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Why the Dual-Screen TV Experience Does Nothing For Me

Don Reisinger — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:38:14 +0000

With the launch of Nintendo’s TVii service for the Wii U, the idea of dual-screen entertainment in the living room is coming center stage. Wii U owners will need to decide if the concept of viewing not one, but two, screens to enjoy entertainment in the living room is really for them. I can see

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SlashGear 101: What is Nintendo TVii?

Chris Burns — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:41:35 +0000

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

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Nintendo TVii hits Wii U in US and Canada on December 20

Chris Davies — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:17:40 +0000

Nintendo’s TVii update for the Wii U will land in the US and Canada on December 20, the company has announced, turning the motion-tracking console into a smart TV hub. Eventually promising to take control of your TiVo box, as well as cable and satellite TV, and on-demand content, the TVii service allows users to access Hulu

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Nintendo TVii launching December 8 in Japan, US and Europe in 2013 [update]

Craig Lloyd — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:00:14 +0000

Nintendo has announced that TVii, the Wii U’s multimedia TV guide, will launch alongside the console’s Japan launch on December 8, while US and European users will have to until 2013 in order to get TVii functionality. TVii pulls data from Rovi’s G-Guide and lets gamers scroll through listings using the GamePad. UPDATE: It’s confirmed

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Reggie Fils-Aime talks Wii U Nintendo TVii delay

Eric Abent — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:57:10 +0000

The launch of the Wii U is exciting for any Nintendo fan, but one thing that’s bumming owners out is the delay of Nintendo TVii. We found out just before launch that Nintendo TVii won’t be arriving until sometime in December, when before that announcement, Nintendo had been saying that the service would be patched

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Wii U shipping without Nintendo TVii

Eric Abent — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:47:38 +0000

If you’re planning to pick up a Wii U this weekend, we’re sad to say that it’s going to be launching without one highly anticipated feature. Nintendo confirmed today that the Wii U won’t have Nintendo TVii at launch, as the service has been pushed back to sometime in December. The good news is that

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Nintendo TVii for Wii U smart TV revealed

Chris Davies — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:39:54 +0000

Nintendo has announced Nintendo TVii, the company’s take on the smart TV, using the Wii U GamePad as a second-screen to navigate live, on-demand, and DVR content. Built on the fact that, for many, the Wii has been the single way their TV has been hooked up online, Nintendo TVii will offer access to live TV

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