Is Wiiware really this bad?

[mike_intellivision]

The Yahoo from Yahoo was Wii bashing ... or at least Wii-illiterate. The DL from WiiWare was the same as the DL experience from the VC.

Points cards are wonderful and generally easy to find. Most stores -- Toys R Us being the exception -- sell them for a penny-a-point in the US.

I can tell you that I hated when I had to put my CC# into Xbox Live (the original ... which used money not points). I have twice had ID Theft issues and really don't like to think of my info on a server of unknown security (I have a CC that I just use for Internet purchases -- ironically it has never been compromised). And of course it did not help when Microsoft charged my card after my subscription ended.

As for voice chat, when I played Xbox Live, I found myself in games with a group of people who already knew one another and really didn't want/need to talk to them (or my Microsoft mic failed) and they really didn't want/need to talk to me.

Is the Nintendo VC and WiiWare perfect ? No. Does it meet the needs of the average Wii user? Yes.

Remember, people here are Power Users, not average users

Mike from Morgantown

PS -- How come no one ever muses about the fact that the computer company making consoles is the only one without a true web browser.

PPS -- Has anyone noticed that the new Nintendo Channel can take you directly to an on-line vendor to buy games?