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weblogs.variety.com - 3/12/2009

Movies and TV coming to the Wii?

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One of Hollywood's top digital distribution executives thinks so. 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 ...

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Joystiq:  Hollywood executive expects streaming movies, TV on Wii this year

Kotaku:  Lionsgate Sees Wii Movie Streaming In The Near Future [Nintendo]

Wired: Game|Life:  Lionsgate Exec Believes Wii Will Stream Video This Year

Evil Avatar - News Items:  Lionsgate Backs Wii Movie Service

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multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 3/9/2009

New Details About EA’s Wii-Exclusive ‘Spore: Hero’

— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — Set for release this fall the Wii version of EA's universe-creating "Spore" is designed for adventure and a heavy use of motion control. *** Few games have transitioned from the PC to the Wii. There is no "World of Warcraft" Wii, no "Company of ... (more) New Details About EA’s Wii-Exclusive ‘Spore: Hero’

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gamasutra.com - 3/9/2009

Features - Can You Create A Must-Have Wii Game?

— gamasutra.com — Wii gamers are said to have shorter "must have" lists than do hardcore Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 fans. So what does it take to develop a Wii game that's on everybody's short list? It could be that it's less about the quality of the game itself and ... (more) Features - Can You Create A Must-Have Wii Game?

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multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 3/11/2009

How David Hasselhoff Found His Daughter A Wii

— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — The "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch" megastar told me that he faced some formidable obstacles in his quest to buy Nintendo's console. *** Earlier today I interviewed the one and only David Hasselhoff regarding his involvement in the upcoming "Ready 2 ... (more) How David Hasselhoff Found His Daughter A Wii

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Rumortoid: Nintendo working on a Wii movie service
Destructoid — ... Is there any weight to this? I don't know, and the Lionsgate guy would know better than I. Variety does point out that Nintendo is working on a limited service for Japan. Maybe that will cross over to our neck of the woods. ...

Hollywood executive expects streaming movies, TV on Wii this year
Joystiq — Lionsgate's president of digital media, Curt Marvis, believes that streaming movies and TV will be available on the Wii this year. It doesn't really sound like a strong belief, or one that he can back up with any evidence: "I think when we see the Wii come into the market with the ability to stream movies," Marvis told The Cut Scene, "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." So when, and if, that does happen, Lionsgate ...

Lionsgate Sees Wii Movie Streaming In The Near Future [Nintendo]
Kotaku — ... 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. Non confirmation, but as Variety points our, the digital media VP of the most financially successful independent film and television distributor in North America could very well know something we don't. Movies and TV coming to the Wii? [Variety] ...

Lionsgate Exec Believes Wii Will Stream Video This Year
Wired: Game|Life — ... like Lionsgate would be one of the first people to get the memo if video streaming was en route to Nintendo's console. I wonder how angry media groups might get once the Wii is capable of pulling down stuff like Lionsgate's Crank series. I get the feeling that Jason Statham electrocuting himself and engaging in public sex doesn't quite match up with their family-friendly ideal for Nintendo's console. Image: Lionsgate Movies and TV coming to the Wii? [Variety] See Also: Game|Life ...

Lionsgate Backs Wii Movie Service
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... From Cutscene, via 1up.

Lionsgate exec says Wii will be streaming movies soon
Ars Technica - Opposable Thumbs — ... Curt Marvis, President of Digital Media for Lionsgate Entertainment, recently told Variety how he believes that game consoles will only become more popular for getting movies into households. "The thing that is clearly a force in digital are the game devices," he said, "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." ...