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Do we actually know that Mario Strikers is 100% region specific or is it just the random matching that's region specific? I think it's stupid for them to keep you from playing a friend in another continent when you try putting in their code regardless of lag.
Personally I don't think a typical console could beat my PC for online experience, basically because a typical console plays about every type of game a PC does but with different controls that I don't like. Wii on the other hand isn't a typical console and because the controls are so different, many of the games are very different to the point where a PC is at the disadvantage for controller flexibility (unless you hack the Wiimote to work with a PC, but then the games are a problem). Nintendo also bumped up the bar by bringing the control capabilities of handhelds from just a few buttons to PC-like control. That is why only Wii is the console I want to play online with, because it's so very different from PC multiplayer.
I agree Nintendo is handling the online aspect horribly, but I think the whole reason is because they're trying to keep the kids as safe as they can with such an online service, because they know that they're company is trusted by parents to the point where parents don't monitor what their kids do on Nintendo systems. Heck, most parents don't even monitor their kids on other systems including PC (if they do they probably end up on some TV show about online safety). While Nintendo is late jumping on the online bandwagon, I'm confident they'll get it figured out by the next generation. Until then, I've got my PC for hardcore online gaming and my DS for the semi-hardcore.
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