Wii will run out of streaming services in January

The streaming content provider Netflix reportedly sent an email to Wii users, explaining that it will remove the Netflix application from the successful Nintendo console on January 31, thus ending the possibility of enjoying the catalog from said console.

Netflix disappears from the original Wii in January

According to a Reddit post, Nintendo will suspend all video streaming services on Wii, which means YouTube, Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Amazon Prime Video will also disappear from the console released in 2006. This could be an indication that Netflix is ​​coming to the Nintendo Switch, or possibly due to something to do with the Wii's infamous low-spec gaming hardware, the email also stated the following: “We hope you can soon enjoy an even better Netflix experience with additional features on a compatible device, ”a clear clue to Netflix's possible arrival on the Nintendo Switch.

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This movement will coincide with the closure of the Wii Shop channel, which is also scheduled for next January. However, as Wii owners mourn the loss of their Netflix apps and streaming service, YouTube finally landed on the Nintendo Switch, bringing the console's sparse number of streaming apps to two. Hulu has had its own third-party app on the Switch since 2017, though other streaming services have been waiting for its inclusion.

Nintendo's strategy for Switch seems to be guided by games, although with Youtube and Hulu on the console, we hope to see Netflix at some point, and possibly other similar services. What do you think of the demise of streaming services from the original Wii?

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