Should I buy a Wii or a Xbox 360?

Right now I am trying to decide on eather getting a wii or a xbox 360. And no I am not getting both since I am allready a PC gamer and 3 gaming systems (and for that matter, 2 systems) would be hard to keep up with.

Give me a list of games for both consoles to help me decide please. I am one of those gamers that like mostly any type of games btw. And as a backround info of me, I've had a GC, N64, and SNES before.

wii

smashbros brawl

metroid prime

and mario galaxy

360

halo 3

mass effect

grand theft auto

wii

smashbros brawl

metroid prime

and mario galaxy

360

halo 3

mass effect

grand theft auto

tree-branch

360 please! :D 

I am a big fan of SSBM and would like to play SSBB along with galaxy, MP3 and basically all the nintendo exclusives.

But then again...

I want to play Mass effect, Halo 3, GoW 1/2, GTA4, Too human, etc, Tom Clancy games and this is not even counting all the ones coming to both PC and xbox 360: Assasin's creed, Bioshock, COD4, Fifa 08 (big soccer fan), Huxley, Devil Maycry 4, HL2-ep.2.

That's the thing about the wii, I would buy it just for  all the awesome nintnedo games and miss out on all the good 3rd party games. But I don't know, I could just get half the games I want for the 360 which are also coming to PC with a just a graphics card upgrade. It's a very hard choice.

wii60 ftw.  I'm guessing if you buy one of them now, you should be able to get the other a year from now after a price drop.

Also, some of the 360 version of PC/360 games are better.  And I prefer playing on the PC with keyboard+mouse.  I feel games like GRAW and Rainbow six Vegas are better on 360 mostly because of the bigger online community and optimized game engines.  However, I feel the PC version of oblivion is better.

Wii.

Go PCWii. :) 

Xbox 360. This thing is just awesome. I just got a HDTV and it just enhances your gameplay experience. Not to mention the 360 has the right type of games that fit young males preferences.

I say my friend please dont waste your cash on a Wii. Get a 360 and you will be delivered real games instead of minigames and last gen ports.

360 now, Wii later. Blue-Sphere

Shadowrun,forza2,gears of war,crackdown,viva piñata,Dead rising plus all the arcade fun.Wii can wait.

seriously, pcwii is a great mix.  The 360 is basically a cheaper, more inferior pc.  But, you'll miss out on some exlusives like Too Human and Banjo Theesie (my fav upcoming 360 exclusives), and you'll also have to wait for timed exlusives like GTA4, Mass Effect, Blue Dragon (?), and Halo3. 

My fav upcoming wii games this year: M-09 (HAMMER), manhunt2, the big three, NiGHTs2

as a pc gamer also i chose the wii because it's the most different from games i can get for the pc.

There's a reliable mathetmatical formula for answering this question.

x = ( y - z )

where

y = the current year

z = the year of your birth

if

x is less than 12 you get a Wii

x is greater than 12 you get a 360

There's a reliable mathetmatical formula for answering this question.

 

x = ( y - z )

where

y = the current year

x = the year of your birth

if

 

x is less than 12 you get a Wii

x is greater than 12 you get a 360

ramey70

What? Whats Z? 

Go PCWii like me and I can guarantee that you won't miss out on the 360 games because most of them will come to the PC (Halo 2, Lost Planet, Assassin's Creed etc.) Super Smash Bros Brawl is also a very promising title, I can't imagine how much fun I will have with it online.Phanrang

PS: Don't forget, 1/3 Xbox 360 breaks down and you have to get it repaired. My friend has already sent in his 360 the second time now, it can be very bothering if you are an impatient person. 

[QUOTE="ramey70"]

There's a reliable mathetmatical formula for answering this question.

 

x = ( y - z )

where

y = the current year

x = the year of your birth

if

 

x is less than 12 you get a Wii

x is greater than 12 you get a 360

hyruledweller

What? Whats Z?

Owned. 

[QUOTE="hyruledweller"][QUOTE="ramey70"]

There's a reliable mathetmatical formula for answering this question.

 

x = ( y - z )

where

y = the current year

x = the year of your birth

if

 

x is less than 12 you get a Wii

x is greater than 12 you get a 360

Michael85

What? Whats Z?

Owned.

hahaha so true, the guy got selfowned trying to show his mathematic skills 

There's a reliable mathetmatical formula for answering this question.

 

x = ( y - z )

where

y = the current year

x = the year of your birth

if

 

x is less than 12 you get a Wii

x is greater than 12 you get a 360

ramey70

Wait a minute.  For me, x = 1980.  Are you telling me that you have to be 1,996 years old to buy the Wii in your equation?

as a pc gamer also i chose the wii because it's the most different from games i can get for the pc.

 

Ontain

same

[QUOTE="ramey70"]

There's a reliable mathetmatical formula for answering this question.

 

x = ( y - z )

where

y = the current year

x = the year of your birth

if

 

x is less than 12 you get a Wii

x is greater than 12 you get a 360

Iyethar

Wait a minute.  For me, x = 1980.  Are you telling me that you have to be 1,996 years old to buy the Wii in your equation?

haha does this say something about the intellectual abilities of people who make statements like "wii is for 12 year olds"??  I think so!

You might want to think about retaking Algebra ramey70 ;)

unless you want to play Gimmicky mini games for a few months until a good game comes out get a 360.

I must add that I have two Widescreen LCD monitors. One is a 19" and one a 20" both pretty good and I imagine they can do 1080p or 720p with VGA cables.

And I guess, yes , I will buy one system now and one later, but which one now?  And if you really think about it, it is true that it in the end I will only be missing out on the first party games for the most part.

Right now I am enclined to buy a wii first. 

Even as a PC gamer, the 360 offers a hell of a lot more (games, interface, features etc).

Wii = http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/gsp09/myeyes.gif 

Even as a PC gamer, the 360 offers a hell of a lot more (games, interface, features etc).

Wii = http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/gsp09/myeyes.gif 

RassEffect

360, then Triple.white_sox

ps triple

Gah, I really want a 360, but I keep telling myself: "nah, nah, I cant.... Missing out on MP3, galaxy, and SSBB all coming this year (or at least 2), and giving up many new experiences with the wiimote." i'de be missing out on both but the greatest loss would be if I didn't get a wii, since 1/3 the games coming to xbox 360 that I like will come to PC.

I still don't know tho....

I must add that I have two Widescreen LCD monitors. One is a 19" and one a 20" both pretty good and I imagine they can do 1080p or 720p with VGA cables.

And I guess, yes , I will buy one system now and one later, but which one now? And if you really think about it, it is true that it in the end I will only be missing out on the first party games for the most part.

Right now I am enclined to buy a wii first.

swordtossZ

This is very important!  Do either of those monitors have component video input?  How well do they handle 480p game sources?

If Xbox/GCN/PS2 480p content looks tatty on your LCD Wii is not going to look good either. 

Right now I am trying to decide on eather getting a wii or a xbox 360. And no I am not getting both since I am allready a PC gamer and 3 gaming systems (and for that matter, 2 systems) would be hard to keep up with.

swordtossZ

Should I buy a Wii or a Xbox 360?

Well I'm not you, so I don't know what games you would like, but you did ask me to make the decision for you... so:

You will buy the 360.  Afterwards, you will buy Bomberman: Act Zero.  You will play 500 hours of it.  You will then wonder out into traffic.

Good day sir.