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, the Wii ...

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 the ...

Since we're already in the spirit of covering movie-playback downgrades on other upcoming hardware platforms, let's keep the ball rolling. Matt Casamassina, IGN's long-suffering embedded Nintendo ...

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Since the Wii was released I have had a burning question in my mind, why can't it play DVDs or CDs? It's a feature that seems so simple and basic that we almost take it for granted. The Xbox 360 and ...

It looks like DVD playback is finally available for Wii, but it doesn’t come from Nintendo and it will require you to have a modded console —like those Nintendo doesn’t want you to have. Team Symbiote ...

I bought a Wii, which replaced my PS3 as the living room console. I knew the drive was a DVD drive, but apparently I didn't do enough research. Actually it never occurred to me that Nintendo would not ...

While many consumers may not care about all the high-definition tom-foolery that comes with next-generation systems, hardcore gamers want it all. They want HDMI, they want surround sound, they want ...

We’re eagerly waiting for the day the Wii hits store shelves, but till then, we have to satisfy our craving with news like this. The UK’s EDGE magazine has lifted the curtain on Nintendo’s plans to ...

The company's CEO Satoru Iwata made that statement last week at the E3 gaming expo. He said that the playback wasn't worth adding to the platform. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

For reasons unknown, Nintendo decided to leave out the option to playback DVDs on their ever-popular Wii console. And even though the console is always in demand, it seems like a serious oversight to ...