'Minna no Theater' streaming video service could come to the US this year
by JC Fletcher 
{ Jan 16th 2009 at 12:41PM }
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.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ryan @ Jan 16th 2009 12:52PM
yeah, but does it come with those sweet stickers/pins that are on the TV?
Hardy @ Jan 16th 2009 1:07PM
If the big TV companies were smart, they'd team up with Nintendo and have free show viewing similar to Hulu where you just have to watch ads.
Course not that it matters to me. I live in Canada and the communications industry is so $%^&ed up here it's impossibly for a service like this to enter this country.
Rocketboy @ Jan 16th 2009 1:55PM
I think you're breaking some sort of Canadian Blog commenter rule. You're not allowed to say anything bad about Canada. All of the blog comments form Canadians usually try to point out how they are better than the US. Or at least, how better they think they are.
Gendreavus @ Jan 16th 2009 2:15PM
I'm half Canadian, does that mean that I can say that Canada is kind of alright, but I think that they've got plenty of room for improvement?
Anyway, I think the video thing should turn out to be a great success, and I can't wait to start watching old Transformers again. I only hope that they take it easy on the cost to watch something on it. I'm thinking like 50 NintendoPoints per show?
Matias @ Jan 16th 2009 2:56PM
I'll just buy the chapter where Jes...err, Optimus Prime dies.
I hope this is released everywhere, I won't probably use it a lot, but I want to have it avaible just in case.
esposch @ Jan 16th 2009 4:55PM
Well here in Australia, our internet gets capped after 10-20gb (on a normal plan, it's closer to 150gb on a $120 a month one), so live streaming is not a good option for down under.
Oh, and that 10/20gb is really 6/12 on peak, 4/8 off peak.
Danny @ Jan 16th 2009 11:34PM
That sux I dont wanna download anime this is america what about south park or family guy?
SoshiKitai @ Jan 16th 2009 7:10PM
ULTRAMAN!!!!