Netflix's Wii rollout begins

From CNET News.com: Starting on Friday, owners of all three major game consoles can stream content from Netflix.

Netflix, which in January announced plans to bring its streaming movies and television shows to the Nintendo Wii, on Thursday announced that it has started shipping instant-streaming discs to Nintendo Wii owners.

As part of the "final phase" of Netflix's Wii plans, the company has shipped its instant-streaming disc to "some" of the folks that requested it. In an e-mail sent to those subscribers, Netflix said they should be receiving their discs on Friday.

Netflix expects to use the feedback it gains from those users to improve issues with the service prior to its official launch.

The addition of Netflix streaming to the Nintendo Wii completes the video rental company's plan to bring its service to every major video game console. Netflix Instant Streaming was originally available only on Microsoft's Xbox 360--the only console that doesn't require a Netflix disc to access the company's streaming service.

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