Dentsu And Nintendo Get It On

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Advertising agency Dentsu has teamed up with Nintendo’s Wii to produce downloadable video with original content created by the agency. Think family friendly programming – cartoons and whatnot. Some of the shows will reportedly be ad supported while others will not. Japanese consumers can expect to see the channel go live this spring. If it all goes as planned, a global roll-out could be next.

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