Nintendo may add DVD player to Wii

Special edition Wii for Japan rumoured for release next year


31 October 2006 12:40 GMT / By Amber Maitland

Nintendo’s Wii player is much less expensive than the Xbox 360, with its support for HD DVD, and the PS3, with its built-in Blu-ray player. Wii doesn’t support high-def formats, and can’t even play movie CDs.

But according to UK gaming mag EDGE, Nintendo may release a Wii with DVD movie playback support in Japan next year. This space-saving idea will mean that you won’t have to clutter your TV set-up with an extra DVD player.

EDGE also reports that US news network CNN has signed up to provide content for the News Channel in the US and Japan.
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