While any free addition to Nintendo’s meager online service is welcome, the Nintendo Channel really appears to do nothing more than mine data from Wii owners and provide an advertising venue for Nintendo projects and third-party developers. More than being an uninspired channel, it is the latest freebie to be offered in a chronically lame line of Wii channels. We love Nintendo here at TEB and thats why it is so disappointing that Nintendo hasn’t been able to figure this whole new-fangled online gaming thing out.