Nintendo Wii To Get Netflix Streaming

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday January 13, 2010 @03:54AM from the do-you-see-what-i-see dept.

motang writes "Netflix and Nintendo is set to announce Netflix streaming service for the Wii soon. Subscribers who have the unlimited streaming service can watch non-HD version of the movies on their Wii with a special Netflix disc inserted." The thing I can't understand is why the PS3 and Wii have to require a disc. Both are capable of downloading applications and executing them. Why should I be required to dedicate my disc slot to stream a movie? Of course, my netflix queue is half-filled with Ken Burns documentaries, so if I lost the disc, I think that would just make the wife happier.

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The disc is DRM by BadAnalogyGuy · 2010-01-13 03:56 · Score: 1, Troll

By requiring you to have the disc, they make it difficult for most people to use the system without proper authorization.
Will it hinder most Slashbots? No. But it isn't meant to stop hardcore copyright infringers. It's meant to stop the average guy from sharing his copy of Netflix with everyone in the neighborhood.