56 replies to this topic

[SpecialHam]

I sure don't.

[lachster]

I got a dvd player for that

[Camcam281]

I honestly dont care, but it is a selling point Nintendo needs to think about. Because if they built something like blu ray into the thing, more people would buy it because they wouldn't have to buy a blu ray system to. In the end, I don't really care personally, but some people may

[lachster]

I agree with that statement

[AMAC]

To answer your question, no I don't care. I have a DVD player to watch DVDs on. A blu-ray player would be nice, but I'm not fussed either way.

[hohi]

I don't care about it either, I have my computer to do that job. But it would be great if they have it (DVD player or Blu Ray).

[raney150]

I have a computer, a PS2, and a DVD player that can do all that. I don't need it.

[Rentaline]

Nope. Don't care. I have a PC, PS2, and a PS3 for Blurays, too.

[Dan]

I don't mind, but why not?

[CUD]

I personally don't care but, as Camcam said, it would be a good feature to include as some people will find it more useful than others.

[GunGoomba]

I have 4 systems that can play DVDs. I could Care less.

[Rockalot]

Was this confirmed or are you saying "IF it doesn't"?

[CUD]

Was this confirmed or are you saying "IF it doesn't"?

It was confirmed.

[SparktehFox]

XD
This is one of the things people ranted over when the Wii was released. Nintendo hadn't put a DVD player in because they felt it wasn't important and that most homes already had a DVD player! They also didn't put it in HD because it was still early technology and they didn't believe enough people had it at the moment to warrant it important.

[Rockalot]

Oh well. It would have been nice but i'll live. like everyone else here I have so many other capable devices. I intend to set up a lounge room specific media centre PC with a blu-ray player and a projector soon anyway.

[Crimson]

I seriously don't care. Everyone's got a DVD player and if they add BluRay the licensing fees might be quite high, so I don't see why they should add it to run the console's price even higher.

[TheSparrow87]

Yeh couldn't care less tbh, there's a laptop, a pc, and 2 dvd players in this house, and we don't even watch dvd's anymore.

[Narcidius]

Is it certain that WiiU will not play DVDs or BluRay? I am one of those crazy people that do kinda care about this, if only because I like to keep the number of devices I have to keep connected down to a minimum.

[Alex Atkin UK]

Including DVD and/or Blu-ray would up the price by a considerable amount due to extra licensing.

Also, controlling DVD playback with the Wiimote would be really awkward, it could be done with the touch screen I suppose but that is a huge waste of the battery power JUST to control a movie.

Besides, having the Wii U play movies breaks the whole point of it still being available when your parents take over the TV, to watch TV/movies. Not much point being able to play the game on the controller if your parents have to take over the console in order to watch a DVD.

Edited by Alex Atkin UK, 15 June 2011 - 07:19 AM.

[Kinvara]

I don't care. I have a PS3 to play the bluray dvds I get and to occasionally play games on. I want the Wii U to be for games and games alone. It would probably drive up costs anyway.

Edited by Kinvara, 15 June 2011 - 07:22 AM.