At E3 this year, Nintendo was beginning to open up a bit about what to expect from the Wii U other than playing video games. At the time, the company was assuring gamers that the Wii U would have access to Netflix, Hulu Plus, and all of the other streaming media services that game consoles are now expected to […]
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Nintendo has shown little enthusiasm in the past for turning the Wii into a media streaming device. The Wii does offer access to Netflix and Hulu Plus, but this is a far cry from the variety of media streaming apps available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. For Nintendo, the Wii U, the new console that launches later this […]
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is underway in Los Angeles, and despite the convention’s video gaming focus, there is more home theater and media news to be found there each year. This year is going to be no different, and Nintendo was the first to let slip an interesting tidbit. Nintendo isn’t scheduled to take the stage at the […]
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The Nintendo Wii just recently added Hulu Plus to its short list of available streaming media services, well after just about every other device on the market today. Nintendo has repeatedly stated that the Wii is not intended to be a streaming media machine, bucking the trend established by Microsoft and Sony of adding content services in a bid to […]
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The Xbox 360 has been in the news here at Missing Remote quite a bit lately; not because we are avid gamers, but because Microsoft has been heavily investing in the Xbox as a media streamer with their most recent dashboard updates. Don’t expect Nintendo to follow suit with the Wii anytime soon. In a recent interview, Nintendo of America president, Roger […]
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