Finally, an alternative to actually getting off of the couch and picking up a newspaper. Starting today, the
Wii News Channel should be available in all regions. So, if you have a
Wii, get to updating.
The news is broken up in a predictable fashion (national news, sports, arts & entertainment, etc.) so anyone who owns a computer and has surfed countless news sites should feel right at home. The addition of the interactive globe is a cool feature, as it will display the origin of the news, as well as give you the opportunity to scroll around and pinpoint areas for local news.
When you watch the above video, check out the irony of the first headline, which is about the European launch of the PlayStation 3. Oh, that crazy Associated Press. How about a section specific to Nintendo news, including screenshots, release date info, and more? Now that's something I'd actually use.
Contest:
12:04 PM on 01.26.2007
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Hushgush mine took 2 mins to update so thats not good
^__^
I am canceling my subscription to the miami herald...
Then I flipped around the globe a bit and found an article from Greece! Athens! Neat!
Wait, no. It was an article from Athens, Georgia about someone named Ashley Awkward. It was just placed in Greece mistakenly.
I then turned off my Wii and did something fun with my day.
You continually disappoint me Nintendo, I guess nobody can hold a shamrock in their ass that long....
The news channel is pretty cool now that I've actually had a chance to see it. Zooming in and out on the text is kinda fun. I like the music, but wish there was an option to change it like in the photo channel. Or, it should at least change depending on what type of news you're viewing, like how the music is different whenever you go to view the weather depending on what the forecast is.