Japan Sees the Wii TV Guide Channel Launch
By Chris on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 at 7:42 AM PST In Game Companies, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Gamer Life, Nintendo, Nintendo
The concept of a TV Guide channel on Wii seems rather impractical; unless you want to check out what time Reno 911! is starting after finishing up a session of Super Mario Galaxy, it doesn’t make much sense to use the Wii as a TV Guide. But there’s whole lot more to it, and it’s got both me and the Wii Fanboy guys jealous of our friends in Japan.
In addition to what you’d expect from a TV Guide, users are apparently able to rate shows, as well as share them with friends and mark shows off so that you can receive alerts via text message or email a half hour before the show begins. Not only that, but the Wiimote can be used as a universal remote so that you can change channels, tweak the volume, and move between the TV Guide and the actual television.
I downplayed the announcement back in early November, but I must say that I really wish we’d get this channel over here in the States. I’m literally buried in remote as it stands, so being able to take one or two out of the equation would be heavenly.
image via Wii Fanboy
