Nintendo plans to offer a video service for its gaming console after teaming up with Dentsu, the leading advertising company in Japan. The gaming giant reported that the new service would be available starting early 2009 in Japan and that it would be offered in other countries later next year.

On Thursday, a Dentsu spokesperson pointed out that the new service will concentrate on cartoons and “other” entertainment content. While most of video services offer existing TV shows, Nintendo and Dentsu promise that they will only provide content created specifically for this service.

The users will be able to access some of the content for a fee, but the video distribution service will provide free content as well, although it will contain advertisements.

It seems that, rather than being affected by the economic recession, Nintendo actually sold more Wiis than ever, hitting 2 million units in November and an overall 8.6 million since it was launched back in November 2006. In contrast, Sony PlayStation 3 recorded a 19% decline in the same period.

Nintendo’s gaming rig has always attracted customers through its revolutionary controller. The WiiMote not only attracted average people, but also a consistent fraction of the intensive gamers. There are also other devices and accessories that kept Nintendo on pace, like the WiiFit and the games developed for it. Nintendo had made a bet and it won it. The company proved that gaming entertainment it’s not about the latest physics algorithms implemented in games, but the way people can have fun in a simple and intuitive way.