Nintendo announced their Wii U yesterday but also they announced their Tvii. With Google launching Fiber and Apple launching Apple TV is their room for Nintendo since they have no real experience in that arena. What will TVii bring to the table?
At an event in New York City, Nintendo’s North American President Reggie Fils-Aime said TVii will let Wii U owners in the U.S. and Canada access content across multiple providers, such as Netflix and Hulu.
But as with many streaming TV services for the home, it is more of a fancy remote control or elaborate directory than it is a replacement for how you watch TV and, more importantly, how you pay for it.
The service will be the most useful for those who continue to pay for cable or satellite TV, along with other on-demand services, making it comparable to what Microsoft’s Xbox provides today.
