Wii, PS3, or 360

So, I'm wanting to get one of these three, but I'm kinda meh on all three of them. None of the three have anything I'm absolutely amazed with, yet they all have something that piques my interest. I've weighed the pros and cons as they pertain to me, and here's what I see:

360:

+ Live has a wealth of great stuff.
+ For the most part, ports seem to be better or at least equal to their PS3 counterparts
+ Wide selection
+ Inexpensive
+ VO:OT, Rez, Ikaruga, Metal Slug 3, and Shadow Complex... for about the same price as a full disc game.

- Very faulty hardware
- Few (if any) exclusives are of my taste
- Regional lockout
- Not much of a multiplayer guy, so Live account is basically for DLC.


PS3:

+ A couple of exclusives I REALLY wanna try out (3D Dot Game Heroes being first and foremost)
+ PSN isn't pay-for (yet) like Live is.
+ More reliable hardware, and backwards compatability is more firm.
+ Region-free

- DLC (new content and classic) pretty much is terrible on this side of the Pacific.
- Finding a hardware-based Backwards compatable PS3 is more of a pain than I want it to be
- Most of the import stuff that I'm interested in is either on Fchanistan PSN or Fchanistan 360 (shmups, PSOne stuff), thereby severely lessening the appeal of regional lockout.
- Still the most expensive option; Slims have NO BC (which I consider a requirement), and hardware BC PS3s are either going to be used or inconvenient to track down (price, used-ness, etc.)
- Not as bad as 360s, but YLoD worries me; Sony's consoles have a tendency to die.

Wii:

+ Virtual Console is right up my alley.
+ Stuff like Konami's Rebirth games, as well as Military Madness and Cave Story sound very, very appealing.
+ Inexpensive and durable.
+ Easily hackable.
+ Nintendo first party games are sure fire, and it seems to be a home to niche titles.
+ Metroid and Rondo.

- While I'm more than happy to pay for ROMs, VC seems a bit overpriced.
- 3rd Party support is absolutely terrible. Niche is right, VERY little 3rd party games strike my interest.
- While not much of an online play kinda guy, I WOULD like the option for it; Wii seems to be the odd man out on this one.
- Ultimately will have to shell out for Classic controller, or at least a GCN pad.
- Ultimate reason I want this is for VC, and if that's the case, I'm better off upgrading my PC, getting a USB game pad, and if I REALLY wanna be Yoshi and shell out money for ROMs/"Say no to piracy", then I could just do some sort of GameTap kinda thing or something and be done with it... otherwise, a PC supports GC emulation as well as pretty much all 16 Bit and most 32 Bit stuff (for free, if I choose to be unscrupulous), and I already have it sitting in my room.

I'm sure the John Gabriel G.I.F.T. responses will roll forth, but somewhere there should be some nuggets of wisdom and truth... what do you say, TNL?

360: HD Netflix no disc if you're paying for live. XBLA games for the most part are great. There are some real gems coming out of the indie service. Still, the failure rate is a problem, but if you can deal with no console for 2 weeks it's not too horrible.

PS3: Heats up my game room, I wish I didn't buy 3D dot game heroes, it's ok but ALL nostalgia. Sharing games is cool as long as they don't pull shit like Final Fight. We will make fun of you if this is your only console. Region free doesn't mean shit because aside from Capcom Japan has become a nonfactor. Also like every other Japanese company, Sony doesn't understand online gaming/ideas (wsup home)

Wii: Again, if this is your only console go jump in a lake. Online is terribad, but you can steal EVERYTHING.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Chux

Wii: Again, if this is your only console go jump in a lake. Online is terribad, but you can steal EVERYTHING.

---

This is also true for the 360 now. Including anything on XBLA. Is it worth the hassle though?

Out of all systems I would go PS3 simply because I watch way to many BRD's and wouldn't want to buy a stand alone. There also haven't been any 360 exclusives I'm interested in.

Go with a 360. More variety with smaller games, the best online(out of the 3) infastructure in case you end up trying something online. And most importantly, you will be using a manly controller that does what the fuck its supposed to do. The analogue sticks are really bad.

The rrod thing will happen to u, but dont gert upset. Mmine took a week or so and ive been playnig the shit out of it ........

Go get a PS2

WOW

Is this a serious thread? Why would you ever include Wii in the running?

Anyway, get a 360 - they break less now

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Dyne

This is also true for the 360 now. Including anything on XBLA. Is it worth the hassle though?

---

I'm intrigued but don't know dick about this.

Getting XBLA content is a pain in the ass. Getting free games is easy but will inevitably get you banned.

Might as well buy all three.

Not quite sure by reading your post but I just wanted to point out that you don't need to subscribe to XBL to download stuff. Also, the Netflix without a disc is a non issue. The Xbox Netflix interface is nicer than the PS3's but they both do the exact same thing not to mention you won't always need a disc if reports are to be believed.

I think the Wii should be excluded from your list unless you are just interested in VC/WiiWare or plan to play games often with a group of people. IMO the 1st party games aren't near as good as they have been in past generations.

I would go with a PS3 simply because you get a Blu-Ray player (if you don't have one already), it is a very reliable system, and it gets damn near all of the games the 360 gets. Unless of course you really want to play online with TNL. In that case get the 360.

PS3 is good if you are okay with the Dual Shock 3 as your controller. I much prefer the 360 controller (other than the shitty d-pad), and with XBL, that's why I buy most 3rd party games on 360.