Posted by Bob Mackey
All three of the current-gen console systems have their drawbacks, but the Wii seems to be the most underpowered--and I'm not talking about graphics, here. From its clunky digital marketplace to the unfortunate lack of storage space (a man cannot live on 512 megs alone), there's a lot about the Wii that could be changed for the better--but, since they're still selling like crazy regardless of any issues, improving the Wii isn't exactly a priority for Nintendo.
I at first assumed the Wii's issues were fixable and temporary--until I was broken out of my state of blissful ignorance thanks to a post over at hackmii.com. A blogger who goes by the hacker alias "marcan" recently wrote a lengthy and eye-opening diatribe about the general lousiness of the Wii's hardware. Marcan's rant is a little mired in technical terms, but his points are clear even without any knowledge of the jargon.
Go here to read the post, and feel free to report back here with your reactions. Do you think Nintendo is going one day release a Wii 2 to solve some of these problems?
Related Links:
Two Years In: The Wii's Feats of Strength and Its Disappointments
What Do You Want from the "Wii HD?"
On Sega and the Proper Use of the Wii in 2009
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About Bob Mackey
For a brief period of time I was Bull from TV's
Night Court, but some of you may know me from the humor column I wrote for Youngstown State University's The Jambar, Kent State University's The Stater, and Youngstown's alternative newspaper, The Walruss. I'm perhaps most well-known for my bi-weekly pieces on Something Awful. I've also blogged for Valley24.com and have written articles for EGM, 1UP, GameSpite and Cracked. For all of my writing over the years, I have made a total of twenty American dollars. It's also said that I draw cartoons, which people have described with words such as "legible." I kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby and am looking to do so again in the future.
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