Should I buy an Xbox360 or tons of Wii, VC, and DS games?

[Final-Fan]

Since money is a large factor in your decision, there are a few ways to look at this:

1) Since there are so many games coming out for all systems, sticking with the Wii lets you buy $350 worth of extra games. Not buying the 360 gets you the most games for your money.

If you go with this option, I would strongly recommend that you add Mario Galaxy and Smash Bros. Brawl to your list -- at the top IMO but you may not value them so highly.

2) If, however, you really want to have the different gaming experience offered on the 360 -- and it is a very different game selection -- then you should go ahead and get the 360. Ask your 360-owning friends to recommend games to you based on what they know you like.

Many if not most of the top games for the 360 are rated M, so don't bother getting it until after your birthday. When you do buy the 360, get one with an HDMI port as they will most likely be the new, non-overheating type.

3) If all you want to do is play 360 games some of the time, maybe you could just do it on your friends' systems. You could even buy 360 games that they don't have to play on their systems -- I did that with the original Xbox.

And lastly: If you like the single-player or storyline of Halo, go ahead and get Halo 1 and 2; if multiplayer is all you need, don't bother.