I have a prediction: we are in 2007 going to have a news article about some parent upset that their child was looking at porn on the Wii. With the release of the Opera browser on Wii, this is actually trivial, as you can just point the web browser at a porn site. Anything that connects to the Internet for web surfing has this risk. What’s sad is that rather than take parental responsibility in this matter, news will pick up on this issue because the terms “Wii” and “porn” were used together, in a manner similar to when “PSP” and “porn” were used together in a sentence. Then Jack Thompson or another conservative anti-gaming group will come in denouncing gaming anew. The standard cycle.

I have another prediction: there will be an adult site targeted specifically to the Wii Internet browser. It’s only a matter of time. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) mature-themed sites have always maintained a cutting edge nature, so moving into this new medium is just a natural expansion. Look at porn specifically for PSP or iPod. This will happen.

This makes me sad in some ways, because it’s just yet another way to slander gamers and the game industry for news ratings. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Just remember: parents should take responsibility for their children. Would you really want a game company responsible for your child anyway?