The Wii & The PS3

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

I don't know about you guys but where I live the Wii is hard to come by...and there's still one PS3 available. I went to Wal-Mart and Best Buy today looking for a Wii and they said it's still sold out.

I asked a Wal-Mart employee when he thinks they'll get another shipment of Nintendo Wiis and he said "I don't know...I thought we'd have some Wiis after the holiday season but it's over now and we still don't have any."

And I said "Wow the Wii is almost as popular as the PS3." and he said "We actually still have one PS3 available but it's just sitting there."

[ljkkjlcm9]

yeah, I was in a store at the mall and asked for a Wii, he said they didn't have one but they had a bunch of 360s and a few PS3s available. The Wii is doing amazingly well, selling out almost immediately everywhere.

THE JACKEL

[fantasyjunkie]

I'm getting the Wii instead of the PS3. Why? It's simple math. I'm married with a kid and $250 is a LOT easier than $600. Geez, it took me almost a year to save up for my 360.

[Breine]

It's nice to hear that Nintendo is finally doing great again. They really deserve it.

I'll undoubtedly buy a PlayStation 3. Why? Well, I like Sony and I can't live without my Tekken, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid. PlayStation just has the best game series, closely followed by Nintendo. If I have the money I'll probably buy a Wii later on.. I've always had a soft spot for Nintendo and their games - it's pure quality.

[JKTrix]

Indeed, I will eventually own a PS3--Virtua Fighter 5 or not. There are games coming that I do want.

It is great to see Wii doing well right now, I guess the buzz around it really worked.

[Dreddz]

Theres a few Wii's at my local Gamestation, although the last time I checked was last week so who knows by now.

I'm getting the Wii instead of the PS3. Why? It's simple math. I'm married with a kid and $250 is a LOT easier than $600. Geez, it took me almost a year to save up for my 360. :mad:

If I had a nickel for everytime you've told us that.....

[JKTrix]

Then you could probably buy a Wii :P

[Madame Adequate]

Buy it for me plz?

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

If the PS3 had better games that are available right now and an inexpensive price tag I'd buy it, no console is worth six hundred bucks in my opinion not even Sony's newest console...The PS3 also needs a new controller that has a built-in rumble pack. The lack of a rumble pack is another reason why the Wii is better than the PS3 in my opinion.

[Rostum]

I want to buy both, eventually. They both look nice to me. I just have way too much other stuff I'd rather save up for now.

[tidus_rox]

PS3= amazing Wii= pretty good! I own over Sony (dang it!) cuz I waited in line for both but was cut off right at the door and they said they had no more! What luck. now i cant find one and i have spent all my money on Wii accesories... *sigh*

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

No offense tidus_rox but if you're going to judge a system like the Wii solely on graphical power alone...I hate to this but you're not a gamer you're a graphics whore there's a difference. Don't get mad at me and don't try to deny it I read your post you said "...I pay more attention to graphics."

[Rase]

No offense tidus_rox but if you're going to judge a system like the Wii solely on graphical power alone...I hate to this but you're not a gamer you're a graphics whore there's a difference. Don't get mad at me and don't try to deny it I read your post you said "...I pay more attention to graphics."

Yes, that's obviously what he meant, seeing as how he mentioned graphics a grand total of zero times in his post. Who but him is to say why he thinks the PS3 is better than the Wii? You assume he's talking about graphics, when it could be, oh I don't know, the games for it. Even if it is because of the graphics, so what? I don't see how that makes him any less of a "gamer" than you. I love how there is now a sort of hierarchy where "true gamers" look down on anyone who says graphics are important.

Anyway, I myself just received a Wii as a late Christmas gift and am very happy with it (I'm currently playing through Twilight Princess). I won't be getting a PS3 because of the price and th fact that a friend will probably have one anyway, so the games I want to play I'll just play on theirs. I haven't really played any Final Fantasy since VIII, and most other exclusives the PS3 has I can live without, so it wasn't a very had decision for me.

[Rainecloud]

I bought a Wii for two reasons. Firstly, I prefer the Zelda, Mario, Pokemon, Smash Bros and Metroid franchises over the Tekken and Ridge Racer franchises that you find on Sony's consoles.

Second, I can't afford a PS3. Plain and simple. :P

I'm glad Wii is selling out everywhere. Nintendo have put a lot of work into their latest home console, and it appears to be paying off ... at the moment.

[VengefulRonin]

Riiiiiiiidge Racer!

I dont have either, but i would get a Wii first. Not only is it cheaper, but one of the launch titles (Zelda) is actually worth getting (that Rayman one is probably pretty good too). The PS3 costs a massive chunk of money, and has no titles that i'm interested in right now. The only future PS3 games that i know of that i would like to play are Devil May Cry 4, Onimusha 5, and Final Fantasy XIII: Versus. But those games wont make me buy a system thats half a grand, i'm just not doing it. The one with the biggest draw is XIII, and frankly, i'm starting to lose faith in the Final Fantasy franchise.

The Wii will have quite a few good games, and it also has that lovely store where you can purchase oldschool games (Toejam and Earl, anybody?). But in truth...i want a 360 the most (mainly for Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, Halo 3, and some other game whose name escapes me at the moment).