Nintendo: DVD-Enabled Wii Not a Priority

Hint at Wii v2.0?

In a recent interview, Nintendo's female marketing guru answered a whole slew of questions regarding Nintendo. She was bugged slightly about the delay of the DVD enabled Wii, to which Kaplan replied it's not top of Nintendo's priorities and is there to give consumers a choice. When quizzed whether DVD playback will just be a feature included in a NEW hardware revision, Kaplan responded by saying "there are always lots of things in the future." "BIZ: Why is Nintendo planning on releasing a DVD enabled Wii so long after the launch of the console? I don't think many people will care. What's the point?

PK: I think it's just to give them a choice. We've not yet come out with a firm date; we haven't talked about it too much. It's not the top thing on our list.

BIZ: Unless that's part of the plan for a new Wii hardware revision that would incorporate DVD playback as well?

PK: There are always lots of things in the future.

BIZ: Well, Nintendo does love to tinker with hardware