Reggie Downplays Netflix HD  Says the majority of movies are in
standard definition -- "no loss for the Wii consumer."
Outspoken Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime today
chatted with CNBC about his company's recent deal with Netflix
to allow streaming movie downloads to Wii owners. Fils-Aime
suggested that the bulk of Netflix digital movies are
unavailable in high-definition, which Wii is unable to display.
"... the vast majority of content that is available for
streaming through Netflix is not HD content," Fils-Aime said.
"So there really is no loss for the Wii consumer -- the fact
that they can't get any HD content through our system."  Both
Microsoft and Sony have struck similar deals with Netflix, but
their respective consoles do allow users to download and play
back high-definition movies through the service. Netflix's
library of HD content is, as Fils-Aime notes, much smaller than
lineup available in standard definition, but it is likely to
grow -- a possibility that Nintendo's president i