We already knew that Nintendo’s Wii U would have streaming apps for Netflix, Hulu and YouTube, but on Thursday, Nintendo announced something more ambitious for its next gaming console, called TVii.

It will be possible for players to turn their TV sets on and off with the peripheral, eliminating the need to have both the controller and TV remote to hand. Nintendo previously demonstrated how the ...

Nintendo's TV-watching tool for the new Wii U game console beats my regular remote control hands down. Called TVii, the service transforms how you watch television in three key ways. It turns the ...