So, the seventh generation is upon us. Well, not quite, if you look around.

When referring to newer systems (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, as if I have to list them), people claim that they are "next gen." But if they are next generation, and the PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox are last generation, then where does that put us now? Where is this generation?

Granted, I'm just mixing myself in a bit of semantics, but it no longer makes sense to be calling these newer systems "next gen." Heck, the Xbox 360 has been out for over a year now.

It's time to call it current gen, and reserve all next gen conversations for those concerning PS4, Super Wii, and Xbox 1080.

I've been hearing a lot recently about the Nintendo Wii's supposed "backwards compatibility," and I have a bit of a problem with it.

Now, the fact that the Wii will allow you to play GameCube games -- that's backwards compatibility. But asking me to jump online and hand you anywhere from $5 to $10 for NES, SNES, and N64 games...not so much. So why call it "backwards compatibility" when it's truly not?

I welcome the fact that I can buy those old games and play them on the Wii. Really, I do. But let's call it as it is, folks. Re-buying old games to play them on a new system is not "backwards compatibility." It's re-buying old games to play them on a new system.