Nintendo On Netflix: Lack of HD is "No Loss" for Wii Consumer

Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, downplayed the Wii's lack of support for HD content on its upcoming Netflix streaming service, set to launch this Spring. Fils-Aime believes Wii owners aren't missing much, due to the fact that the majority of Netflix content is not available in HD.

"First off, and I'm sure Reed [CEO of Netflix] would support this is, the vast majority of content that is available for streaming through Netflix is not HD content. So, there is really no loss for the Wii consumer - the fact that they can't get any HD content through our system," Fils-Aime told CNBC.

Reggie continues by implying that even if more HD content on Netflix did exist, Wii consumers would not care. "But even more importantly than that, the consumer has voted. Over 26 million consumers have bought a Wii. so the consumer is saying for them, the quality of the visual is not nearly as important as the overall entertainment, the overall value of that experience, and that's really what's propelled us."

Fils-Aime concluded by discussing what Nintendo's plans are for their next home console. "In terms of what the future holds, we've gone on record to say that the next step for Nintendo in home consoles will not be to simply make it HD but to add more and more capability and we'll do that when we've totally tapped out all the experiences for the existing Wii and we are nowhere near doing that yet."

For the full interview with Reggie and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, watch the video below.