My PS3 can stream in 720p when Netflix offers a video at that resolution. Not everything is offered at that resolution (yet?). Otherwise I am in 480p/480i anyways. Secondly, the point is that anything that streams is meant to supplement what comes in the mail. It is not meant to replace it. Things like old TV shows and movies may not have been shot in HD, either. As others have pointed out, not everyone has a HDTV, or at least a their Wii is not hooked up to one. Not everyone has broadband that plays nice with HD bandwidth requirements. Not everyone has a laptop, spare computer, Xbox 360, PS3 or Roku, etc to stream in better resolution. If you have not gathered by now, there are many reasons and points to the Wii streaming. Not to mention that many people (read children, elders & non-technophiles) do not need HD to be satisfied.