Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said today that the ‘bizarre’ Wii-no-Ma video service will eventually hit North America and Europe.
The service, released today in Japan, the channel is set around a virtual living room that can house 8 Miis.
The Miis can relax and watch programming Nintendo has come up with in conjunction with a Japanese ad agency, and supply ratings for the video material.
“Wii-no-Ma service is available only in Japan at the start, but the overseas deployment is under planning in the future,” added Iwata. “As Japanese videogames, anime or manga are very favoured all over the world, we also anticipate a great possibility of same spread for video programmes.”
Result for: ad agency
Nintendo will be joining up with the ad agency Dentsu to start a video distribution service for the popular Wii gaming console in an effort to establish a new revenue stream.
New entertainment content and cartoons will be available on the service, differentiating it from current content delivery services.
The service will be available in Japan starting the Q1 2009 then moving to Europe and North America after.
