Nintendo Wii or X-Box ?

rams71
rams71 Posts: 10
edited November 2008 in Technical Stuff and Help
I need some advice about games consoles.We are thinking of getting one for our son for Christmas but we don't know much about them.
Which would be the best one to get,Wii or X-Box?
I'm also puzzled by the different X-Box consoles arcade,360 etc.
Any advice would be a great help thanks.
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  • Terryible
    Terryible Posts: 462
    there was a thread on All Encompassing Trip a couple of days ago asking the same thing, you should check that out
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  • rams71
    rams71 Posts: 10
    Thanks Terryible,i'll check it out
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,733
    rams71 wrote:
    I need some advice about games consoles.We are thinking of getting one for our son for Christmas but we don't know much about them.
    Which would be the best one to get,Wii or X-Box?
    I'm also puzzled by the different X-Box consoles arcade,360 etc.
    Any advice would be a great help thanks.

    There's the reg white xbox 360.
    And the xbox 360 elite, which has a bigger hd and has an already build in hdmi. More expensive.

    For online game play, xbox 360 is the way to go. Alot of downloadable content, online play etc..
    But, a sweet advantage of the Wii, you can download hundreds of old classic from the Sega Master System, Nintendo 8-bit, SuperNES, Sega Gensis, TurboGraphic 16, Nintendo 64 etc.. Plus, the nunchuks, the controllers, many of games are a pretty good work out.

    How old is your son?
  • angryyoungman
    angryyoungman Medford, NY Posts: 1,028
    neither. tell your son to go outside and play
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  • rams71
    rams71 Posts: 10
    demetrios wrote:
    There's the reg white xbox 360.
    And the xbox 360 elite, which has a bigger hd and has an already build in hdmi. More expensive.

    For online game play, xbox 360 is the way to go. Alot of downloadable content, online play etc..
    But, a sweet advantage of the Wii, you can download hundreds of old classic from the Sega Master System, Nintendo 8-bit, SuperNES, Sega Gensis, TurboGraphic 16, Nintendo 64 etc.. Plus, the nunchuks, the controllers, many of games are a pretty good work out.

    How old is your son?

    Thanks for the info demetrios,the lad is 6 and its going to be shared between me + him. i'm still undecided + me + the mrs don't know what to get
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,733
    rams71 wrote:
    Thanks for the info demetrios,the lad is 6 and its going to be shared between me + him. i'm still undecided + me + the mrs don't know what to get

    np! :)

    check this video out. there's a few examples.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYSqP72dg4A
  • melva02
    melva02 Posts: 298
    I love Wii! Does XBox 360 have a controller like the Wii remote, where you can physically do stuff like bowling and golfing to control it? That's my favorite part about Wii. Having never played XBox, I vote for the Wii. :-)

    Melissa
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,733
    melva02 wrote:
    I love Wii! Does XBox 360 have a controller like the Wii remote, where you can physically do stuff like bowling and golfing to control it? That's my favorite part about Wii. Having never played XBox, I vote for the Wii. :-)

    Melissa

    Nope! But there was this one time that I lost a match of Soul Calibur for the Xbox360. Upset, I bowled my controller to the other room. lol
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    demetrios wrote:
    There's the reg white xbox 360.
    And the xbox 360 elite, which has a bigger hd and has an already build in hdmi. More expensive.

    For online game play, xbox 360 is the way to go. Alot of downloadable content, online play etc..
    But, a sweet advantage of the Wii, you can download hundreds of old classic from the Sega Master System, Nintendo 8-bit, SuperNES, Sega Gensis, TurboGraphic 16, Nintendo 64 etc.. Plus, the nunchuks, the controllers, many of games are a pretty good work out.

    How old is your son?
    Also, all the 360 models come with HDMI ports now.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,733
    Rygar wrote:
    Also, all the 360 models come with HDMI ports now.

    They do? D'oh!
    Months ago I bought that HDMI Converter Set at ebgames,
    50% off! :)
  • gibbits
    gibbits Posts: 522
    If your son will be the predominant player, go with the Wii. If on the other hand you will be using it more, go with 360, as it is hands down the winner with better games, no "gimmick controls" which leave you doing nothing but waving around the cotrol until your wrists are sore.

    Wii is fun for a bit, the trouble is it has maybe 4 great games, whereas the 360 has dozens. Also, if you are looking to get HD performance Wii has no HD capabillty. [It can however output to an HD tv, it just will be standard def.]

    The Wii experience 90 percent of the time comes down to minigames collections, and the games have limited online capabillites. 360 has a flourishing online community.
  • rams71
    rams71 Posts: 10
    We've decided to go for the X-Box.

    Thanks everyone for all the advice and help

    rams71

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