Warner Bros. joins Fujisoft’s Wii movie streaming service
When it was first announced, we thought Fujisoft’s Minna no Theater Wii was, at best, a proof of concept for a future streaming video service. It had some anime and other popular Japanese TV shows at launch, but we didn’t think the lineup for this third-party WiiWare download would widen much. We were wrong!
Following the announcement of Paramount content through Cinemanow, Warner Bros. will add movies from its catalog to Minna no Theater, starting with a set of 54 movies tomorrow! One of the titles being added, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, is being released on the WiiWare service on the same day that the DVD and Blu-Ray versions come out.
[Via Andriasang]
Warner Bros. joins Fujisoft’s Wii movie streaming service originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Paramount movies streaming to Wiis via Minna no Theater
Sonic Solutions has just announced that it will begin offering movies from its catalog to Fujisoft’s streaming Wii video service, Minna no Theater Wii. The Roxio CinemaNow service, as offered through Minna no Theater, will offer both new releases and older titles from the Paramount archives, to users of the downloadable WiiWare video streaming application, which is currently available only in Japan. Though Lionsgate content isn’t specified in this agreement, it’s worth noting that Cinemanow also distributes movies from that company, an executive of which predicted an agreement much like this.
Minna no Theatre is one of two WiiWare-based streaming video offerings, the other being Nintendo’s Wii no Ma Channel, which is currently focused on original programming. Fujisoft has indicated plans to release Minna no Theater in North America.
Paramount movies streaming to Wiis via Minna no Theater originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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‘Minna no Theater’ streaming video service could come to the US this year
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Fujisoft’s Minna no Theater Wii was the first Wii-exclusive video content delivery service to be announced — and it’ll be the first to be released, if it makes its January 27 date. The service is set to provide animated content like Astro Boy and Transformers, on a rental basis in which Wii Points buy a certain title for a certain amount of time.
Fujisoft was at CES (!) and told GameCyte that they are planning on bringing the WiiWare video service to the US. “We can’t quite tell at the moment,” he said, “But if the negotiations are a success, maybe within the year.” Of course, they’ll have to compete with Nintendo’s video service here like they will in Japan — and, as GameCyte points out, it’s Nintendo of America they’re negotiating with. They’ll have to convince Nintendo that Minna no Theater isn’t a threat to their own offerings. However, since Nintendo plans to produce original content, and Fujisoft’s is based on licensed anime, it seems like there is plenty of room for both.
GameCyte also got a demo of the service at CES — read their impressions, and see video of the service in Ultra-action, here.
‘Minna no Theater’ streaming video service could come to the US this year originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Everybody’s Wii Theater dated, priced in Japan
Filed under: News, Imports, WiiWare
Fujisoft’s Minna no Theater Wii (Everybody’s Theater Wii), essentially a video rental service, will launch on January 27 in Japan, after slipping from its original December release date. We already knew that purchasing the video viewer cost 500 Wii Points, but now we have concrete prices for renting content:
- A single title for two days: 300 Wii Points
- Two titles for three days: 600 Wii Points
- Three titles for five days: 800 Wii Points
When it launches next month, 3,000 pieces of video content will be available. These span 150 franchises, including Astro Boy, Transformers, Hajime no Ippo, and Dogtanian. Anime currently dominates the line-up, though movies, drama, and educational shows will also be present, if a bit scarcer.
A further 50 pieces of content will be released every month following the launch, and Fujisoft claims its content comes “close” to delivering DVD quality. It’s just a shame we’ll probably never see this here to test that statement.
Everybody’s Wii Theater dated, priced in Japan originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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‘Everybody’s Theater’ brings downloadable TV to Japanese Wiis
Most Japan-exclusive WiiWare isn’t really all that interesting, or is more interesting as a curiosity to read about than as a game to download: it’s stuff like shogi games and children’s storybooks. But Fujisoft’s Minna no Theater Wii (Everybody’s Theater Wii) is something whose near-zero probability of US release actually makes us sad.
Minna no Theater Wii enables Japanese Wii owners to stream movies, TV dramas, and anime through their Wii. The software costs 500 Wii Points to download, which is kind of ridiculous, and then pay extra for each show. But if the featured shows are even remotely as interesting as Ulecky, the animate projector Fujisoft uses as the mascot, the service will be well worth it. We’ll find out more details in December, at the latest, when the service launches.
[Via Siliconera]
‘Everybody’s Theater’ brings downloadable TV to Japanese Wiis originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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