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Or try and use any buttons to open a game or netflix..the buttons wont work. However, when I push the buttons when the wii u menu is on the GAMEPAD SCREEN..that is when the buttons work and I can control the wii u menu..
When you switch to have the menu on the TV screen the Gamepad is controlling Warawara Plaza. If you want to be able to control the home menu on the TV you'll need a separate controller. Any of the standard ones (Wii remotes, Pro controller etc.) will work.
The partnership between the two companies will extend the reachof content streamed from Netflix farther than ever before, thanksto the mainstream popularity of the Wii console. Wii remains thefastest-selling home console in history, and reaches more consumersthan any other device that currently supports streaming movies fromNetflix. In December 2009, Nintendo sold well in excess of 3million Wii consoles in the United States. Wii is the top-sellinghome video game system of this generation, and as such brings theNetflix experience to a broad and diverse mass market.
"Our goal is to offer Netflix members as many ways as possibleto watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix right totheir TVs and to give non-members more and compelling reasons toconsider the service," said Netflix co-founder and CEO ReedHastings. "Joining forces with Nintendo, which has been soimmensely popular with consumers since its introduction, is a verymeaningful step in that direction."
With 11.1 million U.S. subscribers as of Sept. 30, 2009, Netflixcontinues to expand the ways in which its members can watch moviesand TV shows streamed directly to TVs via a range of Netflix-readydevices such as the Wii console. Netflix memberships start as lowas $8.99 a month, and members also can receive unlimited DVDsdelivered quickly to their homes. At the same time, consumerscontinue to demonstrate a preference for Wii consoles, which offertremendous value, whether measured in fun games, shared experiencesor the suggested retail price of just $199.99.
To enable their systems to stream content from Netflix, Wiiowners will need a Netflix instant-streaming disc for the Wiiconsole, which will be available at no additional cost to Netflixsubscribers. The free disc looks and operates the same as adisc-based Wii game, and the entire user experience will feelnatural and intuitive to Wii console owners. Netflix members andWii console owners can now reserve a free instant-streaming disc bygoing to www.netflix.com/Wii. Once available in thespring, the discs will be delivered for free by first-classmail.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world's largest online movierental service, with more than 11 million subscribers. For only$8.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited moviesand TV episodes streamed to their TVs and computers and can receiveunlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes. There are neverany due dates or late fees. Netflix members can exchange DVDs asoften as they want using a postage-paid return envelope. Memberscan choose from a vast selection of DVD titles and a growinglibrary of movies and TV episodes that can be watched instantly.Netflix is partnering with leaders in consumer electronics to bringto market a range of devices that can instantly stream movies andTV episodes from Netflix directly to members' TVs. These devicescurrently include Blu-ray disc players and Internet TVs from LGElectronics; Blu-ray disc players from Samsung, Sony and Best Buy'sInsignia brand; the Roku digital video player; Microsoft's Xbox 360game console; Sony's PS3 computer entertainment system; TiVodigital video recorders; and Internet TVs from Sony and, soon,VIZIO.
Simultaneously an unexpected commercial smash and a critical whipping boy, the Wii hasn't exactly had the smoothest lifespan. The six year old console was a step behind its competitors in tech right from the start and experienced long lulls between noteworthy games. Making matters worse, this final year before the launch of the Wii U has been bone dry in terms of software, with the only exception being Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story finally arriving in North America. The old white box isn't drifting quietly into the night; it has been buried alive.
Despite a great library of games, the lack of serious support in 2012, as well as some hardware issues, got us talking about what it is our Wii consoles are doing these days. Below, you'll find write-ups from a handful of Nintendo World Report editors who share the current status of their Wii consoles. From barely functioning and barely used to recently acquired and constantly running, these stories relay the experience of Wii owners who are all waiting on the console's death knell: the release of the Wii U.
My Wii, seen above completing the Wii360 meme, has had a good, long run. This is technically my second Wii; the original launch day unit I purchased bricked with the first system update, and a week later I received this new one from Nintendo of America. The console has traveled from my mom's basement to my first apartment and now rests in the living room of my house, awaiting retirement. Unfortunately, a few months ago, it lost the ability to read dual-layer discs, which means it can't play the likes of Xenoblade Chronicles or Skyward Sword, but it's still good for some Donkey Kong Country Returns and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It will remain in my entertainment center, hooked up and ready to go, until the Wii U arrives.
My Wii has been hooked up ever since the launch. The console itself has continued to work perfectly for me and has served me well over the past five or so years. Granted, my Wii actually hasn't been used as heavily as my Cube and N64 were, but I have still managed to use it quite a bit and have amassed a fairly large collection of games.
My TV has three consoles and two disc players hooked up to it, and I can still safely say my Wii is the most used of them all. I got it back at launch, and it has been hooked up and in use ever since. It went to the repair shop once when the disc drive started buzzing loudly and giving read errors, but apart from that, no problems. On the software side of things, yes, I do have Homebrew Channel installed so that I can play and review import games and run translation patches (Fatal Frame 4, baby!), and I keep a 16gb SD card in there to hold a multitude of Virtual Console games and experimental homebrew software. No HDD loaders; winners don't pirate games. I've been using the 3rd Earth remote charger for close to three years, saving a fortune on batteries since then! It's the console of choice for running my GameCube collection as well - check out the sweet Platinum Wavebird I got from Japan!
Not the most exciting story, but I just ended up in possession of a Wii and a few games yesterday. I've had it hooked up since then and have been hard pressed to find time for anything else. Haven't had any time for any fancy unlocking/homebrewing, but I have been enjoying netflix without the need to either use my phone or laptop.
I got my Wii within the first week of launch. The bad boy has seen some action, lemme tell you. Currently my TV is hooked up to my Wii and PS3 and my Wii has seen far more playtime to date. No HDD loaders or Homebrew channels over here. The old boy's never seen a repair shop, either. He never needed it. It's my go to console for GameCube games, although I don't always turn to it when I wanna play some N64. I have, however, gotten as many Mario Party games on it as possible. My Wii's been yelled at so many times over coins and stars that it's almost laughable. Almost (coins and stars are no laughing matter). The old boy's lasted me quite some time. Gotta say, I've been pretty pleased.
I have one from just after launch (late December or early January) and it has no problems yet. I used it pretty heavily a few years back when my computer died and it was my only means of accessing the internet. As of late my son plays a few of his games on it and I play when I have the free time, which is not often.
I got my Wii close to launch (I was one of the suckers who paid extra on eBay to get one earlier). It's been hooked up almost constantly and it's served me fairly well since then. A few months ago it started ejecting discs when I tried putting them in, but I just unplugged it and it worked again the next day. (I think the WiiConnect24 functionality was heating up the system and the heat was just enough to put something in the disc loader out of whack. I no longer use WiiConnect24 and it doesn't heat up any more when I'm not playing games.)
My Wii is a launch day unit, with a super sweet wood panel decal set on it to make it look like a piece of late 70's furniture.
It only half works.
Mine has the same issue that Zach says he had with his unit, that being about a week before Xenoblade hit, I fired it up to find it froze up after the "press A" screen everytime. Sometimes not even getting there.
Fortunately there IS a workaround for this that I had never heard of until searching for solutions online.
If you hold down the " " and "-" buttons on the "press A" screen and then press A, you Wii will boot up in a sort of "safe mode". Strangely, the only thing I could find that this disabled was the uses of the Message Board (oh no!),
but both disk and digital games, even from the SD card, booted up fine, and I just recently put my 113 hours of Xenoblade behind me.
I have a PS3 but it's the one collecting dust (except netflix) and I'm looking forward to getting Last Story pretty soon and riding the wave all the way to WiiU!