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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - The lack of an ethernet port on the Wii is a ridiculous omission.

dib8rman on 26 January 2009

Save up $80 big ones (USD) and get a decent router, one that connects right to your modem. Believe me, wireless is much easier than Ethernet, but a Cat5 would be faster.



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Grey Acumen on 26 January 2009
dougsdad0629 said:
My point is that Nintendo supposedly went Standard Definition because they figured that not everybody has a HDTV. They should have applied the same logic here and realized that not everybody has or wants wi-fi.

They did apply the same logic, provided you actually think about the issue and not just use it to try to justify your own perspective:

Nintendo's Cost Price to add Wireless Price to add Wired
Include Wireless

Internal Chip
(small form factor)

 $0 $10-$20
Include Wired External Port
(larger form factor)		 $50-$100 $0

Price for SDTV
users to access

 Price for HDTV
users to access
Use SDTV Signal

Cheaper Parts
Smaller Form Factor
Less Heat

 $0 $0
Use HDTV Signal Expensive Parts
Larger Form Factor
More Heat		 $300-$1000 $0

So you tell me which ones use the same logic.



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ChichiriMuyo on 26 January 2009

WiFi and wired ethernet each has their strength and weakness, but there's nothing ridiculous about Nintendo's decision. They reduced cost per unit and kept the device a bit more compact and power efficient. All that, and they alienated very few customers. Most people have WiFi, and it's rather cheap and easy to get set up if you're not. Nintendo did what Apple does: sacrificed utility for aesthetics. Seems to work out fine.



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