Retro_Link Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 USA only for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I bet that even if I get an import Wii U, the service will be IP locked anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.dakota Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Well. Wow - the last thing I expected from Nintendo. Apart from gingerbread powered doughnuts. The first thing that strikes me about this services is its similarity to Google TV; trawling your DVR, internet and on demand exactly mirrors what Google are doing - or at least trying to. Bizarre how the broadcasters have jumped at this but blocked Google - I assume Nintendo are attempting not to monetise it in the same way Google are. Is this powered Google perhaps? A little worrying that its not reaching these shores though; we have a raft of free on demand services and a robust pay-TV market. Surely its just down to contracts with the pay services? It would fit perfectly into the our marketplace from the get-go. The info-overlays are concerning though; plenty of broadcasters have started to develop this for more established devices - iPad for example; will they really want to push yet another two-screen standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 It's bound to come out over here though. If all the other consoles are doing this type of stuff, they're gonna need to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 They're probably still sorting out licenses. They'll need to look at Lovefilm, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, iTV Player, 4 on Demand, Sky Go and possibly linking it with Sky+ or Virgin Media's box. If they can't do a combined app, then they'll be released separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I've just gome home and i'm taking all the bombshell of announcements in but this is freaking EPIC stuff that i just never would have expected from nintendo at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
are1981 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 This is revolutionary! And coming from Nintendo... I have no words! I could not imagine Nintendo doing something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 So frustrating were not getting this. It'll come but how long? In the mean time they should release apps of Netflix, lovefilm, inlayer etc though as that will be a HUGE draw for families. But they probably think its not worth if they're in the process of doing deals for a unified service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I am betting they need to sort things out with the likes of the BBC first, and because one is holding them up its not announce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkjak Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 If they bring it to the EU, I hope that at least the Swedish version gets a namechange. Tvi means roughly "yuck". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 It will probably come out here eventually...and only with Netflix and iPlayer. But still, the American version looks pretty rad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) It will probably come out here eventually...and only with Netflix and iPlayer. I think you can add SkySports to this, I think there's a really good chance in that happening. Also it can work in a similar way to the Sports demonstration they gave in the NA Conference, but this time it will be used for Football or F1 for example. Edited September 14, 2012 by -Dem0- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madeinbeats Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Since it links in to TiVo you would have thought they could reuse that code to link into Virgin Media TiVos. No idea what other TV providers exist across Europe but I think it could be messy. Would be better if they had some kind of initiative set up so the providers could help build the software. The Premier League is massive all over the world though so all that stat stuff they were showing for the NFL would be a bigger selling point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 They're probably still sorting out licenses. They'll need to look at Lovefilm, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, iTV Player, 4 on Demand, Sky Go and possibly linking it with Sky+ or Virgin Media's box. Hope so, it already support Tivo so shouldn't be a problem unless Virgin Media for some reason decide not to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I totally expect both Sky and Virgin to get on board with this, virgin have Tivo which is obviously already partering with nintendo on this, and Sky get involved with everyone to offer there services plus are the largest pay tv provider in the uk (legally, i'm sure there are loads of chipped virgin boxes still) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) A nice indepth interview going over some of the specifics behind how NintendoTVii works http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50131229.html It's like a universal remote that can automatically detect and interface with the Cable/Satellite set-top box you're using and automatically change the source on your TV to the correct channel/input (to watch and control live TV as well as streaming video) all without any sort of built in DVR pass through!? HOLY SHIT!!! I'VE BEEN WANTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR YEARS!!! NOE!!! GET THIS OUT IN THE UK NOW AND GET IT WORKING WITH MY SKY+ HD BOX RIGHT NOW!!! Now all it needs is the ability to stream videos from my PC in all formats and it's the ultimate media centre device! (apart from playing DVDs/Blurays, but if it's able to switch my TV over to my Bluray player then that solves that problem too! ) Edited September 15, 2012 by Dcubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.dakota Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I am pretty sure that Sky and Virgin will not directly join this party. Sky is notorious for not sharing information and technical specification (Sky - we're still waiting for that CAM the EU mandated you must make) and Virgin has a competing service with TiVo. Freesat data may also be difficult to get, due to weighty technical conditions imposed on any manufacturer doing anything at all with the platform - however, I am not sure what data is sent by broadcasters on non-branded satellite boxes - it could just be Now and Next data which would prove useless - if 7 days are sent, Freesat could be a possibility. I guess Freeview data is easy to get hold of, I imagine those licenses are easy to obtain. I'm guessing that in the UK, at best, we can expect a universal remote for most TV services coupled with integrated VOD services, if any platform be fully integrated it will likely be Freeview. Sky's now TV service may appear, alongside Netflix and LoveFilm for VOD services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Now all it needs is the ability to stream videos from my PC in all formats and it's the ultimate media centre device! (apart from playing DVDs/Blurays, but if it's able to switch my TV over to my Bluray player then that solves that problem too! ) Wii tablet working with my ps3...hmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Wii tablet working with my ps3...hmm.... The GamePad can work like a normal universal remote, can't it? So if your TV is pretty new and supports HDMI control (mine does), then the GamePad could be used to control some of the PS3's functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 The GamePad can work like a normal universal remote, can't it? So if your TV is pretty new and supports HDMI control (mine does), then the GamePad could be used to control some of the PS3's functions. Mine is a good few years old so I doubt it would work sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 So it seems that we'll be seeing NintendoTVii in the UK/EU after all! (http://www.n-europe.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1490519&postcount=3512) We can confirm that there are plans to release a service similar to Nintendo TVii in Europe for Wii U. The full details of this will be confirmed at a later date. Bring it on!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 This service just looks absolutely incredible. Can't wait for it tobe over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madeinbeats Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 An interesting point I seen in one video was when the rep was asked who is populating all the info for TV listings and sports stats on TVii, he answered that Nintendo pays a licence for access to all these databases, so will have to do the same in Europe. They seem to be footing the bill for a lot of things including free access to game development tools. Just an observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Wii-U/System-Software/Nintendo-TVii/Nintendo-TVii-666625.html Confirmed to be coming to us in 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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