@disolitude my gf used to be the same, she'd be on the phone I'll pop in Gears of War, or any other shooter, next thing I know I'm playing Turok and she's sleeping. There are some games she does enjoy like Katamari, LBP, Flower, and Pikmin (she'd get upset if I let Pikmin die...) maybe you can try those?

lol...I don't know, one cant really choose based on small characteristics who they like and fall for right.

Im happy with gf as things are...

Once kids come in, yeah its back to playing minesweeper at work :)

lol...playing Turok? I don't know, I'd prolly poke my eyes out if I had to watch someone play that :)

My gf does enjoy watching me play Halo 3 and Geometry wars 2 for some reason. She doesn't play anything herself though. Gets angry too easily...

PC gaming is getting badass as well. MMOs are kickin it high-gear:
Mabinogi Heroes, Tera Online, Continent of the ninth, Dragon Nest, maybe Blade & Soul ... and so much more.

As someone who's collecte a lot of games, Id like time to catch up as well. I haven't played 10% of most of my games. 100 ps2 games, 40 gamecube + wii, 30 xbox, 30 ps3, 50 DS, 40 GBA, 20 GBC, 30 psn, 40 downloaded games... plus all those games on the pc..

How the hell can I play all those??!
But, FF13 takes precedence, and I want to play it above all those.

To be honest, I find myself focusing on one console for a couple of weeks and neglecting the other two. Thats how I get around to playing most of my games.

It's certainly often difficult to squeeze in enough time. In my case, I typically either rent or buy used and usually only play games half-way through.

I mean, a JRPG game often takes more than a month for me to finish. I really do get backlogged quite a bit. But it's a belssing sometimes as I tend to wait to purchase most games and score them for much cheaper.

On the plus side, because I'm a teacher, I have plenty of gaming time in the summer with having 7-12 work hours a day removed.

Hell, i wish i knew when Other M and SMG2 were going to release. But that's Nintendo. We'll know when we know.

It does look like a strong year, though it's a bit of a mystery if you go any further out than spring.

Indeed, next year will be one hell of a year for gaming...and I don't even have some games from last year that I want...

Here's all I can say: I will feel complete for 2010 if I buy on (console and its games listed):

1. PS3

-Gran Turismo 5
-God of War III
-Final Fantasy XIII (and FFVXIII if it does release in 2010)
-Heavy Rain

2. Xbox 360:

-Halo: Reach
-Alan Wake

3. Wii:

-Super Mario Galaxy 2
-Metroid: The Other M

Definitive (probably) games of a specific genre.

However, I can guarantee I'll be buying much more games than the ones mentioned.

Edit: Oh, and I'm very fortunate to have a girl-gamer gf, even if she's not too hardcore in gaming like I am.

I miss being a 3 platform owner (last gen was my only shot; four if you count the Dreamcast). You just play whatever and don't really care what system anything is on. Its all about the games.

I"m not able to afford 3 consoles this gen (or all of the great games either). But, in reality, I really don't think my increasingly adult life would have time for 3 consoles anymore. I'm no Peter Pan.

Well as soon as Nintendo brings the Black Wii over to the US I will be a triple console owner. So I will enjoy missing out on even more games due to lack of time. LOL