"The only possible rationales could be 1) to control piracy (which, obviously, it has had no effect on, thanks to the CD and the fact that most DRM is broken)"
I have tried this, and it does work. When I first got my Wii back in November I couldn't get on the store, a couple weeks later I actually decided to go online to see if there was a problem with my router. Found out that there were two recommended channels to use (I use channel 11 now) and it's been working like a charm since.
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Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are actually 2 different OSes. Just my little non-harmful nit pick.
www.eztv.it - I get all TV shows I watch from here. Good site. Good quality stuff.
"The only possible rationales could be 1) to control piracy (which, obviously, it has had no effect on, thanks to the CD and the fact that most DRM is broken)"
What DRM isn't broken?
I have tried this, and it does work. When I first got my Wii back in November I couldn't get on the store, a couple weeks later I actually decided to go online to see if there was a problem with my router. Found out that there were two recommended channels to use (I use channel 11 now) and it's been working like a charm since.