PS3 and Wii Owners

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Cons:
Edrick Holmes will hate you for the rest of you'r life

I'm pretty sure that's a pro.

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

WarioWare: Smooth Moves looks like fun I think I'll buy it...I'm also interested in Wii Play because it comes with a Wiimote. And I need an extra Wiimote so I can kick my brother's ass at baseball on Wii Sports.

[Slicksword45]

Cons:
Edrick Holmes will hate you for the rest of you'r life

I'm pretty sure that's a pro.

I was GOING to put it in pro, but I was trying not to insult anyone

[Slothy]

I'm going to agree with Slicksword45's pros and cons list overall for the PS3. Aside from that, I can only say to look at the games coming out for each and decide which exclusives you absolutely must have in the near future. Some would probably think I'd recommend the PS3 flat out since that's the one I went with, but unless you really want to play Lair, MGS4, FFXIII, Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, etc. when they come out, there's not much reason to get one right now. I chose it over a Wii simply because it's games seem to be more up my alley than the stuff on the Wii. The Wii really has nothing that strikes me as an A list title that I'm not a little skeptical about (Nintendo dissapointed me in some way with just about everything they put out on the Gamecube, so I'm not ready to blow the money for the promise of Nintendo titles until I play them. The third party offerings also seem pretty weak to me overall). In the long run it probably won't really matter which you get since you say you'll eventually get both. Is this spending money you're coming into a one time thing though? If it is you may want to consider going with the PS3. People talk about future price cuts all the time, but really, how much does anyone really believe Sony will cut the price in the next year or two? Probably not as much as some hope I'm betting.

[fantasyjunkie]

Thats a really good point Vivi.

[Renmiri]

If you get the PS3 you will want to get the PS2 memory card adaptor and a USB memory card (for system upgrades grrrr...) of at least 100 MB.

So add at least $50 to the "sticker price".

[Slicksword45]

If you get the PS3 you will want to get the PS2 memory card adaptor and a USB memory card (for system upgrades grrrr...) of at least 100 MB.

So add at least $50 to the "sticker price".

You don't need the USB memory card if you can connect to the internet with the Ps3

[Renmiri]

You don't need the USB memory card if you can connect to the internet with the Ps3

Yeah but mine needs an upgrade to connect to the Internet (wirelessly) so it's kind of a catch-22. No Internet = no upgrade, no upgrade = no Internet. Grrrr.....

It irked me to no end that I couldn't just burn a DVD in my laptop and pop it on the PS3

Now I'm waiting for my 4GB USB to arrive from ebay

[JKTrix]

From the Wii perspective, here are the great games that I own.

Dragon Ball Z (for real. it is GREAT)

WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Rent it first, though. You can complete the single player pretty quickly, which unlocks multiplayer. There are some cool unlockables, but if you're not going to keep playing them, or the multiplayer, it may be more worthwhile to rent. I love it though, so I bought it.)

And, well, Zelda.

I also own:
Trauma Center (almost put it in 'Great' category, but it's not as good as the 3 I put there)
Elebits (fun, but not quite 'great')
Metal Slug (been a Slug fan for a while)
Super Swing Golf (hardly play)
Rayman (Ok, but now obsolete because of WarioWare)
Red Steel (gave it away)

Wii Sports is free with the US system, but depending on how it's priced i think it's a worthy buy if you have family you want to get into videogames. Making Miis is pretty cool, and if you have the internet you have the few internet-based channels (browser, weather, news) and of course the Virtual Console which is a whole other beast.

Seriously though, if you have a Wii, get Dragon Ball Z.

[Slicksword45]

You don't need the USB memory card if you can connect to the internet with the Ps3

Yeah but mine needs an upgrade to connect to the Internet (wirelessly) so it's kind of a catch-22. No Internet = no upgrade, no upgrade = no Internet. Grrrr.....

It irked me to no end that I couldn't just burn a DVD in my laptop and pop it on the PS3

Now I'm waiting for my 4GB USB to arrive from ebay

You need an update to connect to the internet? what?

I connected to the internet wirelessy without updating.

[Renmiri]

You need an update to connect to the internet? what?

I connected to the internet wirelessy without updating.

Lucky you! Mine finds my WAP router fine but requests a system updtate to connect to the Internet. < Curses Earthlink with it's fixed IP >