At the end of the day, this is about which games you like better. I do not necessarily see the Wii as a "kiddy" system anymore, per se, but I do know that I have to hunt for the titles that interest me, and that sometimes I have to go with a mid-rnage game (6-8 gamespot score, for example) rather than stick with the AAA titles that I generally prefer.
While it is true that Manhunt is coming to the Wii, there are just not as many action titles and mature rated games for the system that are that good, at least to date, and by my own personal standards.
That being said, I have a Wii, and I enjoy playing it. I have Red Steel, Madden '07, Metroid Prime Corruption, The Twilight Princess, and RE4. Wii Sports came out of the box, went into my CD case, and has never been placed in the machine. I just have no interest in playing it. Fun with friends, not a lot of single-player value for me. Red Steel is a game that I would normally never have bought, based on its level of quality, but there just were not that many shooters available on the Wii. The games that I do have, I enjoy. But there is just is not the plethora of titles I have for the 360, and those are just the ones that I bought; there are others that I have had to pass on becuase there is just not enough time and money to play them all. I have little or no interest in Mario titles, kart racing, Wii fit, or anything in that vein. I am not saying tjhose games are not good; I am just saying they do not interest me. The Wii is still a good system, and I knew what the trend of titles was going to be like when I bought it; these are just statements of the current state of affairs.
My 360 list includes BF2, Battlestations Midway, Blazing Angels, Burnout Revenge, Call of Duty 2 and 3, Chromehounds, Dead or Alive 4, F.E.A.R, Forza 2, Gears of War, GRAW, Lost Planet, NBA 2K6, NHL07, PGR3, Rainbow Six Vegas, Ridge Racer 6, and Test Drive Unlimited.
There are some mistakes in that list; games I have not enjoyed as much as I had hoped. But by and large between retail games, demos, and XBL arcade games, there is usually more than enough going on on my 360 to keep me busy.
When I went through this decision making process myself, my mindset was that the 360 met my requirements as my primary console. The Wii, while enjoyable, was not a console that I would play everyday. So I added the Wii to my collection, but I felt it would never take center-stage.
Lete me also add that I am single, and live on the north end of town, whereas most of my friends from work live to the south. With the 360, I jump online and usually find someone to play multiplayer with regardless of time of day. Getting friends over to play the Wii rarely happens with my schedule. Obviously the cost of the 360 is greater, which is what you pay to get more features. I think you have to decide whether or not those are features you need/want and place some value on.
None of my points are absolute truths. They are simply statements as to my own personal tastes and how I pursue products that meet my own requirements. If they help you in making your choice great, even if you make a choice opposite from mine, or find my reasoning to be the antithesis of your own. If others disagree, pls chime in. When you are making a potentially $400 purchase, it helps to hear a few different perspectives. Let's try and keep it civil, though.
Let me also put a point back on the table for the Wii...if you add the Virtual Console titles (my specific interest is in the Sega titles, since I owned a Sega Master System and later a Genesis) and the catalogue of GameCube titles, you can obviously flesh-out your choices in titles. I am currently trying to add to my collection with GameCube titles (I just ordered Metroid Prime and Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2).
- Vr/GulliverJr.
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