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Netflix Lets Wii Users Into the Watch Instantly Party

by Terrence O'Brien on March 26, 2010 at 10:50 AM

Netflix Lets Wii In to the Watch Instantly Party
The PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, Mac and Windows PCs, the Roku, Tivo, even many Blu-ray players and televisions have been able to stream videos from Netflix's Watch Instantly library for some time now. Only poor Linux users and Wii owners stand shivering outside. But that group of outcasts is about to get cut in half now that Netflix has finally started shipping the discs required to enable streaming on the Wii.

E-mail notifications and a post on the Netflix blog let loyal Nintendo customers know that the 'Watch Instantly' discs were in the mail and the first ones should arrive on doorsteps as early as today. Unfortunately for Mario fans, the Wii won't be capable of streaming any HD content, but since much of Netflix's streaming library is still in standard def, most users probably won't miss it.

Have you received your Wii instant streaming disc?
Yes74 (31.1%)
No132 (55.5%)
I don't subscribe to Netflix.28 (11.8%)
I don't have a Wii.4 (1.7%)


We're waiting to hear from Wii owners what the Netflix experience is like on the least powerful of the current generation of consoles. Now it's just us (angry) Linux users (Ed. Note: Sorry Terrence!) are standing alone -- locked out of the Netflix streaming party. [From: Netflix, Via: Engadget]

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