I've discovered new whines about the new Wii announcements.

• Nintendo Wii is region-coded.

While no regions would have been nice, people are acting like Nintendo just threw open the gate of Oblivion. What's region coding? Kind of like what you have with DVDs. Wiis bought in the United States won't be able to run games from Japan, and vice versa, or from Europe, and vice versa. What's the downfall? I'm not quite sure. The only comments I see are little whiney brats who don't want to wait another week or two for the game they want to be released where they live, so they want to import them from another country, but can't, because it won't work on their console. Seriously, is there any GOOD reason on why people are upset about this? Other than "I want my game NOW! Waaah!"?

Disclaimer: Nintendo has issued no official announcement on this matter. Currently, Nintendo of America has said "the Wii is region free", while Nintendo of Europe has said "the Wii is NOT region free". There is no comment from Nintendo of Japan, which is the "real" Nintendo, and whatever they say is official. We need to be patient and see what's going to happen, people. Stop whining like a bunch of little babies. It's like you're looking for every chance to go running back to Sony. Good riddence, I say.

• The Wii is currently only available in white.

Oh my. The Wii is only being made in one color? Oh noez! The color of the console is directly proportionate to how awesome it is! Plain ol' white means plain ol' BORING! If I can't have rainbow-swirl-with-pink-spots, then I don't want one! On the other hand. You can always buy paint. In either case... SHUT THE HECK UP.

• The web browser extension will only be free for the first few months.

As if the hardcore users who will actually think this is worth getting won't have a Wii before the free browser offer expires? You aren't being forced to buy it, either. Honestly, you make Nintendo sound like they're taking money from you at gunpoint. If you think it's worth the price, you'll buy it. If you don't think it's worth the price, you won't buy it. Me? I'll have one before the offer expires, but I will have to see if it's even worth using a browser on my TV.

• The Wii will only come with a composite video cable. (Video, Left Audio, Right Audio)

If it's worth saying once, it's worth saying again. The Wii is NOT A HIGH DEFINITION GAMING CONSOLE. It can be, but that's not it's primary intent, like the "five-hundred-and-ninety-nine US dollars" PlayStation 3. If you're one of the insane early adopters of an HDTV, you're not going to have any trouble putting down an extra 10 bucks to get your special little cable so you can feel better about playing your videogames. For the rest of us, it keeps the price that much lower.

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