Nintendo Wii U Won't Play Blu-rays & DVDs

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that there will be no Blu-ray and DVD playback support in the upcoming Wii U gaming console. Why? Satoru Iwata explains:

Wii U does not have DVD or Blu-ray playback capabilities. The reason for that is that we feel that enough people already have devices that are capable of playing DVDs and Blu-ray, such that it didn't warrant the cost involved to build that functionality into the Wii U console because of the patents related to those technologies.

Well there you have it. This should hopefully keep the Wii U's price point down a little when Nintendo releases it in 2012. 

OWC Releases SuperSlim External SuperDrive Enclosure

OWC has released a new external enclosure for internal 9.5mm slot loading optical drives like the SuperDrive that works with all Macs and PCs without the need of an external power supply. The SuperSlim will work with any 9.5mm slot loading drives and will come in handy for those who switched out their SuperDrive for an SSD using the OptiBay mod. The SuperSlim external enclosure is available now for $49.99.