I’m not too much of a gamer in my old age, but I do have a soft spot for Nintendo games (as in first party Nintendo games, like Mario and Zelda). I’ve decided to pick up a Wii at some point, but one thing that really bothers me is the inability to readily get component cables. Let’s face it, I refuse to buy the system unless I can get first party component cables.
Problem #1 – GameCube component cables do not work. Nintendo has been great about keeping the video output the same since the SNES all the way through to the GameCube, but the Wii has a completely new A/V out. I hate to say it, but PS2 component cables work on the PS3.
Problem #2 – Retail stores don’t get the component cables in stock until mid December. Ummm… the console launched in mid/late November, what’s up with that?
Problem #3 – You couldn’t order the component cables online until about the day of launch, and they were already sold out from people calling in phone orders for them even though they weren’t listed.
It’s so hard to get the cables that they are actually selling for about $150 on eBay.
I don’t know when Nintendo is going to realize how important video quality is to gamers. Hell, they removed the digital video out port on the later models of the GameCube.
