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Polls \ Do you prefer the Child-Safe Nintendo Wi-Fi??

13 10%
Yes, keeps away the pedo's and is safer
 
89 68%
Hell no, Bring on Headsets and no protection!!
 
25 19%
A bit of both, I guess.
 
3 2%
I don't even have a Wii :3
 
Total: 130 Votes

Comments

syfox133
Kudos: 8,105
Mates: 144
syfox133 says:  

Rainbow7 said: Has there even been a single documented case of anyone being abused because of XboxLive/PC gaming/PS3?

(Although all Aus Wii owners are feeling like EA tampered with us... )

I want WiiLive, dammit!

Yes. This guy came on COD4. We were all happily playing until he rants on about "how xbox sucks, how nerdy it is for us to be playing at 8am (which i was at 10pm because of the time difference)" and all this crap. He was so hypocritical.
19/02/2008
Metal Slug Anthology
In the corner of your eye
Diabollus
Kudos: 4,571
Mates: 24
Diabollus says:  
Bring it on I say.

For me.. My kids won't be touching anything nasty online until they're old enough to know better than to fall for that crap anyway.
19/02/2008
jotendo
Kudos: 12,143
Mates: 263
jotendo says:  

Rainbow7 said: Has there even been a single documented case of anyone being abused because of XboxLive/PC gaming/PS3?



YES.
So so many
19/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Voted Sexiest Admin of 07/08
Rainbow7
Kudos: 1,436
Mates: 75
Rainbow7 says:  
Has there even been a single documented case of anyone being abused because of XboxLive/PC gaming/PS3?
(Although all Aus Wii owners are feeling like EA tampered with us... )


I want WiiLive, dammit!
19/02/2008
Without ME, it's just "AWESO"...
jackoltene
Kudos: 13,461
Mates: 1533
jackoltene says:  

death_bee said: definently both, online protection for kids is essential, maybe parental controls or PARENTAL OPTIONAL friend codes.



yea that would be good
18/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
sydney
nonsimia47
Kudos: 943
Mates: 34
nonsimia47 says:  

leeman34 said: i look at it this way one child abuse stopped is enough of a reason to not do it as an open source system
are your points valid enough to say to the parent of an abused child from unrestricted net use ?
im all for head sets but done safely parental controls
one of my prior posts in a headset thread
mywii.com.au/



agreed, no protection sounds good to some of us, but untill the world is completle and assuredly free of all evil and other bad-type things (which it will never be)
protectionless internet CAN'T be forced down theese childrens throats
that's not cool
18/02/2008
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
USA
grimace
Kudos: 2,333
Mates: 58
grimace says:  
They'd just need to monitor it. And the option to have it off completely. It'd take a lot of work and maintenance though
18/02/2008
Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros' Treasure
some random suburb in Perth, WA
ShadowFan1
Kudos: 3,207
Mates: 74
ShadowFan1 says:  
NO MORE PEDOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
18/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Under your bed, in your closet in your head.
death_bee
Kudos: 442
Mates: 21
death_bee says:  
definently both, online protection for kids is essential, maybe parental controls or PARENTAL OPTIONAL friend codes.
16/02/2008
Super Mario Galaxy
A Little House on the Prarie
jackoltene
Kudos: 13,461
Mates: 1533
jackoltene says:  
a bit of both would be good
16/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
sydney
DK_Suit
Kudos: 859
Mates: 32
DK_Suit says:  
bring in the b@lls and no protection
15/02/2008
victoria
NPP
Kudos: 359
Mates: 24
NPP says:  
Hell no, Bring on Headsets and no protection!!
15/02/2008
Medal of Honor 2 Heroes
Sydney
damex95
Kudos: 3,669
Mates: 660
damex95 says:  
This happens too many times on xbox.
no one cares.
they still get popularity.
And its not like sme 40 yr old would swear at an 8 year old.
Thats if an 8 year old can figure out how the headsets work!
15/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney
firzen
Kudos: 2,038
Mates: 44
firzen says:  
i think there should be some protection but not a super dictator thing type of protection.
15/02/2008
Need for Speed Carbon
Sarasota, Florida (USA)
Cascada97
Kudos: 4,397
Mates: 274
Cascada97 says:  

cmpa1970 said: why can't we have headsets & also have parental control. i obviously don't need it. but don't want the young ones got to either.....



i'm glad you care about me, no matter how many times you call me a loser...

you have totally NOT been forgiven for that, cmpa

17/02/2008
Mario Kart Wii
*sings* somewhere over the rainbow... well, sydney
ICC_06
Kudos: 13,383
Mates: 488
ICC_06 says:  

grease_tm said: its preety easy to find out if your child is talking to some freak, talk to them take an intrest in what they are doin



a little thing called good parenting maybe they could include the 360 feature where parents can set a timer and the console turns off automatically after that time period
14/02/2008
The Conduit
Why was the juice factory worker fired? He couldn't concentrate
grease_tm
Kudos: 395
Mates: 24
grease_tm says:  
its preety easy to find out if your child is talking to some freak, talk to them take an intrest in what they are doin
14/02/2008
Brisbane, Queensland
A2ra3l
Kudos: 917
Mates: 50
A2ra3l says:  
I think that this is basically the same argument as violent games. I would love to be able to talk to ppl over the net while playing games but as a parent I wouldn't want my 5 year old on the net with a microphone talking to everyone and hearing what they are saying.

It is more the parents responsibility not the game companies. The problem is there are alot of parents out there that don't monitor what their kids are doing and then wonder why things go wrong. Then again there are parents out there that do everything they can to keep their kids away from the bad stuff and that also causes a problem because the kids don't understand that they can't just say or do anything they want and give their details to the first person that offers them something for free over the net.

It isn't fair that everybody misses out because of a minority, but sadly until EVERY parent starts taking notice of what their kids are doing online the game companies have to resort to their own measures to stop themselves being sued over something that wasn't their fault in the first place. Unfortunately I don't think that will ever happen

/end rant

Az
14/02/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Tasmania
brawl4all
Kudos: 3,201
Mates: 170
brawl4all says:  
they shouldnt have headsets for E- rated games, but for T and up. Brawl with a headset...
14/02/2008
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The
Animal Crossing
ICC_06
Kudos: 13,383
Mates: 488
ICC_06 says:  

cmpa1970 said: why can't we have headsets & also have parental control. i obviously don't need it. but don't want the young ones got to either.....



I agree give everyone the options they want a headset for the older games and then parental controls to protect kids its win win
13/02/2008
The Conduit
Why was the juice factory worker fired? He couldn't concentrate
Koogan
Kudos: 2,515
Mates: 109
Koogan says:  

Orion said: jeese u guys really dont get it. the wii is family and casual oriented, from my experience voice com only helps the gameplay if the gamers playing are serious about the game. Everyone else is either upbeat, annoying or otherwise ruining the atmosphere in a game. Headsets do need to come out, but not necessarily in the way that other systems have them (team chat) a good option (keeping with nintendos strategy) would be exclusive communication between those who have traded friend codes (this could be a background application so it runs across all wii games, speed run race anyone?). This would ensure a safer chat environment while hardcore players could open up good team chat, any1 who wants to argue the point plz PM me cos i wont check back


Well I do agree with you there. It is much better when you talk about the game itself I suppose. But think of it this way as well. Everyone in the world shouldn't have to suffer without headsets just because of little kids!!
13/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A house :P
cmpa1970
Kudos: 9,119
Mates: 2381
cmpa1970 says:  
why can't we have headsets & also have parental control. i obviously don't need it. but don't want the young ones got to either.....
13/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, NSW
leeman34
Kudos: 12,454
Mates: 452
leeman34 says:  
i look at it this way one child abuse stopped is enough of a reason to not do it as an open source system
are your points valid enough to say to the parent of an abused child from unrestricted net use ?

im all for head sets but done safely parental controls

one of my prior posts in a headset thread
mywii.com.au/

leeman34 said:
iaculch said: As i said you have a choice to talk or not.


leeman said "yep that is true but do you think kids that have been assualted thought i had a choice to stop it ?
its because young kids can be talked around the choice that that **** happens ,as adults or teenagers we know when we are being conned but young kids dont and they dont know they shouldnt talk and there in lies the problem .
now are you saying for the sake of online chat that a 10/12 digit code is worth risking a childs well being over ?

13/02/2008
Soul Calibur Legends
I am banned for good reason. All hail Guyver
iaculch
Kudos: 2,279
Mates: 40
iaculch says:  
I agree that friend codes should be a parental controls option
13/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, Enfield
Orion
Kudos: 1,028
Mates: 30
Orion says:  
jeese u guys really dont get it. the wii is family and casual oriented, from my experience voice com only helps the gameplay if the gamers playing are serious about the game. Everyone else is either upbeat, annoying or otherwise ruining the atmosphere in a game. Headsets do need to come out, but not necessarily in the way that other systems have them (team chat) a good option (keeping with nintendos strategy) would be exclusive communication between those who have traded friend codes (this could be a background application so it runs across all wii games, speed run race anyone?). This would ensure a safer chat environment while hardcore players could open up good team chat, any1 who wants to argue the point plz PM me cos i wont check back
13/02/2008
Sydney NSW
Koogan
Kudos: 2,515
Mates: 109
Koogan says:  

ragin_bull said: I've played CoD4 on ps3 online and the voice chat to me doesn't really enhance the experience. And maybe it was just the ps3 community but on average there would only be like 1 or 2 people playing with voice per match so all you'd hear is one guy saying "I can see you!" or " You {exploitive} n00b!" or "Ohhhhh you killed me".
Keyboard functionality for wii (small chat box in game) would be cool but it would have to be implemented in rooms without 1 to 1 or private interaction to fend off freaks.


It's not always the case. Like in Halo 3 Big Team Battles, it's good talking to your team. PLanning attacks, asking someone to pick you up in a vehicle if you have the bomb, or just socialising. Not that I
ve done any of those 'cos Kolpol didn't buy a headset
But yeah, also simple friend games would be good with some sort of headset. It actually makes more like an actualy friend game.
13/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A house :P
nintyfanbo
Kudos: 364
Mates: 38
nintyfanbo says:  
credit card verification anyone with a credit card can choose if they want PG or not for ppl under 18 if there parents so choose it then they can disable it 2
13/02/2008
perth
K-Man
Kudos: 8,753
Mates: 197
K-Man says:  
I say parental controls for kids 12 and under.
13/02/2008
Mario Kart Wii
California, U.S | MyWii, MyPS3, MyDS
iaculch
Kudos: 2,279
Mates: 40
iaculch says:  
This ladies and gentlemen is why I got a PS3
13/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, Enfield
syfox133
Kudos: 8,105
Mates: 144
syfox133 says:  
But I mean pedo's are scary, but it's not like you're gonna give your address or anything to them. If they seem weird and pedophilic, njust report them and BAM. BAND~
13/02/2008
Metal Slug Anthology
In the corner of your eye
adza
Kudos: 364
Mates: 27
adza says:  
Even if they had the ability to voice chat only when playing against someone who is in your friend list would be better than nothing!
13/02/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne Victoria
jrp95
Kudos: 1,753
Mates: 244
jrp95 says:  
It was funny I new they were gunna cuss even before I looked one the poll page because it is so atupid to have a child protection thing it isn't nintendo's problem to begen with
13/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Seattle WA, United States
Drhobo
Kudos: 4,361
Mates: 563
Drhobo says:  
Unprotected gaming FTW!
13/02/2008
MyWii - Miscellaneous
Michigan, USA
Guyver
Kudos: 14,109
Mates: 173
Guyver says:  
Just have parental control over voice chat.

ragin_bull said: I've played CoD4 on ps3 online and the voice chat to me doesn't really enhance the experience. And maybe it was just the ps3 community but on average there would only be like 1 or 2 people playing with voice per match so all you'd hear is one guy saying "I can see you!" or " You {exploitive} n00b!" or "Ohhhhh you killed me".



You forgot about the people complaining about lag and the occassional singing idiot, some of it's quite funny at times.
13/02/2008
Resident Evil 4
Sunny Melbourne :p
PePPeR101
Kudos: 1,615
Mates: 46
PePPeR101 says:  
its just some people on the headsets who can't control their tongues because over reacting to losing a game. in a way i think both cuz you should be able to overall turn off headsets if you want to.
13/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Texas
dermy
Kudos: 7,313
Mates: 102
dermy says:  
Okay, even if it was raving with 'pedos' (as it were), then how the hell are they going to gt any information about the people on the other side.
Judging by the history of Counter-Strike and other Steam games, the pedophilia risk is very, very low.
13/02/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
elgoonties
Kudos: 3,469
Mates: 90
elgoonties says:  

ragin_bull said: I've played CoD4 on ps3 online and the voice chat to me doesn't really enhance the experience. And maybe it was just the ps3 community but on average there would only be like 1 or 2 people playing with voice per match so all you'd hear is one guy saying "I can see you!" or " You {exploitive} n00b!" or "Ohhhhh you killed me".
Keyboard functionality for wii (small chat box in game) would be cool but it would have to be implemented in rooms without 1 to 1 or private interaction to fend off freaks.



Yeh. Its somewhat awkward talking to a competitor on the other end of a competitive game. People are just so high and mighty when they get the hit on you. Why do you think in-game voice chat on World of Warcraft is so ****? Because everyone just thinks they are the greatest player and they talk to everyone like they are noobs or 6 years old... Chat boxes ftw... Thats a fantastic idea
13/02/2008
Mario Kart Wii
S.A. = I <3 Antonina =
ragin_bull
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Mates: 1
ragin_bull says:  
I've played CoD4 on ps3 online and the voice chat to me doesn't really enhance the experience. And maybe it was just the ps3 community but on average there would only be like 1 or 2 people playing with voice per match so all you'd hear is one guy saying "I can see you!" or " You {exploitive} n00b!" or "Ohhhhh you killed me".

Keyboard functionality for wii (small chat box in game) would be cool but it would have to be implemented in rooms without 1 to 1 or private interaction to fend off freaks.
13/02/2008
Resident Evil 4
Gullible isn't a real word.
ICC_06
Kudos: 13,383
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ICC_06 says:  

Ferenc said: I wish it was like xbox live except free



don't we all although I expect xbox live to be a bit better than it has been recently considering that we are paying for it.
12/02/2008
The Conduit
Why was the juice factory worker fired? He couldn't concentrate
Ferenc
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Ferenc says:  
I wish it was like xbox live except free
12/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Newfoundland, Canada
zewiiman
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zewiiman says:  
a bit of both is good.
12/02/2008
Super Paper Mario
in your atic eating your muffins
codyt
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Mates: 33
codyt says:  
a bit of both, headsets can be great, but can also get really annoying. I think it would be great if there was headsets and voice but only if they could be turned on/off.
12/02/2008
Dr. Mario & Germ Buster
melbourne
ICC_06
Kudos: 13,383
Mates: 488
ICC_06 says:  
Hell No! to hell with the kids just have parental options like on the 360 I want good online (although saying that just makes me fume about MoH)

May I suggest the "I don't even have a wii" option be changed to "I don't play online" makes more sense with the rest of the poll
12/02/2008
The Conduit
Why was the juice factory worker fired? He couldn't concentrate
Koogan
Kudos: 2,515
Mates: 109
Koogan says:  
Bring on headsets! Stuff them if we say some innapropriate stuff. They'll get used to it.
12/02/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A house :P
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