Would you watch Netflix streaming on your Nintendo DS?

By Holly Green by Mar 9th, '10 at 3:35pm CST

Ah, Netflix surveys, always giving us a heads up on their next move, several paces before it’s even out the front door. Didn’t we find out about Netflix streaming to consoles through their customer surveys? Yeah that’s what I thought.

Anyway, the latest device to be assaulted with Netflix’s endless attempt to dominate all things streaming just might be the DS. A question meant to gauge the interest in Instant Viewing through Nintendo DS’ Wi-Fi is currently in the Netflix customer survey.

While I can’t speak for everyone, I don’t know that I’d care about Netflix on my DS. The Instant Viewing items are sometimes great, but in general very limited, and the resolution and screen size would pale in comparison to watching it on my XBOX 360.

What say you, Tanooki readers? Would you like to watch your Netflix Instant Viewing items through your DS? Or is just unnecessary?

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  • netflix is being lame

    Lame. What a waste of DS battery; just go grab a portable DVD player instead. :/

  • http://twitter.com/brhfl brian hefele

    Disagree with the above sentiment, as I'd say that for convenience's sake, DVDs are far lamer than streaming. But the DS just isn't a great platform for this… It's bulky, the screens are small, and whatever they do with the unused screen, it's going to be a distraction… DS is a great gaming platform, but I'd prefer to keep my media on my iPod Touch (stream Netflix to that device? yes, please!)

  • Jason Leavey

    I would love a portable Netflix streaming service… but I can't imagine the service on current DS models, maybe the XL. It would be a great selling feature for a DS 2 though.

  • a.s.

    i'm in

  • http://www.gamergrrlz.net/ Holly Green

    I for one think the screen is too small for my tastes, and I'd trust PSP to have better visuals that DS (if we *must* go the handheld route, that is). I think Brian has the best idea, Netflix streaming for iPhone/Touch/any iPod with a screen.