What to do? Wii or games?

Hey all

I currently own an Nintendo Ds and Microsoft Xbox 360 and was thinking of doing the following:

A) Get a Nintendo Wii - I would like one of these to play some of the virtual console and gamecube titles as well as some of the Wii games. However cost and not many titles put doubts into my head about this.

B) Get a couple of new DS games but not 100% sure of what as they need to be top quality titles.

C) Use a suggestion from you.

Cheers

:)

Get the console.

Hey all

I currently own an Nintendo Ds and Microsoft Xbox 360 and was thinking of doing the following:

A) Get a Nintendo Wii - I would like one of these to play some of the virtual console and gamecube titles as well as some of the Wii games. However cost and not many titles put doubts into my head about this.

B) Get a couple of new DS games but not 100% sure of what as they need to be top quality titles.

C) Use a suggestion from you.

Cheers

:)

Garfield360UK

I can afford one, I am asking which route to go down as I would like some new games. I do have a job so I wont be trading in things or stuff.Garfield360UK

Do you have any specific questions about Wii or any games? Software for systems you already own is always going to be a better deal with respect to playtime/money than buying a new system, but $250 isn't terribly onerous even if all the Wii is to you right now is a slimline GameCube and Wii Sports box.

You sound like you're interested in VC, though. That should totally put you over the edge (at least in NTSC regions).

It basically comes down to which do you think would be better:

A) get some GBA and DS games that are classics (I have New Super Mario Bro's, Mario Kart, Advance Wars, Metroid).

B) Get a new games console.

If you're only looking to get DS games, then just get a Wii. If you're also looking for games on oyur 360, then I would probably go with that. There are going to be 4 or 5 hits in the next 6 months for the 360 and you could spend your money on those. Or, you could just use the same amount and get a Wii and only have wii sports, even though there will be about 8 games worthy of purchase starting this month till the end of the year.

So basically, it comes down to how much you want to spend.

Generally, hardware is the best choice, because it gives you the most software to choose from in the future.

Hmm thats what I was thinking but its £180 which is quite alot of money. I have Call of duty 2, Dead Rising, Fifa 07, PGR3, Oblivion, and Ghost Recon 1 on 360.

The problem here is I allways think wait because something better will come and when that arrives I think wait for that so recently I have not purchased many games (the last I bought for console was Fifa 07 in November lol).

I upgraded my PC to have a 8600gt 256mb card and sata hard disk for the pc but that has not made much difference to the system from a X600 radeon 128mb card. I mean some games I could get on PC but it just wont handle some recent games well.

This makes me sound really spendaholic :S

I can tell you that buying a whole bunch of games at once isn't a good idea. You never end up playing them.I did that in March when I bought Shadow of the Colossus, Super Paper Mario, Sly Cooper, Shenmue II, Echo Night Beyond and Kameo all at the same time.

Still haven't gotten around to Echo, Shenmue, or Kameo.

Hey all

I currently own an Nintendo Ds and Microsoft Xbox 360 and was thinking of doing the following:

A) Get a Nintendo Wii - I would like one of these to play some of the virtual console and gamecube titles as well as some of the Wii games. However cost and not many titles put doubts into my head about this.

B) Get a couple of new DS games but not 100% sure of what as they need to be top quality titles.

C) Use a suggestion from you.

Cheers

:)

Garfield360UK

Heres why I wouldn't buy a Wii,

1) it will not win this system war, it sales will curve offand go into decline once its fad appeal runs out.

2) its to immature for my taste, I'm 16 btw, and don't wanna controlling Pokemon and Mario at my age.

3) my friends would all laugh at me.

Good day :).

Pick up a Wii. There are some great games out for it, some coming out in the near future (Metroid in August)and also many, many great Gamecube games you can play.

It's a win, win situation! :)

Yeah, I agree, I make that mistake from time to time. However I have not done this recently. I usually get one or two at a time now and wait a while till I get another.

Just a side question from this, is the Wii points good value for money for the games? I mean if you pay £15 for the points card then I want good value from this. What sort of titles are there out now that are good for the Wii? ( I heard Red Steel is a either love it or hate it type game as that looked good from what I have seen but the controls need to be spot on for me to enjoy a game).

Yeah, I agree, I make that mistake from time to time. However I have not done this recently. I usually get one or two at a time now and wait a while till I get another.

Just a side question from this, is the Wii points good value for money for the games? I mean if you pay £15 for the points card then I want good value from this. What sort of titles are there out now that are good for the Wii? ( I heard Red Steel is a either love it or hate it type game as that looked good from what I have seen but the controls need to be spot on for me to enjoy a game).

Garfield360UK

The only way to answer that is this: some games are worth it, some are abysmally not. Best to read up on the games you're thinking about buying before you buy them.

Yeah, I agree, I make that mistake from time to time. However I have not done this recently. I usually get one or two at a time now and wait a while till I get another.

Just a side question from this, is the Wii points good value for money for the games? I mean if you pay £15 for the points card then I want good value from this. What sort of titles are there out now that are good for the Wii? ( I heard Red Steel is a either love it or hate it type game as that looked good from what I have seen but the controls need to be spot on for me to enjoy a game).

Garfield360UK

Wii points cards are only used for VC games and it's as good of a value as you are going to get. Meaning there really isn't any value at all, no matter what you do. Over here you get 2000 points for $20. You can get a good number of games with that. 4 NES games, 3 SNES games, 2 N64 games, etc. 4 NES games may not sound like a lot for 20 bucks, but if you are a smart buyer it's worth it.

Personally, I'm enjoying Red Steel. It's no where near perfect, but's it's still fun. The controls are a bit sketchy during certain parts of the game (especially during sword fights), but not to the point in which it's not playable. If you are a big FPS fan than I suggest you pick it up, if you don't really care for FPS's then you might want to skip it.

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Yeah, I agree, I make that mistake from time to time. However I have not done this recently. I usually get one or two at a time now and wait a while till I get another.

Just a side question from this, is the Wii points good value for money for the games? I mean if you pay £15 for the points card then I want good value from this. What sort of titles are there out now that are good for the Wii? ( I heard Red Steel is a either love it or hate it type game as that looked good from what I have seen but the controls need to be spot on for me to enjoy a game).

Michael85

The only way to answer that is this: some games are worth it, some are abysmally not. Best to read up on the games you're thinking about buying before you buy them.

Yes - as a UK gamer you also have to watch out for PAL conversion issues with legacy software. This is a bigger deal with the 2D consoles than it is with the N64 emulation for the most part.

The three games you've listed in this thread (Mario Kart 64, Lylat Wars, OOT) are well worth their purchase price. For the most part they look and run quite a bit better than the original versions running on the real N64, especially if you have a progressive display. The Wii VCS versions are the best versions of these games available and they all hold up well.

Those are the only games you don't own that you've mentioned by name in this thread, btw. It really sounds like you want the Virtual Console service. If £180 seems too steep for just that keep in mind that it also emulates GCN perfectly, comes with Wii Sports, and already has some titles worthy of purchase and quite a few worth renting or borrowing.

It will have a very nice holiday season this year. The price isn't going to drop anytime soon. Now is as good a time to buy it as any, it might get harder to find if you wait till October/November.

(I'm into the VCS for about $90 myself. There's something oddly compelling about having say, F-Zero, plugged into the system all the time.)

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Hey all

I currently own an Nintendo Ds and Microsoft Xbox 360 and was thinking of doing the following:

A) Get a Nintendo Wii - I would like one of these to play some of the virtual console and gamecube titles as well as some of the Wii games. However cost and not many titles put doubts into my head about this.

B) Get a couple of new DS games but not 100% sure of what as they need to be top quality titles.

C) Use a suggestion from you.

Cheers

:)

Rhys555

Heres why I wouldn't buy a Wii,

1) it will not win this system war, it sales will curve offand go into decline once its fad appeal runs out.

2) its to immature for my taste, I'm 16 btw, and don't wanna controlling Pokemon and Mario at my age.

3) my friends would all laugh at me.

Good day :).

Hmm there is some interesting points being made. I don't know for certain what to do. I could get a Wii for £210 with the extra wii games pack or get one of the main games like Sonic rings or something like that with it? This and some Wii points and a gamecube controller sound tempting but that would be something like £250 which is quite alot of money to spend.

What sort of games would be worth looking at for 360 or DS that I havent mentioned?

Dont buy Wii to play VC games, download a emulator and play it all for free. Save money for new DS or 360 games.aroxx_ab

That's illegal buddy. True, it's out there. But it's still illegal. ;)

Hmm there is some interesting points being made. I don't know for certain what to do. I could get a Wii for £210 with the extra wii games pack or get one of the main games like Sonic rings or something like that with it? This and some Wii points and a gamecube controller sound tempting but that would be something like £250 which is quite alot of money to spend.

What sort of games would be worth looking at for 360 or DS that I havent mentioned?

Garfield360UK

What about Gears of War? I've also heard good things of GRAW2. As for the DS, I'd pick up Metroid Prime Hunters if you don't have it yet. Also, the Phoenix Wright series is great if you are into that sort of thing.

Edit: Ah, I see you mentioned Metroid. Sorry!

If you never owned a GameCube, then get a Wii. So many great games you've missed out on, and odds are they can almost all be found for cheap.
Otherwise, it's a toss-up. Look at the games on the Wii you want, look at the upcoming 360 games you want, and look at the upcoming DS games you want.Make a judgement call.