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On Demand Film, Anime and Vidoes For Japanese Wii
on 04.10.2008 at 07:16
Posted by Jorge Ba-oh (jb) 
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Film, Anime, On Demand, Fugi Soft, Nintendo
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Fugi Soft have announced plans to provide Japan with a huge range of video content available on-demand via the Wii.
The company website published details on the new service earlier, noting that Everyone's Theater will be a downloadable application as part of the WiiWare section in Nintendo's store, costing 500 points.
Wii owners will then be able to purchase and stream a heap of content, from Box Office films to pre-school, children's entertainment, popular anime to adult material – though also coming at a price per viewing and quality – 100 to 400 points. Everyone's Theater will also pop out higher quality streams for those with HD/larger screens for a crisper image.
Versions for other countries are likely, but it would depend on Nintendo finding a suitable service partner in each region. Currently the BBC in the UK is developing a way of playing on-demand content on the system by means of a channel, with a Wii-optimised version already available using the Opera / the Internet Channel.
Thanks to A-N for the tip.
The company website published details on the new service earlier, noting that Everyone's Theater will be a downloadable application as part of the WiiWare section in Nintendo's store, costing 500 points.
Wii owners will then be able to purchase and stream a heap of content, from Box Office films to pre-school, children's entertainment, popular anime to adult material – though also coming at a price per viewing and quality – 100 to 400 points. Everyone's Theater will also pop out higher quality streams for those with HD/larger screens for a crisper image.
Versions for other countries are likely, but it would depend on Nintendo finding a suitable service partner in each region. Currently the BBC in the UK is developing a way of playing on-demand content on the system by means of a channel, with a Wii-optimised version already available using the Opera / the Internet Channel.
Thanks to A-N for the tip.
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from Boston, MA USA
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L32 Deku Baba
Sounds cool. It would be great if something like this came to the US. (A Netflix channel perhaps?).
(◡‿◡✿) sonicisfast@live.co.uk (◡‿◡✿)
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If it ever comes to the West (which it won't) it'll be the same but without the Anime.
'Cos Anime is more babyish than pre-school stuff. 4Kids prove it.
One day I will be a real life anime.
'Cos Anime is more babyish than pre-school stuff. 4Kids prove it.
One day I will be a real life anime.
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L100 C3 Master
Sounds expensive.
Xenobladed
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L77 K.K. Slider
Id be happy if they just subbed the japan version of the stuff :p
Give me a nice mix of serious (Denno Coil) and silly (Lupin 3rd) anime and I'm happy.
And as for movies, Studio Ghilbi FTW.
Give me a nice mix of serious (Denno Coil) and silly (Lupin 3rd) anime and I'm happy.
And as for movies, Studio Ghilbi FTW.
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L89 Tom Nook
wtf I don't see why we should have to pay for the channel itself...can't that be for free so I can go and browse to see if there's anything I want to DL? 
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mOojc said:
Sounds expensive.
Sounds expensive.
Indeed. There needs to be some kind of reasonable yearly rate, not an expensive per video fee.
As Simon said, its also a bit stupid of them to charge for you to get the channel to even browse the content they have. Let alone actually watch anything.
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