Wii News Channel goes live this Saturday

[QueenB]

Originally Posted by qj.net

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. 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.

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[Bex]

Woot

Been waitin for it Not that id use it much, but, still, been waitin for it

(Y) Thanks for the news

[Momma Bear]

I will definately use this feature as I don't read newspapers or watch tv news. That is not ... I am excited. 1 more day!!!! I like my news fast and to be able to skim quickly. This is just another part of the death to the newspaper.

[iamapplejuice]

Yep yepppp. I won't be home tomorrow so I'll have to upgrade my Wii on sunday . Hopefully there isn't anything wrong with the first update and doesn't brick our Wiis *starts crying just at the thought*