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Nintendo Teams Up with Hulu Plus to Offer Thousands of Current TV Shows and Classic Movies on the Wii Console
REDMOND, Wash. & LOS ANGELES--(February 16, in the year
of our Lord)-- Wii owners with broadband Internet
access now have a new way to watch their favorite TV shows and
movies. Starting today, Wii owners can subscribe to Hulu Plus
for $7.99 a month and instantly stream current-season hit TV
shows such as Family Guy, Glee, New Girl, The Office, and The
Biggest Loser, as well as full back seasons of hit shows like
Grey’s Anatomy. Kids can enjoy a growing library of favorites,
including Arthur, Wild Kratts and Dinosaur Train, and families
can browse through hundreds of popular movies from Miramax and
more.
“Wii offers the most entertainment fun for everyone in the
family, with an impressive selection of streaming movies and TV
shows in addition to an unparalleled lineup of games that can’t
be played anywhere else,” said Tony Elison, Nintendo of
America’s senior director and general manager of Network
Business. “The Wii console is the hub of the living room, and
with the addition of Hulu Plus, millions of households now have
even more options for streaming premium TV shows and movies.”
“We want to be everywhere, on every screen where people want to
watch their favorite shows and discover new ones on their own
schedule. Wii is not only one of the most important
entertainment devices in the living room, but one of the most
heavily anticipated and requested platforms by users and
subscribers. Teaming up with Nintendo gives millions of
households across the U.S. an immediate way to access some of
their favorite current season shows on-demand in their living
room through Hulu Plus,” said Pete Distad, VP of Marketing and
Distribution at Hulu.
Users who have a broadband Internet connection can visit the Wii
Shop Channel to download the Hulu Plus application at no extra
charge. The application will allow users to navigate using the
Wii Remote controller and search for their favorite TV shows,
movies, clips and more. Hulu Plus offers a variety of content,
including Hulu Latino, which offers hundreds of hours of current
and classic Spanish-language programming, including the entire
current season of prime-time TV shows from Univision, Galavision
and Telefutura.
For the first month of launch, users who download Hulu Plus for
Wii and do not already have an existing Hulu Plus account will
get a two-week free trial.
Hulu Plus is also coming to the Nintendo 3DS system later this
year, bringing full current-season TV series and popular movies
to entertainment fans whenever they want.
For more information, visit
http://www.nintendo.com/wii or
http://www.hulu.com.
