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[Just_Ben]

Grampy said:

Just_Ben said:

Sorry, but why is there a parent control system on the Wii? A chat system can work very well with that. And most people only want to talk on the Wii to friends, that means you allready know the people talking to from somewhere!

You kinda missed the whole point. Kids often use channels like that to talk to people they shouldn’t that may have become a “friend” on My Space and then agree to meet online at a game so that the parents won’t be aware. It's not like parents are all computer savvy. And it’s not always about real danger as it is about the perception of danger. It works for them to know that if their child is playing on his Wii there is no possible danger. If the child were playing on the PS3 or the Xbox 360 they can’t be sure.

 

I don't miss it. So they talk to them on myspace then? Or skype or whatever? Sorry, but thats not a point. A point would be that they hear strangers or can meet strangers that are dangerous. If the harm is done, it is done already on the PC. If parents would be scared about something like that, they should not give their childes access to the computer. There is the harm done, not on the Wii. It would be still a save system.

Or why can we exchange message on the Wii? Isn't it the same? You have to know the person you want to talk with first. There is the system secure, but not elsewhere on the Wii? Sorry, you don't have a point :P