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Analyst: Downloadable video content on Wii by 2010

Over at Gamasutra, analyst Colin Dixon of The Diffusion Group has made one of those broad analyst predictions that we know you all love so much. Dixon estimates that within two years, Nintendo will have organized a Wii-based video delivery service, similar to those currently available through Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

From later this month, Japanese Wiis will boast a similar(ish) service -- Fujisoft's Minna no Theater Wii ("Everybody's Theater Wii") from WiiWare -- but nothing on the scale of Microsoft's deal with Netflix to stream video content. Is it really so important for the Wii to offer downloadable video content? Dixon thinks so, and even argues that setting up a video on-demand service is crucial for Wii to "remain competitive in the long-term."

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