In December a new service will be available from the Wii Shop Channel called Everyone's Theater run by Fugi Soft. It will be located in the WiiWare section and will cost 500 Wii Points to download.
Once purchased Wii owners will then be able to watch films, anime and video content on demand, much like the Box Office service provided by Foxtel
All content will range from 100 to 400 Wii Points per view and will feature various programs ranging from pre-school entertainment to adult anime. The service is said to also be provided in high quality allowing compatibility with HD televisions and sound systems.
This seems to be yet another Japanese exclusive feature but we can always hope, right?
NEWS
Everyone's Theater Channel heads to Japan in December
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:03 pm by Lucario 
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COMMENTS (26)
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:10 pm by Parasyte 
I doubt even my ADSL2+ will be able to stream the HD media provided at a decent rate. (and even if i could, I wouldn't because i'm not blowing my download limit XD)
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:18 pm by k0r3 
Wow! That is actually pretty cool.
If this did get released else were it wouldn't be something that I would use seeing as I have Austar (Foxtel), but if they had something good on their I would probably check it out.
If this did get released else were it wouldn't be something that I would use seeing as I have Austar (Foxtel), but if they had something good on their I would probably check it out.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:23 pm by AceAussie
It cost's a bit to watch stuff =[
And you probably don't keep the things you purchase, I wouldn't get it.
And you probably don't keep the things you purchase, I wouldn't get it.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:26 pm by Lucario
You don't keep it, still works out cheaper then Foxtel which is $6 per movie, you can always record it though.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:41 pm by Thomas_Hill
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| Originally Posted by Lucario  adult anime. |
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:42 pm by TSPhoenix
So its 500 points for the service (should be free) then 100-400 points for each view? A bit steep much? Isn't like considerably cheaper to buy shows off iTunes, as in for keeps.
Throw in the Wii's poor ability as a media center with nothing higher that 480p and no true surround sound and its pretty poor compared to the other offerings out there.
Throw in the Wii's poor ability as a media center with nothing higher that 480p and no true surround sound and its pretty poor compared to the other offerings out there.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:46 pm by Clash
400 Wii Points is a small price to pay for anime porn.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:51 pm by Dark Moogle
Well considering stuff like Xbox Marketplace and PSN offer movie rentals aswell this was a logical move on Nintendo's part, but considering the state of Australian internetz its safe to say we wont see this any time soon (or have MS and Sony finally brought these services down under, ruining my argument?)
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:52 pm by Sexycon
It's a very cool idea, however with the Wii's download times, it wouldn't be very convenient.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:53 pm by <DkW>
Place your bets on our not receiving this service.
I'd lay odds at 2000:1 within a year.
I'd lay odds at 2000:1 within a year.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:57 pm by Toadsiliwraith
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| Originally Posted by Lucario You don't keep it, still works out cheaper then Foxtel which is $6 per movie, you can always record it though. |
When I started reading this, I first thought that the charge to watch content would be based on a subscription service; say, 400 Wii Points for X amount of days, but per view is just mind boggling on top of the initial entry free. Should this channel reach other parts of the world, I have little doubt that the content on offer will be severely limited and biased towards regional demographics as well. A good hard look at similar services is proof enough of that, which is frequently due to licensing issues and profit:cost ratio that make things more complicated than they seem.
Nintendo's direction with this service is understandable, albeit contradictory to their initial plans and ideals, but it is simply uncompetitive to other systems already in place. Besides, it's only going to take up more of your Internal Storage Space that isn't getting a fix until next year anyway. It's a win-win situation to avoid it. :P
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 12:58 pm by Angus
Anime isn't the same as cartoons over here. I'd assume "Adult Anime" isn't referring to hentai etc so much as it's referring to anime for adults. There's heaps of them, and while the content may be quite a bit more mature, it's not really explicit.
And really, like Nintendo would allow smut on its console.
And really, like Nintendo would allow smut on its console.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 01:36 pm by Lucario
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| Originally Posted by Toadsiliwraith You do realise that 400 Wii Points equates to exactly $6 AU? You're essentially paying the same amount for (presumably) decent content, only for it to be played through a highly inferior entertainment output by TV/Movie standards. When I started reading this, I first thought that the charge to watch content would be based on a subscription service; say, 400 Wii Points for X amount of days, but per view is just mind boggling on top of the initial entry free. Should this channel reach other parts of the world, I have little doubt that the content on offer will be severely limited and biased towards regional demographics as well. A good hard look at similar services is proof enough of that, which is frequently due to licensing issues and profit:cost ratio that make things more complicated than they seem. Nintendo's direction with this service is understandable, albeit contradictory to their initial plans and ideals, but it is simply uncompetitive to other systems already in place. Besides, it's only going to take up more of your Internal Storage Space that isn't getting a fix until next year anyway. It's a win-win situation to avoid it. :P |
Also don't forget this is a WiiWare service run by Fugi so they have chosen all the prices not Nintendo, just like My Life as a King Nintendo had no say in the price of DLC.
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| Originally Posted by JemaKnight Anime isn't the same as cartoons over here. I'd assume "Adult Anime" isn't referring to hentai etc so much as it's referring to anime for adults. There's heaps of them, and while the content may be quite a bit more mature, it's not really explicit. And really, like Nintendo would allow smut on its console. |
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 04:49 pm by TryMe
Wait, the Wii was supposed to play games and only games. Are Nintendo playing catchup with media.
Foolish.
Foolish.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 04:57 pm by Eternal_Saber
I sure hope that it comes out here. Not only will it give austrar and foxtel a run for its money, I can watch anime at the times "I" want. (without dvds of course) ^_^
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 04:59 pm by Bjay
Pretty nice. Who knows if we'll get it. If we get it though, we'll probably just get a bunch of crap.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 05:00 pm by Angus
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| Originally Posted by Eternal_Saber Not only will it give austrar and foxtel a run for its money |
HAHAHA NO
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 05:07 pm by TryMe
Also, there is the Internet Channel and YouTube. Why even bother? Why even bother with the Wii for videos at all! I'm at a computer for my media needs.
Posted 4th of October, 2008 at 06:32 pm by Broad_audience
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| Originally Posted by JemaKnight Anime isn't the same as cartoons over here. I'd assume "Adult Anime" isn't referring to hentai etc so much as it's referring to anime for adults. There's heaps of them, and while the content may be quite a bit more mature, it's not really explicit. And really, like Nintendo would allow smut on its console. |
Posted 6th of October, 2008 at 02:07 am by Lvaneede
lol, my internet cant even stream the nintendo channel videos properly *has 256k*
Posted 6th of October, 2008 at 03:13 pm by Josem
dont really see the point in this considering a torrent is much faster and FREE
even a hard copy would be better
even a hard copy would be better
Posted 6th of October, 2008 at 05:06 pm by Angus
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| Originally Posted by Broad_audience No nintendo target EVERYONE, you sir are an ignornant person. |
Posted 6th of October, 2008 at 06:04 pm by TSPhoenix
Plus they don't publish R games, why would they allow R video?
Posted 7th of October, 2008 at 11:29 pm by Gookanheimer
I thought it was only Nintendo America that didn't allow R rated games?