Wii firmware update released

[zillion94]

An open letter to Nintendo and the world:

Ok, so now we can't access the Wii shop unless we update? Good one Nintendo-soil your name all the more and cut off profits by people NOT buying wiiware.

Though it gets me that Nintendo seems to think they OWN Neo Geo and Sega games instead of just a license for them (Do Jakks' 'plug in play' sets take marching orders from Mario?), let's forget about Homebrew for a moment and/or paranoia about lost profits- what about if someone just does not want to update their system, period?

Be it for nostalgia of having the "original" Internet demo channel or from a collector's point of view having the original software that was pre-built on a release date console for future Ebay auctions, where do these companies get off blackballing their customers (we OWN the product, we aren't clients) like this? Sure we CAN stay offline, but why disable functionality of the advertised features of a product (not to mention the flagship software titles with built in updates?)

All of these online and assumed "legal" agreements get me a bit riled up.. I don't care what disclaimers are clicked (be it pressing "A" at startup) or ASSUMED legal agreements just by a purchase.. I will present arguments for the cause:

I buy a hot dog on a stick- I pay- hot dog is mine- I can choose to eat it, give it to a homeless person, or build a "log cabin" with it and previously purchased hot dogs. I buy a game console- lets say with cash just to keep it simple. I have no contract with Best Buy, Toys R Us, or any retailer in the same fashion, nor Nintendo. I can not sell my car under exclusive conditions that the new owner MUST at all times have "Rock Lobster" playing on the Cd player.

Where did "click next" take the legal place of a valid signature or contract, and more importantly, if a Microsoft OS or Game console "agreement" has any legal ramifications, how then are they sold to minors? If little 11 yr old Johnny buys a game console, book, or board game with his money, he can not be held to any contract or agreement.

So why not adopt a "Must be 18 or older" to install Windows, or buy a game console? Can you imagine that? Want to REALLY see profits drop? Go the honest way.

Instead, Nintendo- you have to put your best titles like Mario Kart with a mandatory update in order to play it, with no giant sticker covering Mario's face to warn the public that your hand has never let go of our consoles since the day we purchased them.

Out of principle even, many want the control over their purchases that they rightfully deserve, and the rise in what one calls 'illegal' activity will be due to the only resort people will have to retain this principle. The companies that get too fat will never learn...

[____anders____]

I know, I'm not going to update until Nintendo give me a reason.

So far there is something with Miis and change Wii points to Nintendo points, I'm not missing out on much...

i don't think they will give us a real reason to update other than those small stupid stuffs like the one where you can drag a mii from mii channel to plaza or something like that..

woohoo! i can drag a mii with the new update!! way to go nintendo, you gave me a reason to screw twilight hack and HBC!! yeah!