It seems as though the “high quality” viewing option that you often get on the web version isn’t available (I couldn’t access it for videos I know have it), and that’s not so good - especially since you’re supposed to be watching from your couch. I especially like how video thumbnails “pop up” when you move your Wiimote cursor over them. The YouTube site has been optimized for the TV, stripped down to its bare essentials that’s good. So how’s YouTube doing with this first attempt? I just fired up my Wii to give it a test drive, and here’s my quick take:

(If you have either game system, type in on your console’s web browser to check it out.) Google (s GOOG) says it aims to offer a version of YouTube for TV owners with an Internet hookup, transforming the service into a “lean-back, 10-foot television viewing experience.” Internet-enabled videogame consoles have become pervasive (41 million households have them already, according to a recent Diffusion Group report, and 148 million households are forecast to have them by 2012), so we can expect to see way more services like this for console owners. YouTube just announced the beta launch of a “TV Website” that will be rolled out initially with the Internet channels on the Nintendo Wii and Sony (s sne) PS3 video game consoles.

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