360 or Wii, it's down to 2
So I've finally narrowed my decision down to 2 of the "next-gen" systems. It's either gonna be the 360 or Wii, with some consideration for the PS3 in the years to come (or at least once MGS4 is released). So here's a little breakdown of pros and cons that I have with both systems.
360:
Now being an Xbox owner, the "repeat buyer" instinct should have kicked in by now you would have thought. But alas it hasn't, why? Well I'm still waiting on the "I HAVE to play that" game for the 360. Xbox had Halo, and that sold me. Now in the coming months, there's Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Mass Effect, and Forza 2. I have a feeling that some of those games are gonna be must-play level (I know I should play Oblivion, I just don't have the time to commit to that).
The price of the games are a bit of a deterrent 60-70$ in Canada, wow. I'm someone that you'll routinely find in the used game section trying to seek out a game that maybe I passed on the first time around.
Wii:
I must admit I was a bit of a Nintendo fanboy growing up, and playing all of my old faves, and maybe some classics that I missed out on not owning a Genesis sounds quite enticing.
I love my DS, and the reason why I love my DS, it's different. Now I don't think that you can just make anything different and it's better, but Nintendo does have a pretty good record of innovating new interfaces to video games (analog stick, rumble, touch screen). So even though flailing your hands around while trying to kill a Metroid may look silly, I'm sure it'll be fun, and that's why they invented curtains.
Now a concern that I have with the Wii, besides maybe 3 games announced around the launch window there really isn't much else I want to play, I have a feeling that it may still be another year until the titles really start to come out.
So I'm guessing that it really does as always come down to the games available. That's really what's going to make the decision. Is there enough games to keep me busy and interested then I'll buy it!
360:
Now being an Xbox owner, the "repeat buyer" instinct should have kicked in by now you would have thought. But alas it hasn't, why? Well I'm still waiting on the "I HAVE to play that" game for the 360. Xbox had Halo, and that sold me. Now in the coming months, there's Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Mass Effect, and Forza 2. I have a feeling that some of those games are gonna be must-play level (I know I should play Oblivion, I just don't have the time to commit to that).
The price of the games are a bit of a deterrent 60-70$ in Canada, wow. I'm someone that you'll routinely find in the used game section trying to seek out a game that maybe I passed on the first time around.
Wii:
I must admit I was a bit of a Nintendo fanboy growing up, and playing all of my old faves, and maybe some classics that I missed out on not owning a Genesis sounds quite enticing.
I love my DS, and the reason why I love my DS, it's different. Now I don't think that you can just make anything different and it's better, but Nintendo does have a pretty good record of innovating new interfaces to video games (analog stick, rumble, touch screen). So even though flailing your hands around while trying to kill a Metroid may look silly, I'm sure it'll be fun, and that's why they invented curtains.
Now a concern that I have with the Wii, besides maybe 3 games announced around the launch window there really isn't much else I want to play, I have a feeling that it may still be another year until the titles really start to come out.
So I'm guessing that it really does as always come down to the games available. That's really what's going to make the decision. Is there enough games to keep me busy and interested then I'll buy it!
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