I never understood that either to be honest. I mean... I want to play the game the way I want to play it. Maybe my friends aren't on, maybe they are studying for finals, maybe they are passed out and drunk. Whatever the reason I shouldn't have to make friends just to play a game the way I want it to be played. I hate the Wii online too, but at least you don't hear people going on about how it's amazing and stuff....
Edit: Forgot to mention my favorite console online game: UT3. Yeah the game is SHIT, however it does multiplayer flawalessly, or at least it's on the right track with all the mod support.
Tag(thx fkusumot) - "Yet again I completely fail to see your point..."
HD vs Wii, PC vs HD: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=93374
Why Regenerating Health is a crap game mechanic: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3986420
gamrReview's broken review scores: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4170835