An official ANN statement has been released in regard to the possible FunimationNow streaming app on the Nintendo Switch by the company itself.
This statement was made in response to an “erroneous tweet” that was posted by a fan which stated that the company had announced the app at its industry panel on Friday at the C2E2 event.
It stated:
Dear fans, you may have heard some news announcing our FunimationNow streaming app on Nintendo Switch. For clarity, you should know that we did not make that official announcement, though we would very much like to do just that and are in the early stages of navigating the possibility. The enthusiasm we are seeing certainly lets us know we have fan support in working to get on the Nintendo Platform. When we have anything official to announce, you will hear it from us first.
The FunimationNow app was released in the United Stated in March 2016 for OS, Android, Kindle, and Windows 10 devices and had replaced its old streaming apps on various devices. In the same month it was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Also, in July of the same year, the app was launched for Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Roku.
This was then followed by a March 2017 release in Australia and New Zealand. Currently the app is available on Apple TV and is set to be released for the PlayStation Vita though there is no further confirmation on it.
FunimationNow is a streaming service that Funimation had revealed in January 2016 along with a new logo. ‘
Funimation itself is an American entertainment, anime, and foreign content distribution company that was founded in May 1994 and is majorly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Known as one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America alongside Viz Media, Sentai Filmworks and Aniplex of America, it’s most popular property is Toei Animation’s action-adventure series Dragon Ball Z.
The company is also known for its partnership with Crunchyroll which was announced in September 2016. The partnership involves Crunchyroll receiving select Funimation titles to stream subtitled and in turn select titles from Crunchyroll receive a streaming on FunimationNow, including upcoming dubbed content.
Source: AnimeNewsNetwork