: Jason Hudson

Jason Hudson — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:08:07 +0000

It is absurd that the DVD player in the Wii won’t play regular DVD movies. All the Playstation consoles play DVDs.. so why wouldn’t Wii? Especially with BluRay gaining popularity? PS3 plays BluRay discs, eliminating the need to purchase both a game console and a BluRay player. Wii needs to catch up! We won’t have a regular DVD player in our living room, since we’ve always played them on our PS2. Now we have a Wii and although our family enbjoys the Wii games a lot more, we still have to leave the PS2 sitting there in order to watch movies. Wii messed up by not letting us play our movies on it. I saw a $30 adapter for sell which puts DVD movies onto an SD card to let you watch that way, but that just seems absurd. Wii needs to catch up with technology and put a BluRay player in their machines.

By: Nintendo Fan

Nintendo Fan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:13:39 +0000

if they do come up with it they should just do that and put it: DVD CHANNEL

(i also think it will wear out faster)

By: Arnie

Arnie — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:10:36 +0000

Well to be HONEST ALL OF YOU GUYS bring out really good points in regards to this situation and yea I don’t think they should make promises they CANT keep but either way I’m still waiting patiently for this feature that they MUST add at some point even though I don’t wanna risk wearing my Wii out so much but hey their build by awesome Asains so they gotta be strong!!! lol… and well i mean as a Nintendo Gamer that I am I never really found the X-Box 360 or PS3 to be as appealing as the Wii… and yes I love my Wii to death but I really do think they should focus on their demands for now… =/ anywho for all you Wii Nintendo gamers out there hit me up!!! http://www.myspace.com/xochicalli_weirdo

By: WHO

WHO — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:16:13 +0000

I think it should have been able to play dvd’s why the heck does cost so much if it don’t? I know I am not happy it will not play dvd’s……………..waste of money it is over rated

By: bdayz

bdayz — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:47:45 +0000

I think it’d be great if the Wii came with DVD playback, and like most of the other people on here, yea I’d say throw it on as a channel, and let me buy it so that it doesn’t hurt those who don’t need it. I’m going off to college next year so yea, my family has a DVD player now, but if I can save myself an extra $40 - 50 by not buying a DVD player for my dorm room, and instead it just comes on the Wii… well that’d be pretty nice..

I also think it’s odd how this DVD playback stuff was ‘promised’ to be on Wiis by late ‘07 (this promise was made in ‘06, saw it on engadget i think…) and yet, now it’s april of 08 and still, nothing.

sidenote: where’re the other colors from E3?? im liking the black

By: WiiCheese

WiiCheese — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:32:58 +0000

Sidebets….

Wii DVD Playback Console Channel….2000 Wii points or less (ie $20)…in mid-late 2008.

Let folks decide for themselves if they’d like to pay for the programming to have DVD functionality on their Wii.

Any takers?

This would be an easy cash grab available for Nintendo IMHO without alienating anybody. Don’t care about it…don’t buy it…but its always there if you want it.

Bet alot of parents would fork over the $20…then the kids can pack the DVD player & Game console in one box…Perfect for travel.

By: wii lova

wii lova — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:22:12 +0000

the wii kills the xbox360 and ps3 the only reason peploe buy the ps3 and xbox360 is for the grafix omg come on no one gives a hoot about grafix.and people juge the wii by its name just because it sounds kiddie raceing games for wii rock while ps3 and xbox360 u have to push x to drive whats the fun in that atleast with wii u get to turn left right up down face it wii rocks.