The Wii's channels and WiiConnect24 features could achieve everything from an affordable way to get photos to grandma to the functionality of WebTV without the monthly fee.

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We also saw the Wii U GamePad used to change channels on your TV and more examples of ( slightly familiar) content sharing across screens.

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