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[wheapon]

Finally! Now for that useless button...

 

[LOLDSFAN]

RIP...

I always thought the sports implementation was cool.

 

[ipukespiders]

Finally! Now for that useless button...

A small square piece of black electrical tape.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

Finally! Now for that useless button...

I seriously hope the global shut-down means it will be completely stripped from the OS at every level, from UI down to the actual software itself. It's bad enough that Europe had to deal with it wasting screen and storage space. I really don't want this thing sitting there pointlessly now that it will be impossible to use.

 

[vagabondarts]

So do we get a new WiiU gamepad with the useless button removed?

 

[Cbajd5]

A small square piece of black electrical tape.

Why do you want to put tape on the screen?

(This won't affect the TV Remote function, which is what the physical button on the Gamepad starts.)

 

[Lynd7]

So do we get a new WiiU gamepad with the useless button removed?

The physical button activates the universal remote function, separate from TVii.

 

[alexbull_uk]

So do we get a new WiiU gamepad with the useless button removed?

You can use it as a TV remote still. Volume, on/off, channel, etc.

 

[vagabondarts]

The physical button activates the universal remote function, separate from TVii.

You can use it as a TV remote still. Volume, on/off, channel, etc.

Oh. Wait I thought that's what TVii was

 

[tbb033]

When will the icon be removed? What will replace it? I smell an OS update.

Spoiler

Wishful thinking.

You got anymore of dem removes TVii icon updates?

 

[Roo]

Fucking finally.
Hope they release a system update and get rid of that useless piece of shit icon.

 

[Persona7]

I don't think I even launched this a single time.

 

[Leafhopper]

Oh. Wait I thought that's what TVii was

Me too. Well shit

http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/built-in-software#/tvii

Seems it's multimedia stuff. Huh. I thought it was the remote.

 

[toadsworth]

What a waste. If they had taken the time to make it a usable piece of software it may have gained traction but they just let it go. (Used it once and couldn't even get it to setup)

 

[Syph Medwes]

Literally hadn't heard about this until today. Too bad.

 

[Machinehead]

I still miss Everybody Votes.

Oh, I loved it! The Wii channels were mostly cool.

 

[ASIS]

Oh. Wait I thought that's what TVii was

Almost three years and Nintendo still didn't communicate the product effectively.
FYI, most of us also don't know much about TVii.

 

[Tien]

The world was obviously not yet ready.

 

[Theanine3D]

Never got it to work properly and the interface was super slow. Not going to miss it.

 

[Choomp]

That's a shame, I really enjoyed it. Whatever, this is bound to happen soon, I was probably a minority.

 

[Drilbit777]

I have never once used the Tvii feature in the whole year I owned a Wii U. Mainly because I don't even watch TV that much anymore.

 

[specdot]

Welp, time to start using this feature I never knew existed on my WiiU. lol.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Sad it never was done right. It had potential but wasn't updated. I loved watching Walking Dead and posting to it as the show was happening. Sadly they didn't support all the sports. Hockey doesn't exist to Nintendo apparently.

So yea another idea not done right sadly.

 

[kunonabi]

I actually enjoyed the service quite a bit before the updates made it completely pointless to set favorites. Still, it came in very handy when I need to change channels when I didn't have a cable box.

All they really had to use improve the speed and search engines and it would have great.

 

[PotionBleue]

I still miss Everybody Votes.

Splatoon's non-promotional Splatfest themes apparently come from the Everybody Votes Channel.

 

[Dremark]

End of an era.

Bringing the pain back posting that with your avatar. ;_;

 

[TriGen]

I tried it on launch day when I was setting up my Wii U, but never really felt the need to use it again.

 

[je_ssi e]

I tried it on launch day when I was setting up my Wii U, but never really felt the need to use it again.

Same here.
Heck, maybe if I knew what it was for I would have pressed the icon again. I clicked it, spent a few minutes fumbling through the menus then closed it forever.

Goodbye, TVii!

 

[L.O.R.D]

What is TVii

classic neogaf first post
not disappointed

 

[Pinky]

Did it ever take off to begin with??? This turned into a complete afterthought after the console launched. I never used it once.

 

[jwillenn]

At my place it was shut down the day it launched. I haven't used cable tv in years. 0 interest.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

RIP

Nintendo TVii Announced (System seller?)

Did anyone else watch this and think "system seller" like I did?

I'm not a huge TV person but the use of the Wii Pad in this way makes a heck of a lot of business sense.

 

[RumblingRosco]

Did they ever release more of the Panorama Views? I remember those being like $3 each or something stupid for a 5 minute video. The demo I tried for free was cool, but man, what a crazy idea.

Sorry, it's off-topic, but the end of an unused WiiU service made me think of another unused WiiU product.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

I've never used it. I can't say that I will miss it

 

[kinggroin]

Great idea that was supported by inadequate software

 

[nullset2]

When will the icon be removed? What will replace it? I smell an OS update.

Spoiler

Wishful thinking.

Is dat sum stability

 

[AGITΩ]

And nothing of value was lost

Spoiler

Seriously, what was it supposed to do? Never used it

Think of it as a TV Guide, WIth Play by Play of what just happened in the programs, mixed with miiverse comments for certain scenes as it airs.

I used it way back in the first few months it was available to comment on reality shows live like America's got talent. Havent used since.

 

[FleetingFlowAir]

Well, that explains why I believed I saw removed features/menus/content when I recently used TVii in comparison to it back at launch.

Good riddance.

 

[MattyG]

I completely forgot about that TV button on the gamepad until this thread.

 

[yongeandcollege]

we hardly knew yii.

 

[BD1]

TVii, much the like the Wii U concept as a whole, was probably an innovative idea when they dreamed it up at Nintendo, but by the time it went to market it was already behind the curve.

 

[10k]

I loved that shit for like the first month before Xmas 2012. Then it wore out its welcome and I never touched the icon again.

 

[Shiggy]

While all other systems receive new functions and services, functions of Wii U and 3DS are kept being removed. Both seem on their way out.

If Wii U owners are lucky they may get a Kirby TV channel.

 

[i-Jest]

I never used the damn thing. Less space occupying my drive so that's nice I guess. On a similar note, can Hulu please come to Canada so I have a reason to use the damn app?

 

[Dicer]

Dat icon hate, you know you can stuff it in a folder with all the other useless crap and toss it on the furthermost screen...

 

[RedToad64]

I just got a notification on the Wii U mentioning the icon will be removed with a firmware update in August.

 

[prag16]

I used it a handful of times early on. It was a good idea in my opinion, and had definite potential. Unfortunately it was slow and cumbersome as fuck, and consequently frustrating to use more often than not. Haven't launched it in over two years as a result.

Just another item for the long list of things Nintendo bungled with regard to the Wii U.

 

[kirby_fox]

It was weird seeing this touted by Reggie as one of the defining features of the Wii U during the pre-launch event in September, 2012. It never took off in any meaningful way. I played around with it for ten minutes on launch day and never touched it again.

There was a football game on one day and I happened to get on TVii (maybe I hit it by accident, I don't recall why) and saw that you could follow sports as they happened but it was fairly delayed. People could post stuff on there though, so you could see reactions as they happened.

I recall not a single person in the entire country was posting on this football game.

 

[Interceptor]

The idea was actually awesome.
But like with so many things Wii U they simply forgot people to tell about it.

 

[crinale]

RIP

Nintendo TVii Announced (System seller?)

Graveyard?