Nintendo Launches TV Guide Channel, Control TV With Wii Remote
Good for them! Sucks for us. That handy dandy TV Guide Channel that we talked about a while back has finally debuted in Japan. With it, "users can rate shows, share their favorite shows with friends, and mark their favorite programs to receive email/text alerts a half hour before they begin...."
In addition to that, one will be able to control the television with the Wii remote. You will be able to do with the TV the same things as you could with a normal remote, only using the Wii remote will allow you to switch back and forth from the TV Guide Channel. To do this, the Sensor Bar will relay commands to the TV in order to achieve this wizardry. Pretty nifty, eh?
There is no word on when, much less if, we might see this on this side of the world. Time will only tell, but it would be pretty darned cool.
Wii TV Guide Channel debuts! ... in Japan [Nintendo Wii Fanboy]
Super Timsy
Posted to Television, Video Games on 4 March 2008
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