Anybody getting a PS3 or Wii? Send us your feedback

[torque79]

agreed, I got Red Steel for my birthday and it's really lame. the slow movement and difficult aiming controls remind me of goldeneye, fps just does not work on any kind of console.

I've gotta get my hands on Warioware, that's a great time to be had with friends. I'm sure I'll also get Zelda, but I'm holding off until I'm a little more settled with WoW (I'm finally at level 69... one more to go).

 

[dizarky]

got a Wii for Christmas, with it red steel and zelda. Havn't had much time to play with it, but i loved both of the games. the controls for red steel aren't the best, with the tracking being lost so easily, but for being the first fps. it was fun, and the multiplayer is also fun, even if it is a pain to add players, unlike wii sports. zelda is just awesome, and i look forward to playing it more religiously when time permits.

next stop is wii play, tiger woods, and that new paper mario looks awesome.

 

[d_kuhn]

I'm a PC Gamer, got the PS3 for my Home Theater as a cheap Blu-Ray player.

I'm sure glad I didn't get it as a game console... because every game I've played on it has stunk. We have EA Sports NHL 2k7... nice graphics but gameplay is just about identical to the last EA-NHL game I bought... I think in 1997.

My 10 year old likes Genji... I found it repetitive and the graphics disappointing.

My opinion of Motostorm I posted in the Motostorm vs. Excite thread (not TOTALLY bad... but not great either), and Ridge Racer... don't get me started. I think that was the worst game I've played since Ruins of Myth Drannor.

The best full game I've played on the PS3? - Gran Tourismo 4... for the PS2. The GT-HD demo was awesome... but I hear we won't be seeing that till next year.

In the 3 months since we got the PS3 the hottest games in our house (in no particular order)
- Medieval II Total War
- Civ-IV
- Oblivion - Knights of the Nine add-on
- Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Might and Magic - Dark Messiah

I have yet to play a PS3 game that is a match for ANY of the PC titles above. I have not played Resistance yet... could be that one would actually be worth playing, might even make the list, but other than that you aren't missing much if you wait for the PS3 price to come down a hundred or two.

I played the Wii at a friends house, the sports games were a blast at a party, folks played the thing for hours. For that alone it's worth buying (when you can find one), but I wasn't impressed with the first person shooter that they had (VERY poor graphics and weak gameplay). Twilight Princess was fun, not earth shatteringly good but not bad either.

Personally, if I was seriously looking for a console... for GAMING... I'd get the 360.

As far as my purchase, I'm happy with the PS3 as a blu-ray player... the difference between dvd and blu-ray in most movies is stunning, and it cost half what stand-alone blu-ray players cost in December.

 

[seamusaran]

Love my Wii, but then again I used to be a self-proclaimed Nintendo fanboy in my youth, so I can't really lavish praise on it.

The only thing I will say is about the 360; I am bored of what it has to offer. Gears, Rainbow 6, Perfect Dark 0? Upcoming Halo 3? All some of the "best" titles it has to offer. Know what I spend most of my time playing on my (brothers) 360? Football Manager 2007. Quality game, but so much better on the PC.

Of course, the 360 has many games coming out for it and the problem will soon be less previlent. But I use my PC for shooters. If I want a gaming system, I want something that differs from what the PC offers; I don't have the money for a PS3, so Wii it was.

Having said that, the only problem with the Wii is the lack of games that have come out over the last few months. We're getting a few good ones now (Mario Strikers for Europe, Super Paper Mario) but until the AAA titles come out, we're not getting anything superb.

Thankgod they all seem to be arriving this Christmas. Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, Super Smash Bros. And if you believe some reports, the new Mario Kart.

 

[coldmast]

my fiancée got us a Wii

Wii sports is "the" system seller {tennis & bowling are the easily best games since golf has the putting problem}
own paper mairo, wario ware: smooth moves

Problem... have strange lines going down my screen [looks like dead pixels] {2 weeks after the warranty expired, didn't get the extended - BIG MISTAKE}
haven't really looked into it though

love watching StongBad Email on the Wii Browser.
tazer the lawn gnome 'zap'

waiting for RCR to hit the VC {not really though )

in reality it has as just as many good games as the PS3. 🙁

 

[TSIMonster]

I got my Wii friday. I was going to wait, but a friend got one 2 weeks before and brought it down... the entire family loved it. BTW, he just got up, went to kmart, asked, and bought on a saturday morning. No waits or nothing. Friday, I got my phone book, called some local stores, and a local Gamestop had them. I got ready, went, and had my wii home in less then 30 minutes (20 minute drive) 😀

We didn't turn the thing off all weekend. We actually overheated it once!! lol. That was just wii sports. This week I rented Excite Truck, and Sonic and both are simply amazing games. I will be purchasing both.

Bottom line, the wii is great!!

 

[rabbitweasel]

Got both a PS3 and Wii. Don't plan on getting Xbox 360 either. Anyway, I'd first like to state how I'm much more satisfied with my Wii over my PS3 and I've only owned my Wii 2 weeks compared to the PS3 I got on launch day. A funny contrast to the above person's experiences is that I saw in our sunday newspaper an ad for Best Buy with Wii in stock. I show up 1 hour early and they're still doing the ticket system. I got spot #12 out of 20. I couldn't believe it. All the hype for Wii is legitimate though. The included Wii sports alone has more replay value than R:FOM I got for PS3. I had a hard time getting used to the Wii remote in Wii Sports when I started as I felt the controls were imprecise especially in Wii tennis. But then somewhere along the line, I got the hang of it and then felt the controls much more precise. Guess practice helps. I also picked up a classic controller and some Wii points. I got SMK64 and Sonic the Hedgehog. I had such a blast playing these 2 games that I went out a week later to get more Wii points from Best Buy. I then downloaded Ocarina of Time and Link to the Past, both of which I never have played before. Not even owning a single Wii game yet "excluding the included Wii sports," my experiences with Wii have been much better than the PS3.

When I got my PS3, I frowned on the Wii and it's older technology. I figured the PS3 was the future with blu-ray. Not as much the HD movies which I do enjoy but the capacity. I figured environments could be much bigger on PS3 by around 5x the 360 as it can only handle I believe 9GB dual layer? It doesn't seem yet though that any games really do anything that couldn't be done on 360 so far though. GTA IV will run the same on 360 and in fact better with Microsoft laying down their $. Sony let another get away. Haven't even bought another PS3 game since day 1 with R:FOM. R:FOM is fun in itself but doesn't feel like anything I haven't played before. I feel more and more that consoles have reached a plateau where increased horse power isn't helping adding depth to games. Even PS2 could handle the world of GTASA and GTAIV isn't even going to be that big. Too much emphasis is on HD graphics without more unique gameplay it seems for Sony and M$.

Being mainly a PC gamer in the first place with my favorites games PC exclusive: Flight Simulator X, AOE3, and Halo 2 "free online play", consoles for me are just for multiplayer with my friends and that experience will better be filled with Wii I feel. If PS3 can't surpass my PC which I don't think it does already, then I have low hopes for PS4. I own both Oblivion on PS3 and PC and PC handles much better. Other than the benefit of the keyboard, my 8800GTS 320 runs Oblivion much better with the added choices of AA which really helps even if the PS3 outputs 720p for it. I feel Sony's image is hurting. They banked too much on the success of the PS2, "which rocked for me BTW." They force blu-ray on us too. I love the double use I get from my PS3 but still hate their tactics. PS2 was almost the same way with DVD as it was many owners' first DVD player though DVD was around before then for a while. They just keep traveling down the same road, trying to convince us that better graphics = better gameplay. To this I'll say that PS3 will be my last Sony console unless they can try something different next time around. I still like my PS3 and can't wait the arrival of GTA IV and GTA4 but even those aren't new gameplay-wise.

For me: PC > Wii > PS3

 

[mickeddie]

i sold my PS2 on ebay and got a LOT more than I expected so I bought a Wii on ebay and did not mind spending about $30 more than if I bought it in the store. I found a decent auction after a week of searching.

 

[wolverinero79]

I purchased my Xbox 360 first, because, well, it was first . It is a great system for the games I buy for it - racing games and skateboarding games. The controls for the 360 are parallel to none - if you enjoy racing at least a little, you need a 360. I even d/led the Microsoft driver to my PC and use my 360 wired controller to play older (but still fun) PC racing games. I'm actually not a huge fan of Halo or some of the more "mature" games for the 360. I just really love the fun ones (the 360 version of Project 8 is waaaay more interesting and challenging than the Xbox version).

My wife got me my Wii in May for my birthday. No lines, just had to call the store before it opened on a Friday to see if they had any shipments (they had 14, we got the first one since we got there 3-5 minutes before the store opened, the rest were gone in an hour). I love the Wii. Graphics are not everything - Nintendo has clearly figured out the way to sell consoles - get out of the uber-geek zone. We regularly have lots of people over for parties at our house and things of that nature. Before the Wii, the only video game people have widely enjoyed at our house was DDR. The Wii has the same effect. It's easy to do, it's fun, and it gets people who have no idea about the finer points of a CPU engaged in the game and laughing and having a general fun time. Some games such as Paper Mario still provide that solo player adventure that I enjoy most (my wife prefers the games where 4 people are playing). And the old nintendo games are great for nostalgia.

The PS3 holds no interest for me, and I'm a pretty big PC gamer (I tend to think that that's who Sony targeted with the PS3). First of all, the price is terrible (getting better soon, but still awful). Look at this...I purchased a Wii, 1 extra nunchuck, and 3 extra controllers for $390. The PS3, after the price drop will STILL be more expensive. That's insane. And for what? The PS3 certainly doesn't have a better racing controller, so as a 360 replacement for me, it's worthless. None of the exclusive games so far are anything special. And there's no way anyone who's not super geeky will want to touch it - making it another incredibly expensive toy just for my use. No thanks!

I've been pretty disappointed with Sony in the past, but more so lately. The driving force for me to get the PS2 was FFX and DDR. I don't think FFXIII will be enough to get me to purcahse a PS3. Of course by the time FFXIII comes out, the PS3 may be $300.

In February here in Portland, the PS3's were overflowing the shelves (even 360's were harder to find...and they've been out for a year). It's July and most stores don't even have a Wii console section as they just stack the shipments they get behind the cash register because they'll sell out that day. I think the PS3 is actually the new dreamcast so far. Both the 360 and the Wii are having incredible success.

I have owned every console made since the original NES (I realize there were others before then, but that's when I got into it) - even the 3DO :-D. I currently own a PC, N64, Gamecube (which now sits in the closet due to FULL AND COMPLETE COMPATABILITY ON THE WII - thank you Nintendo), Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, and PS2. I will probably not own the PS3. Give me a reason, Sony.