Ho.... okay then. Xbox 360 or Wii?

Kamineko · Post by **Kamineko** » Tue May 15, 2007 4:53 pm 0

Here's a dilemma. If I were to get one of Xbox 360 or Wii... which should it be.

I've been thinking I should get one or the other, but every time I try to set straight what exactly I'd want to play on them it goes something like this:

Alright! Xbox 360... Let's see...

Dead Rising, yeah!
Ah...

That's about it.

As for the Wii, it's a pretty similar affair

Oookay, Wii. Say I can find one, what should I get?

Wario Ware? I think I've had enough of the dance to last me a lifetime.
Zelda... nah.
Red Steel... nah.
Um...

Neither of 'em are really screaming out 'Spend two hundred note(s) (and five page(s))! Do it!' to me.

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Tue May 15, 2007 4:55 pm 0

2 pages before the rowing I reckon - theyre both good but very very different machines - at least you didnt pitch in a PS3

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Tue May 15, 2007 4:56 pm 0

If your reaction to Zelda is an automatic "nah", Id suggest spending the money on prostitutes instead

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Tue May 15, 2007 4:57 pm 0

It's a really tricky question.

I've got a 360 and it's not just the likes of Dead Rising and Gears of War that make it for me - it's all the XBox Live Arcade stuff too and also the experience of being able to download demos and stuff.

Then, there's the Wii. I played on PsychoRobs at the RV and having played Wii Sports I really really want to get one.

Sorry - not much help I know - if I were in your shoes and I had the funds to afford a 360 then i'd probably get that first - and then a Wii at a later date. Both excellent machines though - just in different ways (as already said by someone else above).

seibu · Post by **seibu** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:00 pm 0

Surely this isn't really a difficult decision? From the tone of your post I'd suggest neither.

If you really want to get one or the other, are you more of a 'hardcore' / graphics / net play orientated gamer or a family fun / novel control methods / Nintendo IP type of gamer? They're really very different machines.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:03 pm 0

What games do you want? Make a list, rate em all by wantability and theres your answer (dont forget the XBLA games or the VC ones).

Personally Wii Sports is fantastic - but I've spent a LOT more time playing on my 360 in the last 6 months. But if you've got kids then the wii is more kid \ granny friendly. The 360 is for the hardcore gamer.

The Wii could do with more hardcoreish type games, the 360 needs more abstract\kiddy games.

Kamineko · Post by **Kamineko** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:04 pm 0

If your reaction to Zelda is an automatic "nah"

Well... I've never really been a Zelda guy. (I never got past the Deku Tree... the only Zelda I've got anywhere in is Link's Awakening)

TP would probably just annoy me.

it's all the XBox Live Arcade stuff too and also the experience of being able to download demos and stuff.

Can't be fussed with Live for the most part. Call me back when it's totally free, 'kay?

Wii Sports

*builds sandbag wall*

Doesn't anybody else find this to be an awfully bland non-game?

*builds second sandbag wall within the first*

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:04 pm 0

If you like "Nintendo" type games, go with Wii.

If you like more hardcore stuff that's along the lines of PSOne, PS2, Xbox, go with the 360.

I've found the Wii to be quite fun when playing with lots of people. But by yourself, not so much. The 360 really excels at that.

Gears of War played online is THE best console multiplayer FPS at the moment. It has achieved N64 Goldeneye 007 multiplayer status, almost.

And yes, I'm a 360 owner, so my opinion will be somewhat biased.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:06 pm 0

360. There's more out on it.

Crackdown is definite contender for Game of the Year.

I have both, and I don't think my Wii's been on since I finished Zelda.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:06 pm 0

Kamineko wrote: Can't be fussed with Live for the most part. Call me back when it's totally free, 'kay?

If you're just after game videos \ game demos \ voice\video chat with mates \ online scoreboards then it is totally free.

Flabio wrote:Crackdown is definite contender for Game of the Year.

Yeah. Something for everyone there. Racing, check, shooting, check, parkour, check. Definately a massive surprise hit. Been surprised just how much time spent just dicking around with it.

Kamineko · Post by **Kamineko** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:08 pm 0

benedictw wrote:
Kamineko wrote: Can't be fussed with Live for the most part. Call me back when it's totally free, 'kay?
If you're just after game videos \ game demos \ voice\video chat with mates \ online scoreboards then it is totally free.

I knew you were gonna say that!

Went through that sentence a couple of times to try and phrase it in such a way that nobody could say "If you don't want X, then it's free". (Moons, sticks, I'll take 'em all. If they're free.)

The Captain · Post by **The Captain** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:10 pm 0

As a proud owner of both machines now (probably slightly prouder of the Wii), this is a pretty tricky question.

If you are feeling at all jaded about gaming, as your post seems to imply, I urge you to get a Wii - even fairly turd games are more of a joy to play given the sublime controller. I'd recommend Eledees or The Godfather: Blackhand Edition for starters.

Some of the games, and the online experiences, on the 360 are mind-blowing, but the pad feels like an unwieldy Fisher Price knock-off after you've played with the Wii. I felt that there were very few reasons to buy a 360 until I actually bought one, after which it has been vying for attention with the Wii on a daily basis.

Desert island choice? Wii. But I'm very glad I've got both.

Oh, that doesn't really help you at all, does it?

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:11 pm 0

Kamineko wrote:
Wii Sports
*builds sandbag wall*

Doesn't anybody else find this to be an awfully bland non-game?

*builds second sandbag wall within the first*

Evidentally a few people think otherwise - it was pretty much all that got played upstairs at the RV last weekend.

That said I think it's one of those games that needs a few players - so if you're 'billy no mates' then maybe it wouldn't be a good idea......

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:14 pm 0

You dont have any wizzy HDTV\Plasmas, Kamineko?

Kamineko · Post by **Kamineko** » Tue May 15, 2007 5:15 pm 0

No, sah.

I'm not jaded, Captain, just unimaginably picky.