This really seems like an inability to cope with the "Playgroup/Kitchen Table" variants of the format. Planeswalkers aren't able to be used as commanders, unless they specify that they can be. That effect is limited to what, 9 planeswalkers of 178? Do you take issue with that? When there are literally thousands of cards, you're taking issue with 12 of them. 8 of those 12 don't function at all, when 4 of them still do in some capacity.
Sideboards aren't likely to ever be a thing for the official Commander/EDH format. As such, there's no reason to run the wishes. Everything I've seen is that people in favor of sideboards/wishes want a single card to have a swiss-army knife utility to find a specific hate card that they couldn't otherwise justify for regular play in the 99. Commander/EDH is a format of 100 cards, not 115, 110 or even 101. Deckbuilding and making cuts is difficult, and it's a part of the challenge of tuning a deck.
When cards like Karn, the Great Creator still have a function outside of the wish effect (especially when they can find artifacts of the 99 that were exiled that game), having the effect tossed out despite the versatility, just because the effect is similar, is akin to throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
The Rules Committee & Commander Advisory Group took an official stance in that there are official rules. Anything adapting those rules is a variant that is unlikely to be adopted in masse or at a local LGS. It sets a prescedent for new and old players alike so everyone can have a reasonable expectation going to play anywhere (ex. No sideboards/wish cards)
Sideboards aren't likely to ever be a thing for the official Commander/EDH format. As such, there's no reason to run the wishes. Everything I've seen is that people in favor of sideboards/wishes want a single card to have a swiss-army knife utility to find a specific hate card that they couldn't otherwise justify for regular play in the 99. Commander/EDH is a format of 100 cards, not 115, 110 or even 101. Deckbuilding and making cuts is difficult, and it's a part of the challenge of tuning a deck.
When cards like Karn, the Great Creator still have a function outside of the wish effect (especially when they can find artifacts of the 99 that were exiled that game), having the effect tossed out despite the versatility, just because the effect is similar, is akin to throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
The Rules Committee & Commander Advisory Group took an official stance in that there are official rules. Anything adapting those rules is a variant that is unlikely to be adopted in masse or at a local LGS. It sets a prescedent for new and old players alike so everyone can have a reasonable expectation going to play anywhere (ex. No sideboards/wish cards)