Wii News Channel goes live this Saturday |
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The closest thing we had to seeing the Wii News Channel was the Japanese intro video released a couple of days ago. Well, all that is about to change right now as we just received word that the said channel will finally debut this coming Saturday and will be powered by The Associated Press.Accordingly, AP will be providing Wii users with the top news stories and photographs in multiple languages. Of course, we don't have to tell you that you will be needing a broadband Internet connection as well as the Opera Web browser to use this service.
Whoa! Hold it right there. We thought - based from previous information and images - that the said channel wouldn't be needing Opera. We checked this with other sources and all of them are saying the same thing. Don't worry as we will continue to look for info and update you on this one. At any rate, Nintendo of America VP for Marketing Perrin Kaplan is more than excited with this development:
There were no immediate plans to sell advertising space. News will be displayed through an interactive map, which users can navigate with the Wii's wireless controller. The beauty of it is it zooms in and out of areas of the world. So if you really want to focus on regional news or national news versus international, you just blow up the map of the U.S.
Likewise, AP Vice President for New Media Markets Jane Seagrave is excited with the partnership as well. She then revealed that the contract will last until 2009 and includes multimedia content in the future, aside from the aforementioned contents. AP, lastly, will supply the news in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, and Swiss-German. The Japanese version of the news, on the other hand will be provided by Goo.
Thanks Tinglemaps for the heads up!
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thats better than inaccurate weather
The article states the need for Broadband and "of course" the Opera Browser? Why? The News Channel will work independently of the browser, as the Weather Channel does.
Who writes this drivel?!
And tell me why this is needed with a browser that can go to CNN, FoxNews, etc to get the news?
I want RSS
Its just quicker
PERRIN KAPLAN TOLD US TO BLOW UP AMERICA! "you just blow up the map of the U.S."
She's a damn terrorist!!
News Channel just went live. I've been surfing for about an hour and it has a unique yet simple interface. I'm glad they went with the "Associated Press" and not one conglomerate news company.
News Channel Live in the UK today as well
I woke up this morning and checked my Wii and was surprised to notice that I could download the News Channel. All I had to do was perform a simple update and I was satisfied. ;) I came home recently to find a message from Nintendo saying they released it. I guess we get a day early present?
WHAT? japanese will be provided by Goo? thats interesting