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MontanaHatchet on 04 September 2009
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Pyro as Bill said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Pyro as Bill said:
Anyone hoping for Nintendo to offer the option to speak to, listen to or make friends with random strangers on the Wii will be completely out of luck this gen and next IMO.

Nintendo wants you to speak to your friends not pedophiles.

Nintendo wants Wii codes to be the equivalent of a friends phone number. I want Nintendo to do that too.

I hope you realize how absolutely stupid what you just said is.

I'm a 23 year old man. I'm not going to be targeted by pedophiles, and if I end up becoming a parent, I don't need Nintendo to make sure my kids aren't targeted either. I just want to play some of my favorite games against opponents with human intelligence. I can protect myself just fine.

But if you were being sarcastic, credit to you.

I hope you realize how absolutely stupid what you just said is.

Nintendo doesn't care about 23 year olds, it cares about everyone. Which includes grandma not being called a stupid bitch after she kicks arse at Mario Kart. Or allowing my 4 year old to hear you cursing your balls off.

You can still have human intelligence without hearing or speaking to people. 16 rated games fine, it's upto the developer. Nintendo games? Fraid not.

But if you were being sarcastic, credit to you.

I hope you realize that quoting specific sentences doesn't work if you're going to be lazy about it. Nintendo does care about me, I buy their products. If grandma is called a stupid bitch, she can mute the person or report them (assuming this is an online service like Playstation Network or Xbox Live). It's similar for the 4 year old. So here's an idea. Instead of not making features for the benefit of some and the dismay of others, why not give an option? You can mute everyone you meet if you wish, and not listen to what they say. That way, your poor 4 year old (because we all know 4 year old kids should be playing games online and have never heard curse words before) won't have his delicate ears hurt, nor should grandma have to experience someone cursing at her. But instead of providing an option, there's just nothing at all. Maybe I'd like to add people with common games and/or interests on Xbox Live, people I talked to that seem like cool people, or people that are generally just fun to play with. That's why services like Xbox Live and Playstation Network are so popular, and why Nintendo's online service continues to lag behind. It helps to have voice chat when I want to discuss strategies with other people or converse. It doesn't make me or anyone else a pedophile. If your child is playing online, it's your responsibility to keep them protected. Mute other players, and warn them against pedophiles. If you're really arguing that Nintendo shouldn't offer great features that the competitors are offering just to protect people ('cuz, you know, there's no such thing as swear words and pedophiles on the internet) then surely you're joking.