Wii Will Have an Updatable Linux OS

eldavojohn writes "There's bits and pieces of information floating around that revolve around Iwata Asks interviews on Nintendo's website. What I found interesting was the tidbit about the updatable operating system: 'Wii is the first system from Nintendo that we can continue to be involved in (via operating system updates) after the customer buys it. This means that Wii will greatly expand and diversify the ways in which people will enjoy games in the future.' The Wii is reported to operate on top of a proprietary form of the Linux kernel, although there are already efforts to make a GNU/Linux for the console. So, the answer to the age old question is that it already runs Linux."

The *real* age old question:

[solevita]

Will it be able to perform cunnilingus on a hardwood floor?

Shouldn't that be ..

[Anonymous Coward]

.. Liinux?

Re:"a proprietary form of the Linux kernel"

[Reverend528]

It's running SCO linux.

Re:The *real* age old question:

[dozer]

...and get splinters in its tongue? I think not.

Re:Yeah, I Phrased That Badly

[buswolley]

Its reported here: http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=199749&c id=16358237 [slashdot.org]

Maybe That's Why WII Graphics Appear to Suck

[Carcass666]

Maybe Nintendo couldn't get fully-functional, reliable drivers for current chipsets like the rest of us.

Re:Yeah, I Phrased That Badly

[senatorpjt]

According to http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=199749&c id=16358341 [slashdot.org], it's just a rumor.

SCO

[stud9920]

Does this mean the Wii will cost $249 + $699 in license fees ?