Can Wii Save Blockbuster
Blockbuster was once the king of movie rental. But no one wants to trudge down the street to pick up a movie anymore when he can just download it on to his home player. Blockbuster has been slow to capture relevant opportunities and stood by while losing share to nimbler rivals like Netflix.
But Blockbuster is forging a relationship with CinemaNow which gives it access to delivering video on the Nintendo Wii. The Wii has the highest consumer base among next generation consoles and thus the opportunity for Blockbuster would be tremendous.
But there's more here than meets the eye. For starters, the Wii is hardly a technological behemoth. Its limited hard drive space and lack of HD video means it may not be the ideal delivery system for video content beyond anime clips and YouTube. Also, at present Nintendo is only pushing for video with Wiis in Japan without confirming plans to expand.
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- News Source: MarketWatch | 10 months agoSales of the Wii totaled 2.15 million for the month, while the DS sold 3.04 million units, according to NPD data. The two Nintendo consoles sold 40% more units than the combined total of all the other devices on the market.
- News Source: Venture Beat | 10 months agoIf the future of movie rentals involved trekking long distances to brick and mortar stores to overpay for a movie, Blockbuster would be all set. Unfortunately for Blockbuster, the future of the business they’re in lies online. Even worse, all of...
- Blog Source: venturebeat.comMight we see a Blockbuster-branded movie service coming to the Wii? It’s possible, but there are some caveats. First, CinemaNow support has only been announced for Fujisoft-enabled Nintendo Wii game consoles in Japan. ...
- Blog Source: techblips.dailyradar.comIs Blockbuster video on demand coming to the Wii? - There are 48.5 million Wii's out there, and Blockbuster may be positioning itself to deliver video on demand to them thanks to a newly-announced partnership with Sonic Solutions.
- Blog Source: techblips.dailyradar.comSonic Solutions partnership could bring Blockbuster VoD to Wii - Blockbuster announced this morning that it has partnered with Sonic Solutions to deliver its video on demand content to a wider spectrum of connected devices.
- Blog Source: techblips.dailyradar.comThere are 48.5 million Wii's out there, and Blockbuster may be positioning itself to deliver video on demand to them thanks to a newly-announced partnership with Sonic Solutions. Sonic is the force behind the CinemaNow service, ...
- Blog Source: webkeeps.comThe Wii has plenty of room for expansion, and it would certainly make sense for Nintendo to offer a service to compete with Netflix on the Xbox 360.Personally, I'd love to be able to watch video on demand with my Wii.
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