With the news yesterday of a new DS Download Channel in Japan, the possibility of the Wii becoming a set-top box increases. Also, don’t forget the fact that the Wii is compatible with USB Keyboards and there is already software available to fake some media center properties in your Wii. Because of these turn of events many industry analysts feel that Nintendo is trying to follow the Xbox 360 and PS3 lead of becoming a complete entertainment box.
The real challenge will be storage for the Wii, along with the processing power to stream media and handle multiple downloads. In addition, Nintendo is claiming there is no immediate plan to bring the Download Channel to the US.
There are no plans to bring something like this to the United States at the moment, he said, but Nintendo is always looking around. “There are other channel opportunities,” he said. “They may look like games. They may not look like games.”
Don’t we just love hearing the vague game? News.com has the rest of the scoop, in a boring comparison of next gen consoles and how they will replace your DVD player, cable box, and even PC. Yeah right.
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