revogamers.net escribió:Así lo comenta Pierre-Paul Trépanier, Director de Marketing de Nintendo Canadá.
Mediante una entrevista concedida a Gameindustry.biz, Trépanier ha dado su opinión acerca de la guerra que mantienen Microsoft y Sony con sus HD-DVD y Blue-Ray respectivamente. "Cuando compro una consola, lo que quiero son juegos. Quiero solamente jugar y creo, que esta es la principal razón por la que cualquier persona se compra una videoconsola" dijo el Director de Marketing de Nintendo Canadá. "Creo", continuó, "que forzando a los consumidores a tomar una decisión no sería la estrategia habitual de Nintendo, ya que lo que queremos es atraer a un mayor número de no-jugadores al mundo del videojuego, y que este ocio se lo puedan permitir. Hacer que la gente adopte unas tecnologías que aún no están implementadas en el mercado, me parece algo injusto para el usuario final".
No obstante y como os anunciábamos hace unos días, Nintendo tiene en mente sacar al mercado una versión de Wii con funciones DVD incorporadas. A lo que Trépanier ha comentado que aún no tienen planes para su salida en el mercado americano o Europeo. "Lo que sabemos es que en Norteamérica la penetración del DVD en las casa está cerca del 100% y que muy pocos consumidores estarían interesados en pagar por algo que ya poseen".
Complementando esta noticia, justamente hoy se ha dado ha conocer la empresa que desarrollará dicha compatibilidad: Sonic Solutions, la cuál incluirá su navegador CinePlayer "Hollywood-trusted" y cuya salida se ha fechado para la segunda mitad del 2007 en Japón.
Se planea que esta compatibilidad llegue a través de una nueva versión de hardware o una actualización por software; aunque lo más lógico sería optar por la primera opción: un nuevo hardware.
Actualizado: Nintendo of America ha confirmado recientemente que la nueva versión de Wii con funciones de reproducción de DVD-Video llegará a América durante la segunda mitad de 2007. Las Wiis "antiguas", además, no serán actualizables al nuevo modelo, ya que, según palabras de Matt Atwood, Relaciones Públicas de Nintendo of America esto "requiere algo más que una actualización de firmware".
Se desconoce aún si existen intenciones de comercializar este nuevo modelo en Europa.
Windows Killer escribió:Sonic, los propietarios de Toast, Popcorn y demás apps para Mac.
http://www.sonic.com/about/press/ne...1/nintendo.aspx
Nintendo Selects Sonic to Enable DVD Functionality in Future Version of Wii Console
Sonic CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator Helps Deliver Ultimate Movie Viewing to New-Generation Gaming Console
NOVATO, California (November 8, 2006) - Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that Nintendo, the worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, has chosen Sonic® CinePlayer® CE DVD Navigator to bring high-quality DVD movie viewing to a future version of the company's Wii™ gaming console. Nintendo plans to release this version of Wii in the latter half of 2007.
Based on the same technology trusted by Hollywood studios, CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator is a robust, software-based DVD playback engine that delivers broad playback compatibility on a variety of platforms. The proven technology offers exceptional picture quality and supports all standard video and audio formats offered in the DVD specification, as well as advanced functions such as anamorphic widescreen video, motion menus, and multiple video angles. "To be involved in Nintendo’s ground-breaking gaming console is extremely gratifying and a testament to the efficiency, flexibility and dependability of Sonic's technology," said Jim Taylor, senior vice president and general manager of Sonic's Advanced Technology Group. "Game consoles represent a fresh market and platform where we can introduce a new audience of potentially millions to the quality of our brand and the power of our digital media applications."
According to a recent report by new media research firm Centris (http://www.centris.com/index.htm), DVD playback device penetration continues to grow. The total number of DVD playback-capable households grew to 91 million in April 2006, which represents an 8% increase over the previous year. Adding to this figure was an increase in DVD-enabled game units which grew 11% year over year to approximately 45 million.
Created by Sonic's Advanced Technology Group, CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator is part of the company’s growing portfolio of technologies that are being licensed to enable CD and DVD playback, as well as DVD recording and authoring. Sonic’s technologies are licensed by leading technology companies such as Adobe, Microsoft, and Scientific Atlanta and used to enable digital media experiences in a wide variety of markets including consumer electronics, PCs, kiosks, automotive entertainment systems, and music download services. In addition to standard-DVD, Sonic recently introduced comprehensive support for emerging high-definition formats, Blu-Ray Disc (BD) and HD DVD.
For more information on Sonic's technologies for application developers, visit: http://www.sonic.com/products/Devel...quicklook.aspx.
About Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC; http://www.sonic.com) is the leader in digital media software, providing a broad range of interoperable, platform-independent software tools and applications for creative professionals, business and home users, and technology partners. Sonic's products range from advanced DVD authoring systems and interactive content delivery technologies used to produce the majority of Hollywood DVD film releases, to the award-winning Roxio®-branded CD and DVD creation, playback and backup solutions that have become the premier choice for consumers, prosumers and business users worldwide.
Sonic products are globally available from major retailers, online at Sonic.com and Roxio.com, and are bundled with PCs, after-market drives and consumer electronic devices. Sonic's digital media creation engine is the de facto standard and has been licensed by major software and hardware manufacturers, including Adobe, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and many others. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.
Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, and Roxio are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Arkanoid escribió:Hombre, el deporte favorito de los directivos es barrer...barrer para casa.Cada uno defiende lo que tiene , y si no lo tiene critica a los que lo tienen.
"Cuando compro una consola, lo que quiero son juegos. Quiero solamente jugar y creo, que esta es la principal razón por la que cualquier persona se compra una videoconsola"
Arkanoid escribió:Hombre, el deporte favorito de los directivos es barrer...barrer para casa.Cada uno defiende lo que tiene , y si no lo tiene critica a los que lo tienen.
Windows Killer escribió:Sonic, los propietarios de Toast, Popcorn y demás apps para Mac.
http://www.sonic.com/about/press/news/2006/11/nintendo.aspx
Nintendo Selects Sonic to Enable DVD Functionality in Future Version of Wii Console
Sonic CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator Helps Deliver Ultimate Movie Viewing to New-Generation Gaming Console
NOVATO, California (November 8, 2006) - Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that Nintendo, the worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, has chosen Sonic® CinePlayer® CE DVD Navigator to bring high-quality DVD movie viewing to a future version of the company's Wii™ gaming console. Nintendo plans to release this version of Wii in the latter half of 2007.
Based on the same technology trusted by Hollywood studios, CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator is a robust, software-based DVD playback engine that delivers broad playback compatibility on a variety of platforms. The proven technology offers exceptional picture quality and supports all standard video and audio formats offered in the DVD specification, as well as advanced functions such as anamorphic widescreen video, motion menus, and multiple video angles. "To be involved in Nintendo’s ground-breaking gaming console is extremely gratifying and a testament to the efficiency, flexibility and dependability of Sonic's technology," said Jim Taylor, senior vice president and general manager of Sonic's Advanced Technology Group. "Game consoles represent a fresh market and platform where we can introduce a new audience of potentially millions to the quality of our brand and the power of our digital media applications."
According to a recent report by new media research firm Centris (http://www.centris.com/index.htm), DVD playback device penetration continues to grow. The total number of DVD playback-capable households grew to 91 million in April 2006, which represents an 8% increase over the previous year. Adding to this figure was an increase in DVD-enabled game units which grew 11% year over year to approximately 45 million.
Created by Sonic's Advanced Technology Group, CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator is part of the company’s growing portfolio of technologies that are being licensed to enable CD and DVD playback, as well as DVD recording and authoring. Sonic’s technologies are licensed by leading technology companies such as Adobe, Microsoft, and Scientific Atlanta and used to enable digital media experiences in a wide variety of markets including consumer electronics, PCs, kiosks, automotive entertainment systems, and music download services. In addition to standard-DVD, Sonic recently introduced comprehensive support for emerging high-definition formats, Blu-Ray Disc (BD) and HD DVD.
For more information on Sonic's technologies for application developers, visit: http://www.sonic.com/products/Developer/AuthorScript/quicklook.aspx.
About Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC; http://www.sonic.com) is the leader in digital media software, providing a broad range of interoperable, platform-independent software tools and applications for creative professionals, business and home users, and technology partners. Sonic's products range from advanced DVD authoring systems and interactive content delivery technologies used to produce the majority of Hollywood DVD film releases, to the award-winning Roxio®-branded CD and DVD creation, playback and backup solutions that have become the premier choice for consumers, prosumers and business users worldwide.
Sonic products are globally available from major retailers, online at Sonic.com and Roxio.com, and are bundled with PCs, after-market drives and consumer electronic devices. Sonic's digital media creation engine is the de facto standard and has been licensed by major software and hardware manufacturers, including Adobe, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and many others. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.
Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, and Roxio are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
ilas escribió:
me permito añadir el post de otro forero ya que añadia informacion extra la mas de jugosa.
osea k la compatibilidad con dvd no sera por hardware, sino por software! interesante...MUY interesante....
Seth Wolfwood escribió:Lo que dice será todo lo discutible que uno quiera, pero vaya, estoy de acuerdo en gran parte. Una consola debería ser algo para jugar y ya está, sencillo y sin complicaciones, no una herramienta que fuerce al usuario a decantarse por uno u otro formato que dentro de unos años podría desaparecer del mapa dejando de recibir soporte y que además poco o nada puede aportar a esta industria. No lo digo por nadie en concreto, que conste, aunque bien pensado Microsoft no obliga a nadie a usar HD-DVD (de momento).
De todas formas, no deja de ser un comentario del tipo "nosotros lo hacemos mejor que el resto", aunque tenga su parte de razón.
homy escribió:Por otra parte, si como dice el pavo este las consolas son solo para jugar, ¿que pintan los wiichannels y el wiiconect en la wii?.
lherre escribió:Al que dice que las consolas de sony y ms nos quieren meter un formato propietario y tal o cual?? Y que es lo que ha hecho nintendo desde que está en el mundo de las consolas?? Es que ha usado algún medio "no propietario" alguna vez??
Por pedir, que nds sean memorias sd que son mas baratas por ejemplo, vamos que piensa en el blu-ray como en un cartucho, es lo mismo.
lherre escribió:Al que dice que las consolas de sony y ms nos quieren meter un formato propietario y tal o cual?? Y que es lo que ha hecho nintendo desde que está en el mundo de las consolas?? Es que ha usado algún medio "no propietario" alguna vez??
Por pedir, que nds sean memorias sd que son mas baratas por ejemplo, vamos que piensa en el blu-ray como en un cartucho, es lo mismo.
eraser escribió:Ante todo, dejar claro que BD no es Sony.
Después de ver una tv hdready con una demo en la que mitad de la pantalla era resolución dvd y mitad resolución hd... tengo claro que me encanta que la ps3 lleve un BD. La Wii será para jugar (sobre todo en sociedad con los amigos no jugones que tengo ) y la PS3 para ver pelis en hd y jugar a juegos más "serios"
Gasol escribió:
Hombre, yo creo que sale razonablemente más barato esperar un poco... Y pillarse un reproductor más adelante con capacidad para leer BR y HDDVD y que sea muy barato.