After years of speculation, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is finally bringing its online movie-streaming library to the Nintendo (Pink Sheets: NTDOY.PK) Wii video game system. At the same time, Netflix is shifting gears in a big way by really emphasizing the "Net" in its name.

The Wii comes with built-in wireless networking features, and is the market leader in North America with more than 26 million units sold. While the system isn't powerful enough to handle high-definition video streams, many Wii owners are ready to settle for a less impressive picture in return for being able to stream Netflix content to their living room TVs. I know, because I'm one of these high-def Luddites, eagerly awaiting my Wii disc from Netflix this spring.

This long-anticipated move completes the Netflix trifecta of adding video-streaming services to all three modern video game consoles, following partnerships with the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox 360 in 2008 and the Sony (NYSE:SNE) PlayStation 3 in 2009. With a veritable avalanche of new ways to access Netflix's digital library hitting us all at once, the Wii may be just another option, but it's also a big and juicy piece with a bigger installed base than that of Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) cable (23.8 million subscribers) or TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) video recorders (2.8 million).

At the same time, Netflix is busy retooling for the digital era in other ways. Last week was the first time I saw a TV spot for Netflix that emphasized the "watch it now" feature. When logging in to update my movie queue, the default landing page used to be a menu of DVD recommendations. Now I'm plunged straight into the instant-watching catalog instead.

Netflix is getting serious about pushing the all-digital agenda in a big way, and it's absolutely the right thing to do. Direct downloads and instant digital streaming will be the way we get our movies in the coming years, and Netflix is doing its best to become the provider of digital movies while the market is still young.

There is competition from cable companies' video-on-demand features as well as pay-per-rental services from the likes of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Sony, and Microsoft. Yep, Netflix is competing with its partners. But it's far and away the leader in subscription-based rentals.

Will the Netflix juggernaut crush all digital competition, riding a tsunami of game consoles? Use the comments section below to share your insights, dear Fool.