Nintendo Wii or Playstation 3?

[madskillz]

I own a 360 - for 2 years - and a Wii. I don't play the Wii as much as my wife does and she loves it.

The PS3 is a huge investment - especially if you are using your hard-earned cash for it that may or may not pay off. The Wii is wildly popular and if you don't like it, just resell it for a profit.

I bought a Wii to flip it but ended up enjoying it. The controls are *interesting* but innovative. The Wii has built-in wireless, can play GC games and has the ability to play old-skool Nintendo, Turbo-Grafx 16 and other games via Virtual Console. You can also access the Web and other *channels.*

With the PS3, you get cutting-edge technology, a BR player and some games, but BR movies are between $25 and $40 a pop (unless you get them used), has HDMI but it's pointless if you don't have an HDTV and promising games (Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank) but is still lagging in exclusives that made the PS1 and PS2 tha obvious choices.

It really depends on your cash. Folks can toss $250 around and not think about it much. However, if you spend $400 to $600 on a system, that's a big investment.

I will say - I do think Wii/PS3 owners are much more satisfied than 360 owners. I rarely hear PS3 owners complain about their purchase.