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

[Wanderer]

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.

I did not read all the responses to your thread, but I see you have answered your own question. I have (had) the same problem. I bought the 360 but dont play a lot on it, unlike the Wii -- which is fantastic in my opinion -- I say Wii and more games for the same $$$ if you want a 360 wait until the new one is available in Black with larger drive etc. and the current one will fall in price.

[NickMon]

Get both!!

Me and kids loving the Wii

Just bought a 360 (Monday) for a certain space game coming soon as well..

[CharlieF]

Buy a laptop and go sit under a parasol in the garden. It's almost summer, lad

Edited for geekness

Re-edited for uber geekness

[peter_cushion]

I would suggest getting a 360 since right now you can get Crackdown, Dead Rising, Gears of War, Rainbow Six Vegas, PGR3, Lost Planet, and Oblivion. Also the 360's lineup over the course of the year is stronger then the Wii's with Halo 3, Mass Effect, Too Human, Bioshock, Forza 2, The Darkness, Shadowrun, Blue Dragon, and Lost Odyssey. I really don't see the Wii as a worthwhile investment until the end of the year when Smash Brothers, Metroid, and Mario come out (hell if your not interested in Twilight Princess I see no reason to get a Wii right now). So there are a few good reasons to get a 360 now and even more good reasons coming out over the course of the year.

What he said

[Darkflame]

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.

Give it a go.
I think you will like it a lot more then you think you do.

Did you play Minish Cap? imo, TP is actualy closer to that game then Ocarina or Wind Waker.
The only irratation I had with TP was due to me making a stupid mistake on the fishing at the start :p After that is was pure bliss till the end.

If you're not going to get any pleasure from Zelda, Monkey Ball, Paper Mario, Wii Sports or Warioware then you might as well give up on life right now

*fixed that*

sorry, I couldnt help myself :p
personaly, I thought monkeyball wii sucked.


Still, I dont get people not having fun with WiiSports.
Dosnt mater if its shallow/simple, its still bloody fun.
Strangly, I have come accross a two people that flat out refuse to play it...

[Flabio]

And winner of the award for most retarded console name ever, goes to...

Bandai, for the Wonderswan.

Seriously, noone is ever going to top that.

[leekfiend]

And winner of the award for most retarded console name ever, goes to...

Bandai, for the Wonderswan.

Seriously, noone is ever going to top that.

It's already been topped...



Nothing's ever going to top the Cheetah Gamate.

Why not? Because: who'd want to tell their friends in the pub that they were "up all last night playing with their Gamate"?

[Flabio]

Oh man, I'd forgotten about that. Who on Earth let them think that was a good idea for a name?

[leekfiend]

*builds sandbag wall*

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

*builds second sandbag wall within the first*

I wish to join you in your sandbag fort.

I love the Wii, for Wario Wii, but I agree with your summation of Wii Sports. I find it to be like the gaming equivalent of the Lighthouse Family - what shops play because it's guaranteed never to offend anyone.

[Kamineko]

Wii Sports should have been a built in attract demo, and sat next to the Photo Channel, or Everybody Votes (or whatcha call it) as an 'Oooh... look at that. Heh... look that that. Okay, now lets put a game on' kind of thing.

Wii Play, too.

[chub]

Wii Sports is free with the machine don't forget, so if you don't like it, it hasn't cost you anything. I think the aim (apart from a bit of fun) is to show you what's possible with the Wii, and hopefully get you eager for more involved versions of the games. Which we're still waiting for (unless Tiger Woods is any good?).

I have both machines, but I would vote for the 360 based on it having much more quality content available, both retail and XBLA games. Crackdown is the best.

[Chuffmeister]

I think it's unlikely that you will regret buying a Wii. Every Nintendo console I have owned has been great fun.

On the other hand I got bored of my X-Box very quickly.

[Muttley]

Speaking as a 360 owner and someone who's played with Bog's Wii... ...BOTH!

Wii Tennis and Bowling is a lot of fun, as is Wario and Rayman. On the 360 you've got great games like Dead Rising, Virtua Tennis 3 and the almighty Crackdown (which is worth the price of admission on it's own IMNSHO).

Muttley

[MegaZoid.]

Should have bought wiinja instead of wiikey Bubba, mine has been ace so far

[Flabio]

I think it's unlikely that you will regret buying a Wii.

I already do, at least this early anyway.