So can allowing a web browser on your console, which the Wii seems to have.

Oh and that genuine fear for some reason hasn't stopped Nintendo from adding voice chat to the top game for predators to pick up children from, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.

Well that game is not really for the family, so my point still stands.  I have played online on both the pc and on Live and can say that you will find vulgarity wherever you go.  Not sure how my point is moot though.  The fact that they didn't implement it before is either from laziness or because of a valid reason, one probably being inappropriate content.  And with a browser the person goes to the content, the content does not come to you like voice chat.

I do believe it's just laziness on their part. The same with the storage solution and the same with the Friend Codes. They took a lazy attempt at implementing online gaming and features and it shows. Still, how does having voice chat in Pokemon show Nintendo has a valid fear of voice chat. That should have been the last game to get it, not the first. It has a huge audience of young children, much more so I believe than Brawl or Mario Kart.

Okay, good point. They must just be lazy.

Metroid Prime Hunters had voice chat, along with Pokemon: Diamond/Pearl. Those are both good enough examples of "children's games" with voice chat.

^^Okay, okay. I just figured that something so easy as that to implement would have been put into their games.  If you had read my last post you would realize that.

I would love for Nintendo to jump on something like this but like others have said Nintendo has far more glaring holes in their online strategy before worrying about something like achievements.

Nintendo's partnered up with a Japanesse phone company to allow for easier enabling of online play in Japan (online uses of the Wii) that shows initiative however keep in mind this structure actualy started almost a decade ago so in a sense the first people to have the concept on online gaming was Nintendo, the first to implement it was the PC the first console to use it was the Dreamcast and the first to be the self-proclaimed best at it is Microsoft... I still dont know why Xbox360 doesn't have a browser.

If you really look at Nintendo's approach to online with the Wii, you'll really see the laziness in it all. They do so many things great, but this they seem to just stumble and fall at this. There was no online multiplayer for over 8 months, until Mario Strikers Charged first implemented it. The whole things just wasn't ready. Midway wanted to have it in Mortal Kombat Armageddon and many other third parties propheced to wanting to implement it, but Nintendo didn't have it up and ready. Online gaming. 8 months from launch. 2007. If that doesn't show laziness, nothing will.

Wiiware not even being thought of until way past the launch was another oversight. Nintendo should have seen the success Microsoft was having and jumped in.

The storage problem was obvious to anyone with common sense since day one. With so many VC titles to choose from, a minority of gamers were going to be hassled into finding workarounds because they can't hold all of their downloads. I actually support people that mod their Wii's to throw emulators on it, because at least the hackers are doing something to help the Wii owners faced with this problem.

The Friend Code system is archaic, and having 16 numbers plus an additional 12 for every game doesn't keep children any safer than a Gamertag or PSN ID. It's just more of a hassle. I really hope Nintendo doesn't have the audacity to come out with Pay-To-Play before they fix the Friend Codes and add voice chat to games.

This isn't to say it wasn't a good move business wise. Nintendo did something right to sell Wiis this fast, but those that want even passable online experiences aren't being catered to in this "Blue Ocean" strategy, because "Blue Ocean" caters to the majority, most of whom happen to be morons. They're lucky they can find where to plug the wires in to get the damn thing started, let alone concern themselves with figuring out how to go online with a game.

It doesn't have a browser for the same reason the Wii doesn't play DVDs. Everyone has a computer and everyone has a DVD player. It's nice to have those features included but they aren't exactly necessities to most. Not to mention it's a pain in the ass to browse the net on a console if there's no keyboard and mouse setup. The real question is what's up with Microsoft not supporting keyboard and mouse? Big oversight on their part.