The BBC iPlayer on the Nintendo Wii

On the first weekend of the new f1 season the live coverage was on the BBC in the early hours of the morning, so wanting to watch the repeat the BBC’s iplayer was the option ahead; but I didn’t want to watch it on my 12″ PowerBook so I investigated whether watching it on our Nintendo Wii was a option… and it was.

The Wii’s browser of choice is Opera and has Flash already installed so no extra plugins or apps are needed (unlike the iPhone!). The BBC have also added a few extra features and options especially for the Wii along side a very nice set of FAQ’s which solved all my queries. This all lead to being able to watch the 3 hour Gran Prix on demand on our widescreen tv in our lounge.

The only real issue is that you need to purchase (with your wii points) the Internet Browser application via the Wii Shop, it costs about ¬£3.50 – I had already purchased and downloaded the application so it wasn’t a downside for me.

Find out more here; www.bbc.co.uk/blogs, and there’s a little demo of it all in action on youtube here.