YouTube for the PS3 and the Wii

YouTube announced that they will release a new service for the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii that would allow the users to use the service to view video from their TVs. For the Wii this is a first but i have been viewing YouTube videos from my PS3 since day one.

It is a, nevertheless, nice addition since YouTube surfing through the PS3 web browser was not without its problems. The flash player of the web browser, especially a couple of updates ago, is a bit slow, the interface is not optimized and the video quality is not the best. All these are going to be addressed which makes me happy cause I view lots of videos from the comfort of my couch through PS3.

XBOX360 is left out....Google(youtube owner) probably lost the Microsoft's telephone number and could not get them on the phone to create a version for them as well....

Nintendo sees (yet again) shortages of Wii console this Christmas

In what can only be described as 3rd time dejavu, Nintendo announced that they might not be able to keep up with the market demand for Wii this Christmas. The same thing happened last Christmas and the year before that. Taking into consideration that we are at the end of October, Nintendo probably wants to start the holiday season early this year. I mean, come on, you pulled that 2 years in a row and you will probably pull that a third time now. This will be yet another (successful) attempt to increase the hype about the console.

Wii is an excellent innovative console that has sold more units that PS3 and XBOX360 combined. Yes, the market demand is high, but Nintendo is gaining more on building momentum than misses on sales due to lack of units on the shelves. It shows to potential buyers that the console is so damn good that they barely can get one for themselves. Nintendo announced that have increased by 33% their console production so the problem will not be as big as last year. At the moment all good online retailers have no problem moving the boxes and I seriously doubt they will during the Christmas period, so, do not rush into it, if you were planning to buy the console in a month.