Meh. I think I'll survive.

No, I'm not canceling my pre order, but I'm getting more frustrated with it as the days goes by, and I know this happens with every console release. So I'll probably get worked up over the ps4 faults too.

Doesn't the thing come out next week? We should know a lot more about it's online structure but we don't which isn't sounding good, but not including a built in ether net port and excluding and unified chat systems are part of why I'm calling their online half harted, because these all all things associated with online gaming. Not to mention the whole head set fiasco.

Do you have a link to confirming Achievements? Cause the last i heard it wouldn't have them, at least it wouldn't be required which would mean it wouldn't have them, because Developers wont put the extra time into it if they don't have to.

I'm with you on this one, at this point we should know a little bit more about the Nintendo Network. There was a Nintendo direct today in Japan which showed the Miiverse and how the Account system in the Nintendo Network will work (no more friend codes!), but other than that there's no much more information.

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/06/wii-u-achievements-confirmed-by-nintendo/

It looks like the only difference it's that in the Wii U developers won't have to implement the achievements if they don't want to, but since the PS3 and 360 have them obligatory we will see the same achievements (apparently called Wii U Accomplishments) for the Wii U. 

PS: Your sig is awesome :D

Any self respecting Nintendo fan would be using 802.11b still.

THis is big for me :(. Two months ago I moved into  an Adobe house and my WiFi doesn't travel all the way to my living room. So I've actually converted to Xbox for my Netflix and online media hub.  I planned on getting a Wii U to make it my central Media place in my living room.  Currently I use a device that transfers internet through the electrical outlets in my house  to connect my Xbox to the internet(really neat technology too). But it plugs in through Ethernet cords, anybody know how much the Wii U's Ethernet adapter is and where to get it?

Isn't this old news? I thought the lack of an ethernet port had been discovered months ago?

Anyway, I don't like the decision. Whereas cross-game chat and achievements are superfluous at best, an ethernet port has actual utility. But it sounds like there are options out there -- a quick Google search revealed a Wii ethernet adapter for $15.

I paid an arm and a leg for my Xbox wireless adapter, so I can deal with paying a little extra for the option to make a wired connection with the Wii U.

First world problems is a thing, but it'd like be in reverse for this situation.

"Online works fine,

but wireless is unstable to stream netflix"

Something like that. Still not sure how you really defend the exclusion. Companies shouldn't be able to just remove components that seen as standards.

I didn't buy it simply because I hardly bothered playing any Wii games online. I attempted with Mario Kart and Smash Bros, but that was enough for me.

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For most games and players wireless is ok ... but it comes with increased latency and lag.
speed dont really matter in online gaming so its fine if you lose speed if you change to wireless, but the increased latency is whats matters.

But if you like to play competitively fighting games (e.g. street fighter, guilty gear, blazblue, marvel) wireless wont cut it ... or if you are hardcore enough to recognize the higher ping (I guess 30-50ms more than wired)

Everyone who have tried wired and wireless in those games knows how the increase in ping from wireless can destroy the gameplay in where milliseconds matters a lot (1-2frames more inputlag is enough to make the game unplayable) ...

But if you dont play that games and since not many of that games will come to the wiiu or at least nearly none of those fighting game players will switch to the wiiu to play those games on it, it really doesnt matter ...