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Nintendo Selects Sonic to Enable DVD Functionality

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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.'>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.

 

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Zechs Merquise Newbie

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By the end of 2007, will HD-DVD or Blue-ray not be more common?

 

Lance

 

Well one will come out on top, both Blu-ray and HD won't survive together, one will surpass the other, I really hope blu-ray flops!

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Well one will come out on top, both Blu-ray and HD won't survive together, one will surpass the other, I really hope blu-ray flops!
Why? It's (theoratically) better. I hope HD-DVD flops. I'll definitely buy a blu-ray player at some point, but certainly not before 2008. I still have plenty of DVD titles to catch up! Oh and, I'm willing to bet neither blu-ray or HD-DVD will be common by the end of 2007, especially not in Europe.

 

Anyway, about the news:

This is about that announced Japanese-only DVD playing Wii, isn't it?

I don't need DVD playback, but if this has a special design, like the Panasonic Qube had (that one really looked cool), it might be a fun excuse to play import titles. It would be very disappointing though, if this will be the black Wii I was waiting for..

ZeldaFreak Newbie

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As it's software based, maybe you can just buy it with Wii-points at the Wii shop channel.

 

to my undrstanding the disks the wii uses at the the moment aren't dvd disks but just an 8cm disk.

 

So they would have to launch the next edition of wii, wii+,wii:HD,wii:HD+,etc.

 

Just like ipod

flameboy Newbie

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to my undrstanding the disks the wii uses at the the moment aren't dvd disks but just an 8cm disk.

 

So they would have to launch the next edition of wii, wii+,wii:HD,wii:HD+,etc.

 

Just like ipod

 

sounds possible, and you only have to look at Nintendo constant revision of the gameboy and now the DS to see that is perhaps something you could see happening with the Wii quite abit.

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hmmm is a good point... if it was a HD add on your looking in the hundreds again, but if its just a firmware DVD download its gonna have to either free or cheap, like very cheap considering you can buy simple cheap (crappy admittedly) DVD players for £15/£20.

Hellfire Newbie

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You guys have to understand that having HD isn't just a fancy output, it puts A LOT of strain on the hardware, most of the hardware improvements ps3 and 360 have are used solely to have HD.

Nintendork Newbie

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If you want to know how hard HD is on a system go to QuickTime HD, get QuickTime 7 and check out some movie trailers.

 

You will see that the Wii won't be able to handle it.

 

It's software based and intended for release in the west (US only confirmed thus far) so chances are you will be able to buy it with a patch online.

 

I'm thinking this will accompany a price drop in late 2007.. too far off for me to consider thinking about now.

 

HD doesn't attract me right now.. but having an all in one DVD/games console that is that small does.

blender Newbie

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Possible Wii Media player Features (my guesses)

 

HD movie playback <- incudes extra processing chip to meet requirements

Digital Optical Audio Out

HDMI or VGA output

iTunes or similar support for music

Downloable movies

Possibility of a hard drive for multimedia and game saves

3d Projection system

Colour = black

 

I'm hoping it will be an addon base unit like the gameboy player.

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