• News

Nintendo TVii service will end on August 11

Nintendo has announced that it is ceasing its Nintendo TVii service after nearly three years.

Ozzie Mejia

July 24, 2015 4:07 PM

11

Update: Nintendo has sent in the following statement to Shacknews in regards to the Nintendo TVii closure.

"We sincerely thank you for your continued support of our company’s products and services. We would like to inform Wii U owners that the Nintendo TVii service will no longer be available as of August 11, 2015. The Wii U GamePad controller will still act as a TV remote and you will be able to continue streaming content through our Video on Demand applications. We apologize to those of you currently using this service, and we ask for your understanding as we focus our resources in other areas."

Original story: This one will likely be filed under "idea that sounded good on paper." Nintendo has announced that it will be bringing its Nintendo TVii service to a close on August 11, as well as shutting down its corresponding Nintendo TVii Miiverse community.

The announcement was posted on Miiverse just a short while ago. No reason was given for the closure, but it comes nearly six months after the publisher announced that the service would not come to European regions. The concept of Nintendo TVii involved utilizing the Wii U GamePad screen to find programs on their cable/satellite provider, as well as Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Instant Video. The GamePad would then receive information on the program the user is watching, such as reviews, screenshots, and real-time stats and info during sporting events. Nintendo TVii would also tie into social media integration, but was most often used with Miiverse.

Shacknews has contacted Nintendo of America for more information, but in the meantime, enjoy the final days of Nintendo TVii, since it's going away in just 18 short days.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?