Google and Nintendo – along with Apple, Microsoft, Sony and many others want to be the ones to make that possible.
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The TV in the living room isn’t going away, but more and more people don’t want to limit its use to just traditional television fare. “Bringing YouTube into the living room gives people a limitless selection of content to watch, alongside traditional broadcast TV,” he said. Matt Darby, product manager at YouTube, said platforms like the Wii put YouTube in a space where people spend a lot of time with family and friends. Internet TV viewing may have started in our home offices on our computers but it has migrated in two directions, to mobile devices anywhere and to big screens in the living room. What hasn’t changed much is where we watch. The way we watch TV is changing, as streaming over the Internet slowly but surely replaces cable TV subscriptions.
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For Google, the goal is simple, it wants to put YouTube everywhere it can. So if you wanted to watch a YouTube video while hanging out at home one night, you don’t have to get a new device, just use what you’ve already got. Most homes already have a gaming console holding a spot on their entertainment center. And just like the other game console makers, Nintendo is desperate to turn its device into the main entertainment system for the living room. So what happened to bring the two together now?įor one thing, the release of the Wii U is refocusing attention on the Wii platform. In fact, YouTube is available on over 400 million devices, including set-top streaming devices like Boxee, SmartTVs and other gaming consoles. As for Nintendo, Netflix and Hulu have been available on the Wii console for about two years.
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In early November, Google released its own YouTube-centric version of Apple’s Airplay, which lets you play videos from your Android tablet on TVs equipped Google TV. This isn’t the first such move for Google or Nintendo. After the video you’ve just watched is done the next one in that channel’s line up automatically starts. The new device’s second screen puts all of the description and playback controls in the handset, keeping the main screen clear of distraction. Despite the tediousness of typing with the traditional Wii console, searching is quick. The Wii app looks nothing like the YouTube website, which is a good thing. Its layout is simple enough, with recommended channels and favorited ones already on display after you log in. Wii and Wii U owners can get the app through the Wii Marketplace. The combination is helping to change the way we watch TV.
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As yet another confirmation of the ongoing trend merging online video and gaming, Google introduced a YouTube app for the Nintendo Wii earlier this month. Good news: If you’re hoping to show your grandma that awesome cat video this holiday season, you probably won’t have to huddle around a computer or tablet screen.