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Internet Channel now free

  • 02-09-2009 11:53am
    #1
    JonThom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭


    The Wii's internet channel has been updated, and is now free. For anyone who's downloaded it already, you'll be refunded with a NES virtual console game of your choice after end of October.

    Woop!
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Comments

  • #2
    Atavan-Halen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    Cool, free NES game for me :)


  • #3
    Dark Savior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭Dark Savior


    Excellent,thanks for the heads up ;)


  • #4
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,106 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    Hmm, interesting. Might actually get it now, as though I really need yet another device in the house that I can use to browse the web ;)


  • #5
    Josey Wales
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,437 ✭✭✭Josey Wales


    I saw this reported on Kotaku but they mentioned it in relation to US Wii owners. Is it free for us here in Europe?


  • #6
    death1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭death1234567


    I don't understand why they started charging for it in the first place.


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  • #7
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Josey Wales wrote: »
    I saw this reported on Kotaku but they mentioned it in relation to US Wii owners. Is it free for us here in Europe?
    Yes.


  • #8
    pjtb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭pjtb


    Why do you have to wait until the end of October to claim your free NES download?:(:confused:


  • #9
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,259 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Pity it doesn't support RTE Player. :(


  • #10
    Azhrei
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 308 ✭✭Azhrei


    Jonathan wrote: »
    Pity it doesn't support RTE Player. :(

    That's because RTÉ are stuck in the nineties with RealPlayer streams.


  • #11
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,259 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Azhrei wrote: »
    That's because RTÉ are stuck in the nineties with RealPlayer streams.
    RTE Player is flash based. :rolleyes:


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  • #12
    Azhrei
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 308 ✭✭Azhrei


    Really? When did this come about? I haven't touched their online stuff in a year, but when I did, it was all Real-based stuff. I remember downloading Real Alternative specifically to watch one or two shows. Every now and then I'd check their site and yup - they were still using Real Player, until last year or so at least.

    Happy to hear it's flash stuff now... might actually visit their site.


  • #13
    1huge1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭1huge1


    No the RTE player is a new thing they only released a few months ago, its like the BBC iPlayer and is actually preety good in my opinion, they could do with adding some more shows but its a good start.


  • #14
    Azhrei
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 308 ✭✭Azhrei


    That's awesome, will have a look at that later on. It's fairly stupid alright that they list all those shows they've produced, only let people watch them for a while before they take them down. Sounds like it's the same with the new player. Maybe they're reluctant to spend money on bandwith or storage, or something.


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