Which Gaming System is Right for You?

Aug 07

Which Gaming System is Right for You?

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I remember many, many years ago, unwrapping a Nintendo Entertainment System with my sisters and being blown away by the amazing piece of technology in front of me. We played that system until it was broken. We spent hours making our pixelated Mario jump from platform to platform in an attempt to rescue Princess Peach from Bowzer. We were limited to a simple controller with only two buttons and a direction pad. Yet it was able to entertain us for years. Now in 2008 not much has changed in my love for video games except the systems and their power and features. With this current generation of gaming systems things I could only imagine as a youth are now possible in video games and each system has something to bring to the table. Which system is right for you? The Wii, Xbox 360, or Playstation 3?

Wii

Price: $250

Pros:

The Wii is the cheapest out of all three of the current systems.
The Wii has revolutionized gaming with it controller. The Wii Remote it allows the player to control the system through point and movements instead of joysticks and buttons. It allows a player to actually swing it like a tennis racket to hit a ball, point it like a gun, or turn it like a steering wheel in a car.
Because of the movement based controls the Wii has gotten people off the couch and up into the game. It adds a new sense of realism when you have to move the control such as an item or tool in the game.
To go along with getting people off the couch Wii has introduced games that actually are designed to act as exercise, such as “Wii Fit“
Wii has also put an emphasis on getting the entire family involved in game play. Wii has introduced several family friendly games.
The Wii is a great social system. Anyone can play it and has several games specifically designed for multiple players in a social setting.
Can play games from its predecessor, Game Cube, and other games from older systems are availible for download.

Cons:

Graphics lack in comparison to the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
The Wii lacks a lot of third party support.
You have to be careful with how you swing those controllers. Incidents of Wii Remotes going through TVs have been largely reported since its launch. Be sure to have the wrist strap on.
Childish. Not many games aimed at adults.

Xbox 360