Why doesn't nintendo want arbitrary code to run on its console? Its not like it has an internet connection or anything....

Oh wait it does... Well, its not like that internet connection could be abused through running arbitrary code....

Oh no, absolutely not, none of these guys would EVER do that.

Listen... if you want to run 'homebrew', just get a modded wiimote and use it with your computer, heck redirect the output to your tv if you want.

http://www.wiimotemods.com/

I think they LIKE it when you mod the wiimote.

I think this, and most of the drug related comments on slashdot are funny.

Any kid that grew up with this stuff has a natural hatred of drugs, with good reason.

but I somewhat agree, they could do drug education much better: They could have these school children take a tour of the lives of drug users, and then ask them the simple question: Is this how you want to live your life? I knew what my answer was at 3, and it hasn't changed since.

I invested $22,000 two years ago, and know I have $19,000, and I think I'm doing pretty damn good. Compound interest? Doesn't interest me. I should have paid off my car and student loans.

Sounds like that girl who claimed that an Obama supporter beat her up just before the last election....

I'm sure someone threw some rocks at this guy (no - I'm really not), but I doubt it was a concerted effort to silence him... or even folks from Iran.

It may even be a prank by some other college kids who were A) drunk or B) don't like this kid anyway(or C) a lie).

In any case, no blood no foul, right? That is why we help Iranians in a potential civil war through our twitter accounts instead of sending them material aid that might actually be able to help them in case things start getting really ugly.

If you really want to help them, start translating the anarchist cookbook into the local language, or smuggle copies of it into the country.

Remember folks:
Sticks and stones may break my bones,
but computers can never hurt me.

Tanks and guns can kill me dead,
but twitter will never harm me.

Planes and bombs can level my village,
but a netwar is just crackers having fun.

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From everything that I had seen on this game, it seemed like the developers were trying to change the formula of the original Jumpgate to something that more closely resembled some of the more successful MMO's on the market, like WoW, and Warhammer. They really lost sight of the fact that the people who played Jumpgate when it was first released in 01, are the same people who were not satisfied with those other styles of games then, and aren't now. Maybe the shock of having friends and family say 'Hey... this isn't jumpgate', will let them take another look at the game they are making a sequel to, and just keep what works, without trying to merge in what works in games made for a completely different audience. In other news - you can still play the original jumpgate free for two weeks. Graphics are dated, space is a little empty on the off hours, but the core of the game is still fun... if you like skill based games that encourage planning.

The parent is not 'Informative' The parrent is 'Wrong'. There IS joystick support. Do your research.