Lionsgate expects Wii movie streaming this year

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/article...ming-this-year