x box 360 or ps3?
 

not for me, for a younger relative aged 11.

Xbox360, definately.

Wii

360 has better games, PS3 has a blue-ray and doesn't die from red-ring.

for an 11 year old, like noisereductions said, a Wii might be better for having games more tailored to their age.

what about DS?

DS f'ing rules. But get a DS Lite so they have GBA compatability, rather than the new stupid DSi.

well he had a wii but it has started to breakdown due to over use and general kids messing around with it type damage and he says he wants an x box or a ps3. his sister has a ds and he wants something different so...

can you give me yr Wii, then?

^^^ you can have mine. it's been played twice.

DS is the only GREAT system... in fact, it might be the best gaming system of all time.

360 is the best of the non-portable consoles, but the red ring of death means I'll never get one.

Also, I'd reccomend a ds lite if you don't have a gamecube (since playing game boy advance games on your cube is way more fun), but the DSi actually rules a lot. You can make animations with it now!

they've supposedly "fixed" most of the problems that caused red-ring. that said, I'm on my second fucking 360. :mad:

I'll take it.

hells to the yeah! I use my Gamecube for GBPlayer probably more than actual GC games. Also, I got a VGA Adapter so it's hooked up to a monitor. Looks really cool rockin' Super Puzzle Fighter II, etc.

fuck yeah, same here.

playing metroid fusion on my big screen = mmm!!!!!!

I have to buy my boy a Wii tommorow for his bday

are you sticking it in the mail for me or.... ?

wii for sure

Yeah really. Especially for a kid that age, it will be a lot more fun.

sorry didn't read the thread

Depends. Do you want your relative to grow up to be a Halo-playing douche nozzle or a Final Fantasy-playing girly nerd?

I feel your pain. I'm on my second too. A friend of mine is on his fourth... FOURTH!!! Fuck that, man. I haven't played mine in months.

sega genesis.

at this point, you could get one, plus a shit ton of great classic games, for the price of a 360 alone.

plus, he would be different from all his friends.

oh sonic the hedgehog, how i miss you....

^ in other words, make your relative a hipster!

fixed. :(

but PS3 has a yellow blinking kill light.

I was playing this on nmy friends wii....oh the nostalgia. Got to the last level but never to metal sonic. couldn't handle it.

Yeah, there's 2 Sonic Collections for Gamecube. Both pretty necessary. (The Gems Collection if only for Sonic CD!)

ive bought that game in so many forms its not even funny. i have it on my original genesis, an xbox collection disc, xbox live arcade game, and some new xbox 360 sonic collection.

the ending is so ridiculously hard, i only beat metal sonic by pausing and saving it on the xbox version, and restarting my saves when i die.
in other words, cheating.

which are we talking about? Sonic 2? That's my favorite anyway.

floslo, where's my fucking Wii?

The Genesis rules. There is a Genesis collection, which has most of its best games, out for the 360, for like $30. That'd probably be a better route. Or, uh, emulate.

If you're going to get an old system, get an SNES. Tetris Attack and Super Metroid alone is worth the price.

Also, Genesis hasn't been hip in like 15 years.

i'd say xbox 360. cheaper and better games. i haven't had any problems with my xbox but then again, i don't really use it that much. the ps3 recently had a price drop to $299 for an 80GB. and they're coming out with the new slim ps3 next month. meh, i'll probably buy it but i don't think i will

i do miss that playstation controller though..

SNES is a million times better than Genesis.

Link To The Past, Mario Kart, Mario World...

floslo, just checked my mailbox... no Wii.

Don't forget Mario Allstars, that bizarre Ms PacMan game Yoshis Island, Donkey Kong Country.... etc

I wouldn't say it's a million times better. The Genesis probably had more great games, overall (Beyond Oasis, Ranger X, Mega Turrican, Gunstar Heroes, Pulseman, Vectorman, Alien Soldier, Landstalker, Phantasy Star IV, Shining Force, Streets of Rage 2-3, Shinobi, etc., etc., etc.). It's just that the SNES had a few of the best games of all time on it.

my son seems to have issues with me giving up his Wii (as well as calling it mine). :(

dirty bastard

he takes after his mother.

haha