As the Nintendo Wii U gets wrapped up for presents for the holidays and is getting pumped up in hardcore fun-loving gamer abodes across the planet here at the end of 2012, so too is one of the most value-added features ready to create an impact with its television-enhancing abilities. What we’re having a look at today is the Nintendo TVii, a software experience inside your Wii U that works with both the main screen on your television and the miniature touch-friendly display on your Wii U GamePad. With Nintendo TVii you’ll be taking control of your television and interacting with a collection of media in ways you’ve never before experienced.
Television Shows
With TVii you’re going to be able to look up your favorite television shows with the Search function, keep the programs you like and check for new episodes with Favorites, and look for new programs with the “TV” section on your GamePad. Like the rest of the media you’ll be accessing with TVii, you’ll be accessing all of your favorite TV shows with the GamePad.
Once you find a show you want to watch, TVii brings you out to several optional connected services including your existing cable or satellite channels (if you have them connected through your WiiU), Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Amazon Instant Video. You can also work with your TiVo DVR – again, if you have it connected through your WiiU.
You can either connect through a show – picking it and watching it on-demand – or you can select from a collection of channels which includes MSNBC, Animal Planet, Fox News, ESPN, and more.
Movies
Selecting and working with Movies is extremely similar to working with your TV shows interface save the fact that you’re not working with TV channels, just movies with in-demand services. Movies are generally found only with Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Instant Video. It’s important to note that though TVii is a free service, you still need to pay for Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, and your internet data where applicable.
Sports
It may seem a bit odd that next to TV and Movies you’ll find a button for Sports – a category that anywhere else would be included under the TV roof. Nintendo has this category up out in the open because they’ve got deals worked out with the providers of the sports programming they’ve got on-hand that goes above and beyond what’s offered with Movies and TV shows…
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