News is spreading around that Nintendo will release a special edition Wii console in Japan supporting DVD playback. Game magazine Edge mentioned that Nintendo will release a Wii console with DVD playback, Nintendo has later said that they have no plans of releasing a DVD-compatible Wii in US or Europe,

“In Europe (and the Americas), we have no plans for a DVD option either internally or as an accessory at this time. DVD players are now sold so cheaply and the penetration rate is so high that we did not think it was worth including [DVD playback] and raising the price of Wii.”

A few months ago Nintendo assured that the Wii will not have DVD playback capability, now it seems that the Japanese will have a choice between the regular Wii (around $210 in Japan) and a DVD version.

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