why take away online play for the Wii???

[Comrade Tovya]

The_vagabond7 said:
Essentially because Nintendo did an absolutely god awful job with their online strategy. They didn't view it as pertinent and didn't make online gaming a priority. Xbox live, and PSN are both vastly superior online constructs that are easy for developers to take advantage of. The wii has nothing comparable.

 

Yes and no... the potential for the Wii to have a superior online presence does exist.  Even simple games like Wii Bowling would be loads of fun playing against friends and strangers remotely.  The Wii has that interactivity that the other two consoles will never have, and it's a shame Nintendo didn't have the foresight to drive a nail in the coffin with a superior online service (or at least a competitive one).