I remember reading an interview behind the whole "Lack of DVD support" for the systems. I believe it was Minamoto that said that most entertainment systems in a family home have access to a DVD player, so they could "non-value added costs" . This means that knowing the end user would not have any practical reason to have a 2nd or 3rd DVD player in their entertainment unit, they can reduce the costs of the system accordingly. I for one have access to 4 mediums (not including my laptop) that have the functions to play DVDs. I don't need a 5th or 6th one via the two nintendo consoles I own.

That being said though, Our main DVD machine is the PS3, a competitor. The fact we own that console and have been using it for DVDs rather than the Wii/Wii U may make us more Playstation aligned. Dunno. just suggesting things there. The part about Non Value Added Costs is gold