I was pretty impressed by it.
I have a PS3 and I think the Wii U will far surpass anything the PS3 can do in terms of anything non-gaming related from what it looks like. Netflix at the convenience of the Wii U pad? Pretty amazing. Same with the TV on Wii Pad.
The social media aspect I might use if only to advertise shows I like. Otherwise it's useless to me.

Pretty neat idea though, I like it.

EDIT: One question though, will it allow split-screen TV?

E.G. One channel on the Wii U pad and another on the TV screen? If so then definitely a convenience.

Of course my Galaxy S3 would take care of all that (or my Transformer Prime, or a shit ton of computers in my house), I'm talking more brainless on the couch experience that's more integrated, with the way 360 and PS3 handle them, they act as different apps, but with the Wii U, it feels a lot more streamlined and all in one, it just feels better when I look at it when they did the presentation. It's not so much whether you guys use it or not, but the evolvement of the console media space I'm looking at since a lot of people use their consoles as a media device these days.

It's not so much what they have to offer, I'm impressed by the integration and the way it can be controlled with the included tablet controller, it just looks really smooth and user friendly, it's what anybody who uses his/her console for multimedia would want IMHO. They showed a listing, then it seems that it can tell if a service has that media and lets you choose which service you want to use right on the spot instead of you hopping everywhere, it's also integrated with Tivo, and seems to have a good search engine for all those services, it just seems to make life so easy no matter what age group you are in.

yeah the intergration seems good, but honestly some aspects were just stupid.... like watching a trailer on the tablet while watching a movie? seriously? its much more of a marketing thing than an actual usefull feature. the wheel seems cool and flashy but doesnt seem really practile to me, but i cant really judge without trying it. either way nintendo is giving its all to compete with PSN and xbox live. your move microsoft, your move sony

Not really.

PS360 (I have a PS3 and lots of people with 360s) are not the same at all.

1) Neither of them can control your TV and DVR as standard features.

2) All their media content (hulu, netflix, etc) are separate apps that have absolutely ZERO interlinking.

3) 360 costs extra money just to get to what services it offers.

4) Wii U's controller setup makes it a bajillion times easier to use as a STANDARD design.

5) Wii U's is next-gen and it is what MSony will copy with their next products.

Nintendo's approach is more like GoogleTVs. Its far more advanced that PS360. I also have no clue why you are ranting on ads and its relavence to Nintendo TVii.

No.. but it uses a "Super Duper Remote Control thingy"

We have stille to see how and what formats we can play from rhe usb harddrive.. mp4, mp3, avi...? and if it supports srt sub files and things like that.. But Nintendo tvii (and thats a software solution made for wiiu, only posible becurse of the upad) May by the coolest and most complet gadget (and cheap) ever for the tv..

Running.. musik. video. photo. internet. net tv. live tv. apps And Nintendo and 3. party games like never before..

while it IS Nintendo catching up (only to a degree, since they weren't really behind in most aspects involved here compared to the competition anyhow), it IS absolutely "trailblazing". There are a ton of features here that aren't available in any way whatsoever anywhere else, and a number of them I would consider pretty big. For instance, full integration of all services into one single hub, accessable all in one single app. Nobody else has ever done that AFAIK, and that is a BIG thing.

Problem for me is that I only have Netflix, and next year I'm moving out of North America so I won't have access to any of this again for a few years. =/

dont really care about it being streamlined, since i only use one app, Netflix so for me this isnt anything really special, but if you're pumpled have at it. never really cared for looks as long as the actual apps work.

@dahuman

Tablets, Tablets, We don't need no stinking Tablets. Have you forgotten that the 360 can be operated via voice, or with simple hand gestures. I literally don't need any controller to watch movies on my 360. Your extolling this all as being a virtue. When it is entirely superfluous, and may in practice be counter productive. That controller isn't very practical at all. It is a large, requires two hands to use, and must be referenced via the eyes.

That controller is just a lot of needless clutter. Who wants to use a interface to watch movies that requires the use of both hands. Plus requires you to look at it. When standard television remotes can be operated by feel, and the same goes for standard game controllers. The input is basically simultaneous. Where as the Wii U controller is going to be more time consuming.

It all comes across as a device forcibly justifying its own existence. That screen is just getting in the way of what is already a seamless experience. What Nintendo needs to be doing is using that interface for video manipulation at a more profound level. Children should be using it to do math problems while viewing educational programing, and adults should be using it to play games overlaid on top of television shows.

We don't need a more complicated television remote. If that is the only case being made. Then it shows that Nintendo is just copying everyone else. Worse it seems like they are straying from one of the cooler ideas that they had going for them. Namely that you could play games, and watch television at the same time. I mean the 360 can still run live in the background. So why can't the machine play games, and stream movies at the same time. It is a newer device after all.

Neither here nor there: that's not what i buy consoles for

Also this only helps me so long as i stay in America :/

But as a TV enthusiast...