Nintendo Cancels TVii Expansion in Europe
Nintendo have announced that they will not be rolling out their Wii U television streaming service TVii in Europe, which combines several different streaming mediums as well as your existing television channels into one convenient Wii U channel.
The company cited “the extremely complex nature of localising multiple television services across a diverse range of countries with varied licensing systems” as their reason for halting expansion of the service, but were quick to remind Wii U owners of the launch of the new Nintendo Anime Channel – a new video-on-demand service which lets users stream anime series like Pokémon, Kirby and Inazuma Eleven.
Fans of Nintendo weren’t surprised by the news, and expressed disappointment on Twitter:
Nintendo TVii in Europe is cancelled. Setting my Wii U on fire.
— Anime Dad (@ZoomyRamen) February 14, 2015
Whether or not TVii is a worthwhile feature doesn't matter; they lead us along for over 2 YEARS. Why did it take them this long to tell us??
— Tamaki (@Doctor_Cupcakes) February 14, 2015
So, Nintendo TVii has finally been officially canned for Europe? Oh well…it's not like any of us actually expecting it now anyway.
— Josh A. Stevens (@Joshawott) February 14, 2015
