Topic: Seventh Generation console match up

Well, with talk of the two newest consoles coming out and the 360 selling
which one is callin' to y'all
Personally I'm waiting on the Wii just because Xbox is too expensive and I really don't think Sony needs to be in the video game market.
Of course Nintendo's will be the least expensive out of the three although I hope they don't rely on the Super Smash Bros to be their major source of market for the duration. I might get it but that's because it has Medanite[from kirby doubt that's spelled right]

im goin to get them all in this order
1 ps3 the 599.99 one
2 wii 3months l8ter
3 xb360 6 months after the wii

wow...
why?

I am going to get the Wii.

I'm not getting any of them.  :P
I'll just buy a gamecube when they suddenly get marked down to 20 bucks a pop once the Why comes out.  Then I can finally play Melee...

How do you know how expensive the Wii is going to be?  To my knowledge, they haven't released any info about that.

be cause i love to play video games. and why not?

I just mean all three, I can only get one of them
there was an article a while back on cost, it's probably gossip but I'm hoping that's true

PS3!!!! YAAA!!! PS3 is da Shizznit!! I am a Xbox hater, for just jumpin in the game and takin over. My dad got me a PSP for my B-day, and he said he had some special deal on it. ;/ He said that Icould trade it in for a PS3 and just pay the rest later........sounds too cool to be true........but if it is......AWESOME!!!!! :D :D :D

                                                {MW} TW

I've played the 360 some, and I don't really see how it's better than the regular X-Box except that I love the little button in the center of the controller. So when the X-Box overheats and I need to reboot it I just have to push the button in and hold it and the unit turns off, then I push it again and it turns on. :D I also love the visuals it displays while a cd is playing. But the only things I play on X-Box are KOTOR and GTA. I haven't really gotten into any other X-Box games.

I want a Wii, just cause I like Nintendo games.

I don't want a PS3. I don't even have a PS2. And I rarely played PS1. I mean, there are a handful of games I kinda wish I still had a PS for, such as Demolitions and the TPM game. But otherwise, I don't really care what PS does. (though psps are kinda cool)

My mom bought a PS2...just so she could play DDR whenever she wanted.  We don't use it for anything else.  :lol:
I personally dislike consoles as a whole, simply because I have more fun with a keyboard and mouse than a controller (especially for shooters and strategy games).  Good gaming computers are expensive, I admit, but you can always do a lot more with a good computer than a good console (word processing and Photoshopping, to name a few). 
Should I actually figure out how a keyboard/mouse is supposed to work with an X-box, I might consider buying one...or convince my brother to hurry up and get a gamecube so I can play Smash Brothers Melee whenever I want...

My brother uses his X-Box to play some online Final Fantasy game. It looks fairly easy to do. He says that there's a few USB ports on the 360 that you can plug a keyboard into. And then I think there's some cord you can use to connect the unit to the harddrive, cause I remember he had some trouble with it at first. But I'm no expert on it. Oh, he also still uses the regular controller to move around with. I would assume if there's usb ports you could hook a mouse up as well? I don't know.

I've got a USB mouse so...yeah.  I've got to give it a try at my friends house this weekend. (LAN party :D )
I just wonder how the console will recognize standard keyboard controls as controller movements (WASD and such)...

I think the only reason I'd ever buy a Playstation anything is for the Anime games, Ghost in the Shell, titles they don't put on any other system like Gundam games.
I can't play computer games very well, I just stopped trying after a while, although Age of Mythology is pretty fun.

Besides the 360 is an ugly piece of junk in my opinion. But hey, whatever floats your boats.

They have anounced it will be the cheapest. I'll get Wii.

Wii will be around $250 American big ones, like all Nintendo new consoles are.

by the time the prices are marked down to reason, all the good games will be out and i'll be able to figuer which is realy the best. so  Im just gunna wait and feel sorry for any body that makes the wrongchoice for jumping the gun.

It took over because it's better.  It doesn't take a genius to figure that out.  I dislike PS because the controllers arte crappy, and Xbox statistically appeals to older (cooler) gamers, while the PS appeals to adolescents and preteens for some strange reason.  Though it's probably because PS has more T rated sports and racing games, while Xbox has more M rated shooters and action games.

  I have tried PC gaming, I really have, but the way I see it is that consoles are made for gaming, while computers were made for everything else.  Hence the extremely uncomfortable keyboard and mouse, (to me at least) which are designed for typing and surfing, whereas controllers are ergonomically designed (except PS.  I get serious hand cramps from using those damn controllers) to use while gaming.  That's my opinion.  *Flips rant switch off*

I agree with you on that. I've tried playing games on the computer, I'm just not good at using a mouse. (same problem I'm having with Resident Evil, is the weird maneuvering, I'm used to turning the stick and moving with that) And remembering if it was A or Z I used to shoot and hoping that when the monster jumps at me I can have the reflexes and ability to hit the right one. Whereas on a regular controller there's only a handful of buttons, which are spaced out enough that you hit the right one.

However, I love playing Sim games for PC. Those were designed for PC! I don't like the games like Busting Out and Urbz. They're ok to play, but they're not that great. Sims 2 for Gamecube is really good, though, I think.

I have a laptop with a pad instead, it's a little easier but it irritates my skin if I use it too long. Computers really haven't been desgined for gameplay.

I hate pads, they make my fingers burn really badly, even if I don't touch it very often.

Yup, I had the exact same problem with RE, but it's so dang long I eventually got the hang of it.  Great series though.

Now that the Wii and PS3 are out and they have had a little time to develop, what is your people's favourite console?  I like the 360 because of game choice for one.

P.S. Thanks to Draco and his superior searching skills for referring me to this topic :P

x360 has the best online set-up.
great exclusives, but is plagued with the red lights!

ps3 has MGS. and well the price drop.

whats a wii?
not even any online=poop

i vote xbox 360, but sony could come into the picture soon.

The Wii alows you to play a myriad of old games from the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and a few others that I cannot think of. I do not have the Wii, but I'm pretty sure that all of the old games are completely free.

I have both a Wii & 360, both are worth buying. the PS3 is a total ripoff at the moment (i live in the UK so won't be getting any price drop, just a bundle deal :(  ) I spend most of my time on my 360, just waiting for some more killer
aps to come out on the Wii. :D   I'm sorry Draco but you do have to pay to get the old games.

I thought that you used "Wii points" to get them. About how much do they cost?

Bah. I've tried to play the Wii, but it's to weird. (Nunchuck controller? So stupid.) I personally love the 360, but I started off with a PS2, then got an Xbox. Thusly, I used to be a Sony person, but I've been converted to Microsoft. The only thing I don't like is the fact that it is free to play online with any Sony PS system, but you have to pay a monthly fee for Xbox live. Oh well, I guess every great thing has it's drawbacks. And as for the PS3, well, my best friend has one, and the graphics are the same on the 360. I don't care what anyone says, we had them side-by-side playing the exact same game, on the exact same brand TV. (We were playing Oblivion, at went to the exact same place on the map and could not tell the difference.) So there, that is my point of view.

And draco, I'm not sure about that one...I have something called "Microsoft points" and I use them to download stuff from Xbox live, but that's Microsoft for ya. (I bet Nintendo copied Microsoft.) *insert snickering laugh here*

I have never been bothered about getting a console but Devil Boy would like to get a PS3 at some point :grin:

Though the WII does look fun and I am beginning to warm to the idea of getting one of those :D

I can't believe I got a Wii this year!

So far I only have two games...not surprising at 50 dollars U.S.
Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (it's just a Wi version of The Two Thrones though, still fun)
Mortal Kombat Armageddon: The Wii version has one extra character, Khameleon putting it at 63 playable characters once you've unlocked them all. The create a fighter option is terribly fun, I've bought all the appearance options for the male fighter so far.

And the Wii does have the Wii points, you either buy a card with points on it or use a credit card to buy a set number of points. I used ten dollars to buy 1,000 points and get a digitally updated Star Fox 64 (It has a different name outside of the U.S. Lylat Wars I believe)

The control set-up could not be easier, it's fun and gets you away from the standard button mashing.

As for the PS3, no point in getting one now, since the one game I did want to play on it sucks. Yeah, Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire.

By the way, Nintendo is leading the console race with Microsoft taking up the rear. Aren't they supposed to lose quite a bit of money from fixing all those broken systems for free now?

yep, microsoft had to eat over a billion with the busted xbox360s.
mine has died twice...very annoying. but im an online gamer and this is the system for that.
by the way GT- "the last CUJO" i can be found playing gears and f.e.a.r. currently.
i played with "fetterthanyou"- a bit, he is nasty with the sniper.

ps3 just has no games right now...and not many exclusives outside of MSG and FF.
but could prove to be the winner in time. lagging badly right now

as far as wii leading the console race...i would have to see the numbers to believe it.
i think nintendo aims for the kiddie market(not a knock), it sort of reminds me of apple computers,
innovative and appeals to a more niche audience but not to the hardcore gamers.
i have many friends that work in retail and all the wii's that sell r to kids or girls.
the availability of old titles sound cool in theory, but if you try playing older games much you get sort of bored.
unless its a fave title. ie- shadows of the empire.

I'm not the biggest gamer, and I like old platformers, so the Wii would be good for me.

Let me pull up the numbers see if it wasn't...my imagination, or number of console sales. I apologize for jumping the gun.

Yea, console sales, not profit. I'm afraid the best I could do was find this article and look through the references. Not the best source of information
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6265368.stm

Either way, Naruto Clash of Ninja: Revolution this fall. American exclusive.

And someone please explain to me what the hell a kiddie game is? I get something like, "Barney's Happy Fun Time Adventure" but it sounds like a generic arguement with vague background tackled to it. I mean, I haven't noticed anything as bad as all that in my video game collection. Not that I'm that into them though.

i looked as well, the wordage gets a shade confusing when they introduce demographics and domestic sales etc...
As homer simpson once said "people can use statistics to prove anything 45% of all people know that."

but i wouldnt be surprised if nintendo was ahead.

kiddie games=anything that could be played in front of all ages ie- mario,
super smash melee...well alot of nintendo titles. im not saying that they cant be enjoyed by all but are geared for that demographic.

obviously games of heavier content-man hunt, gears..., resident evil. r not advised for smaller kids. i perfer games that push the envelope content wise. probably cause of the law of diminishing returns, who knows.

I must say the one that is coming for the PS3 that looks promising is Lair.  That looks pretty cool.  But for now I'm enjoying playing Oblivion for the 360.  In my opinion one of the best RPGs ever.

I agree 100% Man!

I was going through the VG Cats archive (great online comic by the way) and stumbled on this again and was suddenly filled with the desire to share it.
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=212
I would have just used the IMG tag but the picture is a little large.

I was never too into horror at large, and first person shooters give me a headache. Mario bores me mostly because there are way too many generic titles(golf, baseball, tennis, etc), and to be honest the real reason I got a gamecube was because of Sonic Adventure DX and Adventure 2 battle.

While I'm on the subject, I need to go look up DOA.

That comic is brilliant Maltese, i'm SO jealous about Naruto : Clash Of Ninja  being an american exclusive :(. (BIG NARUTO FAN!!!)

Sonic Adventure 2 was a brilliant game on the cube, let's hope Sega bring out some good sonic games on the Wii, i know they've done Sonic and the Secret Rings which is supposed to be good. i'm looking for something more in the vein of SA2.

Thanks for agreeing Karson. My GT on my 360 is the same as my name here "ninjaX008" if anyone wants to play at all :D