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#1 BananaCheese

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 06:29 PM

I know the Wii U can't run Blu-ray but can it run DVDs? I just think that'd be very convenient instead of having to use my Xbox 360 for DVDs.

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#2 Kiki Neko-Chan

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 06:30 PM

It doesn't :P

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 06:31 PM

I know the Wii U can't run Blu-ray but can it run DVDs? I just think that'd be very convenient instead of having to use my Xbox 360 for DVDs.

Or of course, just using my DVD player to watch DVDs. :)

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 06:32 PM

Theoretically, Wii U can run blue-rays and dvds, but Nintendo doesn't want to pay for the licensing fees.

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 06:34 PM

It doesn't :P

That sucks. :mellow: I wish Nintendo would make support for DVDs on their consoles for once.

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#6 Blake

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 06:46 PM

Nope.

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 07:14 PM

Funny that they have Netflix on there, but we can't play DVD's. I'm not bothered anyway, I have a PS3 and Xbox 360 I could use.
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Posted 30 November 2012 - 07:39 PM

No.

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 08:05 PM

Nintendo has always wanted to emphasize the idea that their consoles are for gaming related stuff only.

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 08:14 PM

Nintendo has always wanted to emphasize the idea that their consoles are for gaming related stuff only.

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 08:38 PM

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Err, in a sense that goes toward the video games. I see this as more of a convenience thing.

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#12 Goose

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 09:10 PM

You can hack the Wii and unlock that feature, so I assume that would be eventually available for the Wii U. I haven't watched a DVD in over a year to be honest however...

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 09:52 PM

It can run high quality games so technically it should be able to run DVDs but if you put a disk in I think it just says invalid disc.

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 10:50 PM

Nope and good too, it saved us a bit of money and I already have 3 DVD players I don't need a fourth.

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 10:53 PM

All you gotta do is put a disc in and if it says invalid disc then dont bother taking it out just stick another one in.... keep doing this abd it will work eventually, sometimes it takes up to 3 or 4 discs... trust me I work at family video

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Posted 08 December 2012 - 09:09 AM

I have a Wii, and I've succeeded to play DVDs on my Wii with the help of this guide:
http://www.aolor.com...dvd-on-wii.html

3 methods are introduced. Though it's for Wii, but I think it will also be helpful for Wii U users.

New here, but hope it helps.





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