I'd say it's kind of important but I guess not really. The not being able to plug into the Pro controller is much more important, but the inter connectivity and the simple nature of Xbox Live's social features, and PSNs need to be adapted to the Wii U. I get that it costs money, but there's clearly an audience for…

So a first-party headset is that important to you? I mean, all those third-party USB headsets work just fine.

I disagree, they do need a headset. If they want to be treated seriously and have people buying their console and playing online, a headset is absolutely necessary. The Pro controller doesn't even had a headphone jack, you need to hook your (3rd party) mic into the tablet controller.

At least Sony and MS's online services actually exist. Let me remind you about friend codes. We're past that now, and the Wii U has its own friend system but where's the cross-game chat? All the friend service on the Wii U allows you to do is see your friend's Mii, see what games they've played/are playing and to…

Release a furry controller that licks you when you pet it.

Except it isn't cheap. Wii was $150 less than 360, $350 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) less than PS3. And the killer titles aren't as good, or as killer.

On the hand-held side online play is still adhoc or streetpass based. Games which feature true online play are still restricted to horrible Friend Codes or frequently unpopulated servers.

But that's the thing, at some point in the last few years, Nintendo as a company had just as much money as Sony as a company. And I mean Sony as in all its divisions.

Well thats a broad statement.

Dont you have grey scale FPS's to play? Get outta here.

I will personally disagree with your last statement. To me it isn't about the graphics but how a game plays, feels, sounds and story. The environment alone is enough to get me. It's why Bastion made it to my personal top 10 list pretty much instantaneously. Same with Earthbound and I only a few months ago finished…

Its the same as last gen and its right where nintendo wants to be; the console everyone has because its cheap, but isnt powerful enough to get involved with all the Console Wars drama.

Don't worry! As soon as FFXV actually comes out, you can look forward to him bashing it because it didn't meet his impossibly high expectations.

"China's got a very fragile ego that needs to be stroked all the time"

Actually, maybe something like TOR for android might work. Everyone who installs the app is part of the network, and text messages or maybe even phone calls could be routed around randomly with VoIP.

If you have the phone's software set to deliver a blank form every time to cell tower, or an app or a website or whatever asks for a data set then you don't have to worry about what data the companies are taking all they will have is a bunch of blank forms. This was actually a feature in the ROM CM7 for android but…

Dear Obama,

I think at this point it's time to look beyond the stereotypical "blame the right" train of thought and take a look at the big picture. To actually want to assign blame to a single party as opposed to the system as a whole seems narrow minded and naive. After all, those in power right now have kept this in place.…

• "You can't have 100-percent security and then have 100-percent privacy."

We need someone to make a custom version of Android that encrypts everything. Also, we need our own cell phone towers and network infrastructure, so they can't tell who is calling who. Oh crap, that won't work, I guess we're fucked then.

Time for the the dev community to step out and get in the way of this. I would love to see a ROM with the ability to spoof all of this collected data included for my phone. Not to mention all of the other devices I use. Who is going to be the hero to step out and protect the privacy of the nation.