Last month, Netflix announced that they were splitting their streaming and DVD services. The streaming portion would remain Netflix, and the DVD shipment would be named “Qwikster“. Qwikster would ship DVDs and Blu-rays, and soon video games. To reap the benefits of Qwikster, users would have to make an additional account, and have a separate bill on a completely different website.

As of today, October 10th, 2011. Reed Hastings of Netflix, has announced that Qwikster is no more. The DVD portion that was originally splitting off will be staying at Netflix.

“It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.

This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster.

While the July price change was necessary, we are now done with price changes.

We’re constantly improving our streaming selection. We’ve recently added hundreds of movies from Paramount, Sony, Universal, Fox, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, MGM and Miramax. Plus, in the last couple of weeks alone, we’ve added over 3,500 TV episodes from ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, USA, E!, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Discovery Channel, TLC, SyFy, A&E, History, and PBS.

We value our members, and we are committed to making Netflix the best place to get movies & TV shows.

Thank you.”

Netflix will continue to be a convenient service for people to enjoy. The death of Qwikster, will bring joy to some, and disappointment to others.

(Source: Netflix Blog)

It kind of seems like an odd match up but Netflix and Telltale are teaming up with their promotional materials. Right now for both Canada and The Unites States, if you sign up for a one month free trial of Netflix you get the full 5 episode Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse series in it’s entirety.

This is a great series with a good sense of humor and fun gameplay if you enjoy the occasional adventure game. It’s not too much of a catch, but you have to put in billing information for the free trial, so you probably have to cancel the trial before they bill you if you don’t want pay.

(Destructoid)

According to an E-mail Netflix sent out, Netflix is now shipping out Wii discs for streaming content. The discs  should be arriving in homes as early as Friday of this week… so tomorrow!

From what we know, the service will be similar to the one found on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Of course, the Wii won’t be able to stream HD content.

(Source: GoNintendo)

Netflix is almost everywhere now, but soon you might be able to have it on the go with your Nintendo DS as well.

A consumer survey detailed what the service would be like.

“Imagine that Netflix offers its subscribers the ability to instantly watch movies and & TV episodes on their Nintendo DS. The selection available to instantly watch includes some new releases, lots of classics and TV episodes. There are no advertisements or trailers, and movies start in as little as 30 seconds. You can fast-forward, rewind, and pause or watch again. The movies & TV episodes you instantly watch are included in your Netflix membership at no additional fee.”

There is a small catch, but it is to be expected.”Whenever you want to instantly watch content on your Nintendo DS, your Nintendo DS must be connected to a Wi-Fi network.”

I’m not sure if I would want to watch video content on my Nintendo DS. I’m  not a huge fan of small screens, but I guess that is what DSi XL is for.

Would you watch Netflix videos on your Nintendo DS?

(Source and Image Source: Kotaku)

If you have been wanting to stream Netflix on your TV using your Wii then today is a good day for you. Nintendo and Netflix has announced that this spring Netflix’s online streaming service will be available on your Wii via a free DVD from Netflix similar to PlayStation 3′s set up.

The Wii unfortunately can’t play any content in HD obviously, but if you don’t have a Xbox live gold account or a PS3 then this may be the right choice for you.

If you want to order your DVD you can do so here. It is 100% free for any members who have a Netflix account that costs at least $8.99 a month.

Netflix told Joystiq that all of the content that is available for the other consoles is also available on Wii, so other then High Definition it should be quite similar to the PlayStation 3 service.

Again, you can expect the service to begin some time this spring.

E-mail notifications have been sent out to some Netflix users confirming that their Blu-Ray discs are on the way. These discs allow you to access Netflix on the PlayStation 3 and stream content if you have a Netflix account. The discs are a temporary requirement which will eventually be removed, but as of right now you will have to take the extra effort to put in a disc when ever you want stream a movie.

(Source: Destructoid)

Ok guys we’re going to try something new. Inspired by Capcom’s community we are going to hold a TSG Community Movie Party via Netflix on the 360.

Vote here

Here’s the deal, You have to have a 360 with at least a gold membership and a Netflix Membership (Meaning U.S only…sorry)

Space is limited to 8 people so we may hold multiple viewings depending on how big a crowd there is. These will be held on the weekends and the movie will be voted on by the community.

Please only vote if you are attending.

Movie Info’s:
The Neverending Story
Forrest Gump
The Fifth Element
Almost Heroes
Random Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode
Persepolis
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
The Nightmare Before Christmas

PlayStation Blog confirmed that Sony and Netflix have a partnership to allow Netflix users to stream Netflix movies to their PlayStation 3. The service will be free for Netflix members and will be available next month.  According to the press release, the service will require a special Blu-Ray disc Netflix will provide but it is entirely free for all Netflix members.