Competing with Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation, the Wii U and Wii are also home video game consoles released by Nintendo. However, until now, there are many “DVD not playing on Wii-U/Wii” issues reported by moviegoers at GameFAQs, IGN Boards, Wii U Forum, etc.
Can Wii U/Wii play DVDs?
If you were hoping your Wii U or Wii would double as a DVD player in living room, you’re out of luck. Disappointedly, according to Wii U FAQ, neither the Wii console, nor the new Wii U will play DVD discs. The reason for that is that Nintendo feels that enough people already have devices that are capable of playing DVDs, such that it didn’t warrant the cost involved to build that functionality into the Wii U/Wii console because of the patents related to those technologies. Don’t worry...
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