With the PS3 trying to catch up to Microsoft's US success with their recent Netflix partnership it's perhaps no surprise that Nintendo is looking to get in on the act. Well, according to Lionsgate that is.
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In an interview I recently conducted with Curt Marvis, president of digital media for Lionsgate, for Variety's technotainment blog, he specifically mentioned the Wii as a huge opportunity for his studio to distribute movies and TV shows and said he thinks it'll happen this year:
"The thing that is clearly a force in digital are the game devices. I think when we see the Wii come into the market with the ability to stream movies, which I think is maybe going to happen as soon as this year, I think that’s going to be a big marketplace for digital distribution."
While he certainly didn't say movies on the Wii are a sure thing, an executive in Marvis' position is the most likely to know what's being talked about and what's in the works.
Nintendo is already working on a limited video service for the Wii in Japan, with original content it's producing with ad agency Dentsu. But moving to the U.S. and adding Hollywood movies and TV shows would be a huge step.
