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Oh my. This post will either be extremely short (so we can go back to playing it!) or incredibly long (to do it justice). We LOVE the Wii.

Greatest graphics? Nope
Most realistic action? Nope
Amazingly fun and engaging? Absolutely.

It was on from around 11AM (when we hooked it up Christmas morning) until about midnight that night. Everyone from child to grandparent (including those who've never endeavored to try a video game in spite of many opportunities with plenty of PS2s, Xboxs, etc.) was up and playing. Just awesome to witness. And plenty of laughter for everyone. Almost as much fun to watch as to play.

The sports games that come with it appealed to everyone. We also got Rayman, Excite Truck, Tony Hawk, and Madden Football. All have been winners so far.

OK, I'm going into withdrawal. Need to get back to the action. If only I could bowl, golf, play tennis, etc as well in real life!

Rich(ii)

We got to play ours for about an hour on Christmas Eve before we had to get on the road to the relatives, can't wait to get home, only game we tried was Rayman, but we have Zelda, Monkey Ball, Exite Truck and the Sports waiting to be opened

GUYS!!!!!!!!
Dont tempt me!
I've been eyeing a x-box360.
Dont throw me off.
Of course the PS3 is looking good too.
Crap!!!!! Now what am I gonna do???

I'm completely with Rich on this deal.

The Wii is revolutionary in not only the controller, but also the spirit of group interaction it engenders. Fun for the whole family - at the same time. It is the only platform I've seen that made me understand "why not on a PC?".

Bray--

It doesn't really have to be "either x or y" unless economics dictate it. These Wii seems to complement the other systems quite well. The games are different, and won't replace what you get from the other game system.

I think I was in a similar position to you.

Before Christmas, we had a PS2, and I was dying to get a PS3. For many reasons I finally decided that getting a PS3 could wait until next year when it is likely to be a little less expensive, of better quality/fewer bugs, and have some amazing games available.

So then I started thinking we had to get an xbox 360. In fact, some of the chatter here had me convinced that I absolutely had to have one! As I researched it -- including getting a first person shooter for my PS2 -- I realized that I personally don't love the games that the xbox really excels at. I don't want anyone to take that as a value judgment statement; that is purely a statement about the types of games I like. In fact, I pretty much stick to snowboarding on the PS2 (and some other sports).

That, combined with all of the feedback coming out on the Wii, was when I realized that maybe the Wii wasn't just for little kids. The games are different. In some cases the use of the new controller feels a little forced, but I'm sure that will get much better as developers have more time to create new games.

Man, that got long winded! What I'm trying to say is, really think about the games you like to play, and whether playing with others is an important consideration (I don't get that much time to myself!).

Finally, part of what I thought I cared about were the amazing graphics capabilities of the 360/PS3. Guess what? They are gorgeous (or can be), but the Wii certainly doesn't look bad, and it really is the content that matters in the end.

Homedad, we're loving Excite Truck! My boys really enjoy Rayman (it cracks me up!). The Tony Hawk is OK. Haven't had much time with Madden '07 since everyone is constantly trying to get on the game!

Rich

Richard, when I was in college one of my roommates brought his old Super Nintendo system and I must say we got more playing time out of it than the PS2. We killed hour upon hour with Super Mario Kart--in my opinion one of the best two player games out there.

Like you said, graphics are nice and all, but fun gameplay will definitely win out in the end.

I too vote for the Wii over the others, start gaming on the PC and you will find it better than any console for the graphics and online play. The Wii however, has the edge with those controllers and really brings you into the game.

You could always get all 3, like some other people I know, as some games just seem to work better on one platform and not the other.

I love my Wii. I haven't stop playing Zelda, I'm on 20 hours but only about 1/3 of the way thru. very deep game.

Wii sports is cool and so is the ability to play older games from NES, TurboGrafx etc.

I have a PS3 coming but might not even use it for games as most of the Wii games are more fun.

Nintendo just made me realize how truly out of shape I am, 3 hours of baseball, boxing and trucking Sunday (playing Wii with the boys), and I was sore Monday morning.

I must now point and laugh.

<points and laughs>

There, that's done.