Well it’s official, beginning December 20th, the Nintendo TV service will be ready to rock for US Wii U owners. Are you looking forward to adding this setup to your daily TV watching routine?<\/p>\n
Press release:<\/p>\n
Nintendo Makes TV Smart and Social \u2013 Nintendo TVii Launches Dec. 20<\/p>\n
New Wii U Service Gives Every Member of the Family His or Her Own Personalized, Easy-to-Use Second-Screen Viewing Experience<\/p>\n
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The company that changed how we play is about to change how we watch. On Dec. 20, Nintendo will introduce Nintendo TVii, a free, integrated service for the recently launched Wii U console that combines what you watch and how you watch into one seamless, second-screen experience on the revolutionary new Wii U GamePad controller.<\/p>\n
The rapid increase in both the quality and availability of video entertainment content \u2013 hundreds of satellite and cable channels, a seemingly endless amount of video-on-demand options \u2013 has made finding something to watch a complex and occasionally frustrating process. The solution to this problem is coming from perhaps an unexpected place: a video game console.<\/p>\n
“After Dec. 20, you’ll never look at your TV the same way again,” said Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. “Wii U owners have already experienced the transformative effect that the GamePad has on game play and social interaction. Nintendo TVii shows how the integrated second screen of the GamePad can also transform and enhance the TV viewing experience. Welcome to the new world of TVii.”<\/p>\n
Nintendo TVii maximizes Wii U owners’ current cable, satellite and video-on-demand services by pulling all of their available content sources \u2013 such as a Comcast cable package or Hulu Plus subscription \u2013 into one place. This empowers Wii U owners to focus on what they want to watch and not how they want to watch. And once users find the show, sporting event or movie they want, they press an icon and Nintendo TVii does the rest.<\/p>\n
In addition to greatly simplifying finding and watching video content, Nintendo TVii also includes a series of social features that enable Wii U owners to share experiences and exciting moments with friends as they are happening on live TV. People can engage with others by commenting and sharing on Miiverse, Facebook and Twitter. Or they can comment, post or tweet about an incredible touchdown, a remarkable performance or a shocking plot twist, all using the personal screen of the Wii U GamePad.<\/p>\n
Nintendo TVii requires no additional equipment and can be enjoyed with very little setup, demonstrating what’s possible when the second screen is truly integrated with the TV. Wii U owners can also discover more information about what they’re watching by easily accessing information on the GamePad via an Internet connection, including cast details, movie reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and sports data such as live stats and scores.<\/p>\n
Nintendo TVii launches in the United States and Canada on Dec. 20. At launch, the service will support cable and satellite providers in both regions, as well as direct integration with Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus subscriptions in the United States. Further integration with Netflix subscriptions and TiVo are expected in early 2013 in the United States. Wii U owners with a Netflix subscription can still access the Netflix application from the Wii U system’s main menu and enjoy their favorite content accordingly.<\/p>\n
All elements of the Nintendo TVii service are included in the purchase price of the Wii U system. Users will define which services they currently subscribe to \u2013 including the channel lineup in their cable package and video-on-demand service subscriptions \u2013 as part of the setup process.<\/p>\n
Nintendo TVii observes the Wii U system parental controls, and additional options specific to the Nintendo TVii features can be chosen in the Nintendo TVii settings. Every member of the family can create a different viewing profile. For more information about this and other features, visit http:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/wiiu.<\/p>\n
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U\u2122 and Wii\u2122 home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS\u2122 and Nintendo DS\u2122 families of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System\u2122, Nintendo has sold more than 4 billion video games and more than 637 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy\u2122, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi\u2122 and Nintendo DSi XL\u2122, Super NES\u2122, Nintendo 64\u2122, Nintendo GameCube\u2122 and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario\u2122, Donkey Kong\u2122, Metroid\u2122, Zelda\u2122 and Pok\u00e9mon\u2122. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http:\/\/www.nintendo.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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