Nintendo launched Wii News Channel
Nintendo has another serious reason to become the most successful company in so called war of nextgen consoles. The Wii News Channel launched today, allowing gamers a unique way to keep up to date on current events in an interactive way. The new channel, originally planned to be available alongside the console’s launch in November, completes the initial list of online applications for Nintendo’s new game console. The news channel contains stories from around the globe, thanks to an exclusive contract with the Associated Press (AP), which has signed a two-year agreement to syndicate news content to the Wii. When a user selects a story, about 3/4 of the screen is taken up with a virtual newspaper that has the entire story, including any corresponding picture that is attached to the article.
The other 1/4 is the virtual globe that is used in the Wii Weather Channel, zoomed in to the location of the story. The globe is where most of the interactive part comes into play: Users can sort out content by region. By going to the globe interface, users can scroll through the entire world, while icons pop up next to cities that show how many stories have come out of that city. More than any other feature currently on the Wii, the news channel will take advantage of WiiConnect24, a service that keeps the console always connected to the Internet to download updates automatically. This will help the new channel to remain as up-to-date as possible. It looks like an ideal way to join gaming and staying informed together, with nice and easy to use interface. Good work again!
Comments(11)
yeah its good to see the wii doing so well it deserves it. I remember oine time seeing how far back nintendo went, its like over a hundred years now i think making chequer games etc.
And thats what the wii is about its a game console, its fun. Somthing that sony and microsoft have forgotten with all there megahertz
Do you guys know the price in USA for the Wii?
it’s almost out of stock anywhere!
Absolutely awesome!!
Nice work Nintendo…
a working globe?
will Americans finally know geography??
This was a nice surprise, i was playing a game on my PC then suddenly my Wii lit up bright blue.
I didn’t know it was due out and no websites seemed to be talking about it before hand.
It’s very easy to use, the only downside is the lack of images with stories but from the sounds of it they plan to put video and pictures in at some point
Wii is hacked, Wiinja a modchip
google it lads
You’re an idiot
Anyone getting their news from Nintendo needs serious bloody help.
the wii is a truely awesome console and i think nintendo are slowly getting the crown back and not a moment to soon either:)
the wii is a truely awesome console and i think nintendo are slowly getting the crown back and not a moment to soon either:)
things can only get better:)
Cant wait to see what they do with Mario and Mario Kart on the Wii
Should be good, Mario Kart is awesome online with the DS