wraggster
March 12th, 2009, 22:32
Lionsgate's president of digital media, Curt Marvis, has said that he expects the Wii to offer a movie streaming service in the US as soon as this year.
The company already has a close relationship with Microsoft and Sony, delivering content via Xbox Live and PSN, respectively.
"The thing that is clearly a force in digital are the game devices," said Marvis to Variety.
"I think when we see the Wii come into the market with the ability to stream movies, which I think is maybe going to happen as soon as this year, I think that’s going to be a big marketplace for digital distribution," offered the movie exec.
Nintendo has not announced any such digital plans, and unlike the PS3 and Xbox 360 does not have a significantly large enough storage solution on the Wii for large downloads, although streaming content on the console is possible.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/lionsgate-expects-wii-movie-streaming-this-year
The company already has a close relationship with Microsoft and Sony, delivering content via Xbox Live and PSN, respectively.
"The thing that is clearly a force in digital are the game devices," said Marvis to Variety.
"I think when we see the Wii come into the market with the ability to stream movies, which I think is maybe going to happen as soon as this year, I think that’s going to be a big marketplace for digital distribution," offered the movie exec.
Nintendo has not announced any such digital plans, and unlike the PS3 and Xbox 360 does not have a significantly large enough storage solution on the Wii for large downloads, although streaming content on the console is possible.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/lionsgate-expects-wii-movie-streaming-this-year