If Nintendo’s efforts in creating useful new Wii Channels haven’t floated your highly-expectant boat in regard to updates, then the firm’s latest news - improvements to the Virtual console Channel and a TV scheduler for your console, might help change your mind.

Japanese magazine Famitsu reports that an update to the Virtual Console and WiiWare services will, from December, allow users to buy and send videogaming gifts to their fellow Wii owners.

The second announcement is of a TV programme schedule channel, a service that will allow Wii owners to download listings for the moving picture box in order to plan their daily viewing.

“We think this will be a breakthrough in encouraging customers to spread news of fun games word of mouth. We also hope to spur more users to connect their Wiis to the Internet.” commented president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata noted.

…As long as the lure of TV doesn’t pull them away from their Wiis, eh, Mr. I?