well, apparently Netflix is currently shipping out Wii Streaming Discs to a select number of lucky subscribers. Here’s the announcement on the Netflix blog:
I suppose they’re only sending out a limited number of discs at this time in order not to inundate their servers but still – I’m a bit bummed that I’m not part of the first batch of people. harumph. even my buddy Perpetual Girl is getting one this weekend! no fair!! keep me posted PG!
well, there they are – the source of conflict among my kids. video games.
The Wii, gamecube, gameboys, DS, playstation, you name it, they’re now banned from our household.
the wife and I warned our boys countless of times about taking away their nintendo if they didn’t stop all the whining, the in-fighting, name-calling and yelling while playing their games. It just got to the point where we had to just pack all their stuff away or else go crazy from all the noise and commotion the video games would bring. The constant fighting and bad behavior between brothers HAD to stop and the only way we knew to do this was to nip it at the source. the nintendo.
And wouldn’t you know it, the house was A LOT quieter this past weekend with the game systems boxed up.
but for how long?
we’ll just have to wait and see…
Years before Nintendo unveiled the Wii motion controllers to the world, video gamers rarely had to worry about getting hit in the face while playing. But unfortunately gaming injuries are becoming a bit more common nowadays especially with sporting games on the Nintendo Wii. With arms rapidly flailing about in the heat of competition, it’s pretty much a given that someone would get physically knocked to the ground by their opponent.
It even happened with my kids this past weekend. We’ve had the Wii for approximately two years so it’s not like they’re not used to playing with the controllers in their hands. Anyways, the 12-year old and the 5 year old were playing Wii Sports Resort and the older one inadvertently hit the younger one pretty hard in the eye. Our poor 5 year old ended up with a big bruise and a nasty cut on the eyelid. ouch. it ain’t pretty.
and.. believe me we’ve told them countless of times before not to get too close to each other while playing these games but we all know how hard headed kids can be.
The 5 year old is fine but he looks like he’s been in some sort of fist fight. In fact, we’ve been calling him “Rocky Balboa” all weekend.
Netflix officially confirmed today that they’ll be sending out streaming discs in the spring for those interested in streaming movies via their Nintendo Wii game system. Since I’m a Netflix member (and a Wii owner), I’m looking forward to the new service. I haven’t tried streaming Netflix movies on my laptop since watching movies that way seems tedious to me. But since the Wii is connected to the family room flatscreen, I’ll definitely give streaming a try. I’ve seen my kids watch “Nintendo Week” on the Nintendo Channel via the Wii and from what I’ve seen, the quality of the streaming video isn’t that bad. I guess the big test for Netflix is their ability to offer a broad range of titles for streaming including new releases.
So, if you’re a Netflix subscriber and want to stream movies on the Wii, be sure to sign up for a streaming disc as soon as you can. There’s no telling how much demand there’ll be for the Wii streaming discs but I think it’s best to just go ahead and get your name on the list anyway.
I thought I’d pass this along for any gamers (or parents of gamers) out there. For a limited time, Tanga.com is offering a 1-year subscription to Nintendo Power Magazine for only $4.99. Just be sure to use the coupon code: b7bd when you checkout.
I purchased a subscription for my kids who just love their Nintendo Wii and DS games. I think it’s a great deal – plus tanga lets you use paypal to pay for it which works out perfect for me since I always tend to have a balance on my paypal account.
use this link to sign up for a subscription.
game on!
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