Nintendo TVii was announced during the Wii U New York City press conference today. This allows you to access TV, movies, and sports content in one convenient place. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Tivo are all supported.
Users will be able to watch content on the GamePad or the TV screen. You can find something to watch by looking at what’s on your channels, DVR, or services such as Netflix.
According to Satoru Shibata, the Wii U will be launching around Europe on November 30th. Because of the differences in pricing around Europe, no prices for the consoles were given.
Though the game won’t be included with the console in Japan, Nintendo of Europe’s Satoru Shibata has confirmed that Nintendo Land will be offered for free with the Premium version of the Wii U in Europe. As well as additional storage capacity, a HDMI cable and AC Adaptor, the European version of the Wii U will be bundled with a copy of the game.
The bundle has also been confirmed for the US.
Earlier today, Nintendo revealed Japanese launch information for Wii U. The company has now followed that up with US-specific details.
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime announced November 18 launch date for the console.
Just like Japan, two bundles will be available. The Deluxe set ($349.99) offers 32GB of memory, the console, GamePad, AC adapter, HDMI cable, stands, and Nintendo Land. The Basic set ($299.99) is essentially the 8GB console.
One Wii U game “announcement” has made it out before the start of the next three presentations.
Joystiq snapped a photo of a demo unit in New York City showing Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The game will presumably be playable following today’s conference.
I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot about the Wii U version shortly, so look forward to that!
Anyone care to watch three Wii U presentations at once? Then take a look below for links!
1. Watch the US event here.
2. Watch the European event here.
3. Watch the Japanese event here (first and third-party games).
The fun begins in a half hour – 10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT. We’ll try to cover as much as we possibly can. Since three events are scheduled at once though, that makes things extremely difficult.
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
Nintendo eShop
Fractured Soul – Fractured Soul is a classic side-scrolling platform game with a twist: It is played across both screens at once. Created by platform gamers for platform gamers, it literally adds a new dimension to this much-loved genre. (For Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo 3DS XL)MYSTICAL NINJA starring GOEMON – In this classic game from 1998, join Goemon and his friends Ebisumaru and Sasuke as they battle to save ancient Japan from the clutches of an evil gang and rescue their fellow ninja, Yae. (For Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo 3DS XL)
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS Downloadable Titles
@Simple DL Series Vol. 5 The Noroi Hai By?in ~ Tojikemerareta Kao no nai Sh?jo – 500 yen
Kururin Sushi – 400 yen
Bravely Default Final Demo – FREE
Virtual Console
Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II (Game Boy Color) – 600 yen
Video Content
Japanese Style Savvy: Trendsetters commercial
Short Samurai Warriors Chronicle 2nd video
Here’s another tidbit about the Nintendo Network Premium program – the points you get back won’t be constant. Publishers will decide how many points are handed out with download purchases. In the end, this probably makes sense.
