Wii is always on and always connected

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WereKitten said:

Mnementh said:

Wii has a feature (WiiConnect24 I think) that puts the console in low-power-mode once powering down that keeps the console connected to the Internet. It downloads messages and stuff for the NintendoChannel in this mode. Was Nintendo creating the future here? Who avoided to buy a Wii because of this?

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The 360 and the PS3 can do the same.

You missed the bit where a few sources rumored that on the next Xbox you have to be connected or you can't start any game or application, not even ones that don't require to fetch data from the web. That's what the commotion is about, not about being able to stay always connected for updates, which is a given.

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