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    The Nintendo Wii is a home video game console released on November 19, 2006. The Wii's main selling point was the innovative use of motion controls that its signature Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers allowed for. It became the best selling home console of its respective generation of hardware.

    Wii is the most popular game console for Netflix Streaming

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    #1  Edited By awadnin

    Netflix customers use:  
    42% pc 
    25% wii 
    13% ps3
    12%  xbox360 
     
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    #2  Edited By beargirl1

    seriously? wow. i thought for sure it would be xbox or something. 

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    It has to be used for something, right?
     
    Only joking.

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    #4  Edited By awadnin
    @AjayRaz said:
    seriously? wow. i thought for sure it would be xbox or something. 
    same here, but maybe wii is more suitable than other, because his wiimote :]
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    #5  Edited By Hizang

    Well there are more Wii's out there than PS3's and 360's, makes sense.

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    #6  Edited By NekuCTR

    just you wait 3DS will be on top soon, but seriously PS3 for me.

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    Personally, I always use my PC.

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    #8  Edited By williamhenry

    @AjayRaz said:

    seriously? wow. i thought for sure it would be xbox or something.

    I thought it would be too, but then again, only gold members can use Netflix. So that probably is a big reason why the 360 is last on this list.

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    #9  Edited By Dany

    You need to have gold to use netflix on the xbox. If it was for everyone then it would be the most but yeah, crazy.

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    #10  Edited By RE_Player1

    @xobballox said:

    It has to be used for something, right? Only joking.

    I know that is a joke but I bet most people think that way.

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    #11  Edited By shadows_kill

    Didn't sony say PS3 was #1 or something at E3? Those percentages do make sence though.

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    #12  Edited By strainedeyes

    Remember how the Wii sold way more than the 360 and PS3? That's why.

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    #13  Edited By laserbolts
    No surprise it sold a shit ton.
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    @shadows_kill said:
    Didn't sony say PS3 was #1 or something at E3? Those percentages do make sence though.
    Maybe they said of the HD consoles?  I do think I recall them saying something about that.
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    #15  Edited By jozzy

    I was wondering where my bluray player fits into this but then I realised there is 8% left for "other"

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    #16  Edited By Slaker117

    Not surprising, even if we as geeks find it ridiculous. The PS3 being used more than the 360 seems more unexpected to me, considering the larger install base and the timed disc-less exclusivity, but thinking about it now, it makes sense because of the Gold restriction.
     

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    #17  Edited By FritzDude

    I don't have Netflix in my country.

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    #18  Edited By Marz

    I use my wii for Netflix, mostly because my old SD TV is in my room and it's a little bigger than my computer monitor when i watch it from my bed.

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    #19  Edited By Brendan

    Considering the install base and the proportion of demographics for the Wii, it is not surprising at all that it's on top for consoles.

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    #20  Edited By onarum

    Also the wii is very silent and uses like 10% of the power a PS3 would.

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    #21  Edited By Vexxan

    Despite there being many Wiis out there I was sure 360 was the most popular.

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    #22  Edited By NickL

    All those casual people who got sucked into buying a wii have to use it for something...

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    #23  Edited By DG991

    I often use my wii for netflix. It is good at it.

    Xbox you have to pay a monthly fee to MS to even have the option to use netflix.

    Thats the only reason I can think of for the PS3 being above the xbox.

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    #24  Edited By imsh_pl

    No 3DS data, survey invalid.

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    #25  Edited By Hailinel

    @imsh_pl said:

    No 3DS data, survey invalid.

    The 3DS only got Netflix last month.

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    #26  Edited By ajamafalous

    Baffling.

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    #27  Edited By Emilio
    @AjayRaz said:
    seriously? wow. i thought for sure it would be xbox or something. 
    The xbox is so loud... it makes it difficult at times.
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    #28  Edited By ozzdog12

    idk, I just find that really hard to believe...

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    #29  Edited By misterhaan

    does netflix streaming ever support surround sound?  obviously not on the wii but if i had a laptop with hdmi and connected that to my receiver could i get 5.1 streaming netflix?

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