| Groucho said: I kinda think you just supported all those "myths" with your choice of arguments. Homebrew isn't exactly an option for most Wii users, a couple of shooters don't really qualify as "a lot" or as a decent amount of variety, a USB keyboard (which all current gen consoles can use) doesn't make up for all the shortcomings of the Wii's browser, and every console of the last generation could output 480p with component cables.
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It's not exactly homebrew (well the DVD kind of is) the Wii does support some video files.... specifically the kind most digital cameras use (or at least mine uses)
Those are only examples... but I am not one to care for the whole "hardcore"/"casual" divide... I've said before that: for the most part, it depends not on the game but how you play it.... I play Endless Ocean like a hardcore gamer, Mario Kart is probably the best example of a bridge title which can be played as a hardcore game or casually. Meanwhile GTA and Halo are In my opinion very casual titles, in that most of the people who buy them are just pissing around on them.
The shortcomings of the Wii's browser are not so large as the ones on the PS3s browser or the lack of browser on X360.
And in Europe the GC could not output 480p, but it's not like I am bothered... 480p is mainly an option to stop the Wii looking worse on a HDtv than it does on SDtv (choice between 480i/p and 576i gives 3 options to try out and see which works best for the specific HD tv, because some HDtvs screw up different aspects of SD)
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@Godot.... I use the internet channel all the time, even though I have a laptop sitting by my bed... the Wii browser is just as fast as my laptop to browse, and it loads up faster, and I don't have to have it sat on my knee.... so as long as I am not writing paragraphs a lot I am fine.
Also there are some cool flash games that support it.
