too many people are mad because the wii doesn't have x thing that the ps3/xbox360 does. well, x thing almost always is possible.
1. myth: the wii internet channel sucks, typing takes forever, can't play internet videos, games, etc.
truth: you can plug a usb keyboard into the usb slots for faster typing, the internet channel can play many internet games via www.wiicade.com, and youtube works great.
2. myth: the wii has no hardcore games and the 1 or 2 that are available stink and have horrible online.
truth: check my sig. I prefer moh: heroes 2. It has 32 player online.
3. myth: the wii cannot play videos, dvds, or music.
truth: standard videos can be converted to mjpeg via wii video 9 (google it) and loaded to an sd card. from there, you can play any videos you loaded from the photo channel. dvds can now be played through a homebrew application called mplayer wii. music in the .m4a format can be played from the photo channel via workaround. first load all music to an sd card. then, go to the sd card side of the photo channel. then click on slideshow. go into the options menu and select a song to play in the background of the slideshow. when you select a song, it will start playing.
4. myth: the wii has no ED or HD functions.
if you buy a component cable you can get up to 480p widescreen. that's good enough for me. Also, it is possible for the wii to do 1080 from the standpoint of hardware. it needs a firmware update and a new sdk to allow that though, and nintendo is making enough money that they won't do hd until the wii 2 comes.
I'm not a fanboy, I just don't enjoy dual analog control. It's d-pad or wii-mote for me.
the conduit has changed the way wii play games. 
I know. I'm sick of the puns too.
