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* Console battle heats up between Wii and XBox: Netflix, ESPN ?rumors up ?the
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TOPIC: Console battle heats up between Wii and XBox: Netflix, ESPN ?rumors up ?
the stakes
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.nintendo.wii/t/2e9529e728c037fb
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri 22 Jan 2010 13:26
From: Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.org (GMAN)
In article <gOOdna5uFeV-YMTWnZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d@posted.rawbandwidth>, Doug Jacobs <djacobs@rawbw.com> wrote:
>In alt.games.video.xbox Tempest <mordacpreventor@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Does anyone out there look at the videos, commericals and related stuff on
>>> Xbox Live right now? ?Most of it is stuff you can get elsewhere on the
>>> internet, or just by watching TV, or is just uninteresting to me.
>>
>> It's just you.
>>
>> Netflix on Xbox Live is very popular. I watch movies as much as I play
>> games and at any given time half the people on my friends list are
>> watching movies on Netflix.
>
>A much larger percentage of 360 owners have their 360 online already, and
>have a Gold account for gaming purposes. I doubt very much there's a
>significant number of people whose only purpose for having a Gold account
>is to stream movies from Netflix.
>
>The percentage of Wii owners who have their console connected online is
>much much lower than that of 360 owners. For some it's because of child
>safety reasons. For others they just don't care, or don't know about the
>feature - which is my point - Netflix on the Wii isn't going to suddenly
>convince any significant number of Wii owners to suddenly take their Wii
>online.
>
>From a marketing standpoint, it's nice to be able to say "yeah, we can do
>that too" but honestly it's rather silly to spend resources supporting a
>feature that not many of your customers are ever going to bother using.
>
>
Natal anyone?
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon 25 Jan 2010 10:38
From: "pricjs28@mail.buffalostate.edu"
Netflix on Wii is not worth it, at least for me, with the non HD
quality videos.
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