Can only buy one - Wii or Xbox 360. Which?

[Rickman]

360

 

[RallyeRedSi]

lol where the hell can you get this? i really want one now, hang it on my wall.

i love the age-old argument that nintendo is just for kids. i can name as many if not more shallow titles on ps3 and 360 as i can on any other system. manhunt 2 came to wii before anything else and i wouldn't let my kids play that at all. mature content does not define or take away a game's depth. wii is number one in sales despite being weaker technologically, and i doubt its solely because of the price point. 360 and ps3 have both dropped within acceptable competitive price points to the wii and they are still being outsold world wide. regardless of content, the system has fun games and a different way to play them.

i own all three systems, so that makes me the expert j/k folks

i don't even play my ps3. quite possibly the biggest waste of money i have committed in the last several years. if metal gear solid comes out for 360 as i suspect it will, i am selling that big black toaster oven under my TV and buying a cheap slim ps2 to play my old games on. there is no compelling reason to own the system that you cannot have on xbox 360. version for version, the 360 games have been better or at least as good as their ps3 counterparts. everyone here knows i have a laundry list of complaints against sony's wunderbox so i won't rant further.

i like the 360 alot and have since day one. xbox live is fantastic, the library of games is very good and the controller is one of my all time favorites. my only real complaint is what someone else said, that the systems are perceived as being unreliable. i burned up one in less than a year, and they replaced it. now they have extended the warranties on all xbox 360s due to failure, not just from the early adopters still i would not shy away from buying one.

i am a diehard nintendo fan. thats really all there is to it. does it make me biased? likely. does it make me a fanboy? perhaps. does it change how good the wii is? i don't think so. yes, it has much weaker hardware. yes, the online component with the exception of the browser and virtual console is not that good. it does not change the fact that games like Zelda, Metroid and Mario are excellent, enthralling games. some make the case that without the controller the system would be nothing, and I totally agree with that. the control scheme makes the system what it is. and some games do poorly execute that control scheme i'll agree with that. I play the Wii more than anything else because its fun. When I have people over or parties it is the system of choice. All I can really say is that its consistently really fun to play.

If you have absolutely no interest in Mario, etc or any of Nintendo's own software, don't buy a Wii. If you simply cannot play a video game with anything other than a two pronged pad with buttons and thumb stick, do not buy a Wii. Those would be the only two definitive reasons I can see to not buy one.

What would I do? I'd buy both a 360 and Wii and a couple great games for each and call it a day. I could say "if i didn't have the money.." and change that answer but honestly the price of the Wii, and for that matter a 360, is so reasonable that there really isn't a reason not to own both if you just plain like good games.

ehh i own all 3 too, I don't think the ps3 is a waste, geek wise its a cool system, and uncharted drakes fortune is really cool. As for a choice right now i would get the 360 because of all the software thats available. Wii is cool though, I love playing RE4 and metroid prime 3, plus you have mario galaxy, super smash brothers and nice back catalog of old school games to look forward too. you should get a 360 first and later down the line get a wii.

 

[katsmp3]

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[TitaniumSpeed24]

sorry to bring this back up but I just spent a half hour or so playing super mario galaxy at a friends house and im pretty hooked! I appreciate all of the advice you guys have given and I think i'm gonna go with the wii because even though I appreciate the 360's graphics and HD goodness, I just dont have as much fun playing COD 4 or Halo 3 as I do playing Galaxy or SSX Blur.

So, with this in mind, I'm gonna get the Wii and some component cables to run 480p on my HD tv but the big question is, what games should I get? I was unimpressed with COD 3 after playing the 360 version (i know im picking gameplay over graphics but the downgrade was HUGE on the wii - with composite cables at least) so thats out but it makes me skeptical about medal of honor heroes 2 as well. I'm thinking for sure Galaxy, Metroid 3, SSX Blur, and then maybe medal of honor heroes 2, and trauma center? any suggestions?

 

[Donas64]

sorry to bring this back up but I just spent a half hour or so playing super mario galaxy at a friends house and im pretty hooked! I appreciate all of the advice you guys have given and I think i'm gonna go with the wii because even though I appreciate the 360's graphics and HD goodness, I just dont have as much fun playing COD 4 or Halo 3 as I do playing Galaxy or SSX Blur.

So, with this in mind, I'm gonna get the Wii and some component cables to run 480p on my HD tv but the big question is, what games should I get? I was unimpressed with COD 3 after playing the 360 version (i know im picking gameplay over graphics but the downgrade was HUGE on the wii - with composite cables at least) so thats out but it makes me skeptical about medal of honor heroes 2 as well. I'm thinking for sure Galaxy, Metroid 3, SSX Blur, and then maybe medal of honor heroes 2, and trauma center? any suggestions?

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