Is it really important for the Nintendo Wii to employ WELL PROVEN age old technology like DVD playback? My cereal boxes have dvd playback anymore. I DON'T NEED MORE DVD PLAYBACK.
Now if Nintendo were smart, they would make the Wii a Blue Ray Disc pimp, and make the thing cost at the minimum of 300 dollars more. Lord God knows we need our video game systems to play our movies too. I mean, buying a video game system for the purpose of playing video games? You Nintendo Fanboys make me sick.
Nintendo has been advertising its new console the wii as the innovative video game system ever. But, they designed a new console that is barely as powerful as the ps2, is $100 more expensive, cannot play blu-ray, Hd-dvd, or regular dvd's, And does not have a hard disk, but ''boasts'' 512 MB of internal flash memory. 512 MB is about enough to store 10 minutes of hd video, not to mention the wii can't play any HD whatsoever. And, the functionality of their new remote is somewhat limited, As you can only maintain 1 point of contact at a time.
They should have took the time to make a system that was as powerful as both the playstation3 and the xbox 360. When the nintendo wii is released on november 19, two days after the ps3 release, it is going to get left in the dust of this powerful console. Nintendo also has been ranting and raving about ''wiiconnect24''. But this service will probably be poor compared to both xbox live and even sony's new service. And if it is always connected to the internet, it is never truly turned off. It always consumes enough power to stay connected to the internet. this can contibute up to a couple of dollars to you bill in a month, around $20 per year.
And don't get me wrong, the wii does come with wifi, but it is not a standard format and therefore it is slower than g and the new n, can only communicate with nintendo's portable the DS. with the wii, there are no options. there is one sytem and that is all you can get. At least with the xbox360 and ps3 you can choose a price that fits your budget. No matter how many ways you cut the cake, you get a console that is no better than its predecessor. Nintendo needs to think about not trying to please everyone with their lineup and only make two or three systems. they cannot get enough fans on any one system because their customers are spread out over four different systems.
The ps3 on the other hand, instead of investing in old technology, has totally rebuilt their system from the ground up, to make a video, audio, and overall gaming experience that is amazing and fun. The ps3 clocks in at 3.2 gigaherhz, while the wii is somewhere around a measely 400 Mhz. Again unlike the wii, the ps3 comes with either a 20 GB or a 60 GB hard drive, enough space to store all of you media in one place. The playstation 3 also shows promise of useful connectivity with its portable conterpart, the psp. Sony demonstrated the psp could be used as a rearview mirror in one of the racing titles for the console. the ds can connect with the wii, but nintendo hasn't domestrated that you can get anything out of it.
Within a year of its release, the wii will be old technology. A good value is something you don't have to re-invest in every year. Thats why I am putting my money with sony.

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