BBC iPlayer relaunching as a dedicated Wii Channel

Posted by Mister-X on November 13th, 2009 at 12:45pm

The BBC iPlayer, only available in the UK, is proof that streaming video can work on the Wii -- like the Wii no Ma service, Minna no Theater Wii, and the Nintendo Channel. Well, maybe not that last one, given the stuttery playback of Nintendo Week whenever we attempt to watch it.

As rumored, the Wii's iPlayer is moving up from a nice browser-based app to its very own Wii Channel. BBC dated the launch of the new iPlayer download for November 18. It'll be a free download, and, once again, only available in the UK. We'd pay the licence fee if you'd let us, BBC!

[Thanks, Bobulous!]

BBC iPlayer relaunching as a dedicated Wii Channel originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.