A new video on demand

A new video on demand services will reach the Wii console sometime in 2009, it said the people from Nintendo. Both the competence of the consoles, the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, have similar services, but the Wii has the potential to trump everyone with his amazing statistical line: 40% of the 35 million Wiis sold are connected to the Internet. Let me underline that the 14 million potential subscribers to the online service, enough to power intergalactic Mario Superstar in the stratosphere of digital nirvana.

Along with this commitment, Nintendo has to seriously address the storage situation. A measly SD card 2GB simply is not enough to make it a viable center of the media. Nintendo hopes that addresses this issue and comes with an elegant, intuitive and efficient service.

Announcement soon according to Wired.com:

* Nintendo will partner with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu to create a service that will offer video over the Internet.
* Nintendo will begin offering VOD in Japan in 2009 for a trial period at first, then expand to other countries.
* VOD options means that it is very likely that a great accessory storage will be announced shortly. Currently, the Wii offers 512 MB of internal flash memory storage, plus up to 2 GB, 4 GB on an SD card outsourcing. That's fine if you want a few up to 23-minute television shows, but something much larger is needed for movies.
* The two companies will develop original programming for the Wii, which will be available through the network. The company is considering developing videos for free, but some (or many?) Will be available for an as-yet-undisclosed fee.