When Nintendo dished out its final specifications for the Wii, there seemed to be one glaring omission--DVD playback. With the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 touting built-in multimedia players ...

MPlayer,” a Wii port of a media player that plays commercial DVDs. There are essentially two main tasks here: installing the Homebrew Channel, and installing the DVD player. 1. Insert your SD ...

In fact, it's best to think of the Wii U as a gigantic version of the ... although we're inclined to think that a lot of people expect a DVD player to be included in their gaming system ...

At E3 2005, Nintendo showed off its next-generation console, then code-named "Revolution." Besides being the successor to the GameCube, the machine was to be the first Nintendo console to offer ...

How many families that are on the verge of buying a second DVD player for the kids might've picked up a Wii if it had built-in DVD functionality? “DVD players are now sold so cheaply and the ...

You may remember that when the Wii’s specs were first announced ... I know several people who use their PS2s as DVD players simply from convenience. It’s nice not to have to hook up another ...

Very few people were actually excited about the DVD attachment for Wii, most people have a DVD player nowadays so whats the point? Its a good move that allows Nintendo to focus their efforts onto ...

From there, users can access a general media player titled MPlayer ... certainly a far more time efficient way of getting DVD playback on a Wii, we still fail to realize the necessity.

Since the Wii was released I have had a burning question in my mind, why can't it play DVDs or CDs ... and that particular model will have the CD/DVD playback feature. Nintendo hints at DVD ...

Check out how we test and review games here It was announced earlier this week that Sonic Solutions’ CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator would be used in a new version of the Wii and would provide users ...

He also commented on the fact the DVD won't actually play in the Wii, claiming it may actually aid players as they could play the game and watch the guide videos simultaneously. Call us ...

This wasn't really going to affect me, as I have, oh, five or so DVD players already, many of which will surely output better quality than the Wii would have. And maybe Nintendo figured that out.