Is it the motion-sensing Wiimote? Is it the lack of HD visuals its competitors are banking on? Is it the Wii Channels interface and always-on WiiConnect24 online service? Nope, none of the above describe why Fortune has declared the Wii one of its "scary techs of 2006." It's the name. It's the namealone.
Sorry guys, you are months late for that ship, which has literally sailed off, come back and sailed off again.
[Via Joystiq]
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