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Nintendo Considering Video on Demand for the DS via the Wii?

by Tim Stevens on April 9, 2009 at 05:01 AM

Nintendo's Iwata wants DS video on-demand through the WiiNintendo's Wii, while thoroughly trouncing the competition in overall hardware sales, is way behind both the PS3 and Xbox 360 when it comes to media playback. Nintendo is about to take a step forward on that path with its Wii no Ma Channel, which will offer a variety of on-demand video, including cartoons and other family programming -- in other words lots and lots of Pokemon. Now, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata is indicating that he wants that video to come to the DS, too, saying, "If the Wii and the DS are connected, it should be possible to download video through the Wii and take it with you on the DS." He also said Nintendo is "going to do it differently in a Nintendo-like way." Given the way that Nintendo's handling of online play is "different" from the competition's, you can expect to be punching in 16-digit codes every time you get an urge to watch someone else catch 'em all. [Warning: Read link requires registration]

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: ds, nintendo ds, nintendo wii, NintendoDs, NintendoWii, on-demand, on-demand video, On-demandVideo, wii

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