I am truly annoyed at the wii

[greenmedic88]

I currently have the broadest range of titles on the PS3 compared to the 360 and the Wii. Sandbox, PC RPG, JRPG, action, 3rd person shooters, light gun shooter, sports, driving games, some very quirky and original camera based games, musical rhythm games, and of course the obligatory FPS titles.

Generalizations about what's available on a given platform is based on individual perception in the end. We tend to see what we want to see and conveniently ignore the rest. Claims about HD system games are no more accurate than the claims that there are only casual or children's games on the Wii.

I will say that the three of the most innovative games on the Wii that I have are also three of the simplest in terms of content, but they make the most of the Wii motion controls. Wii Sports, Wii Fit and Boom Blox.

These are the types of titles that deliver a gaming experience that simply cannot be replicated on any other format (I'll hold any opinions about the 360 motion controller until I see some games), and it's for these experiences that I feel the console has it strongest merits.

And I realize, fans of the Wii will be quick to point out all the other Nintendo franchises, but the only ones that have maintained my interest over the past five Nintendo consoles are Zelda and Metroid. The current Wii versions were top quality, but did the Wii make them possible? Both could have been done for the GC (as Twilight Princess was) with very little lost.

I simply don't care for Smash Bros., Mario Kart and Mario platformers (the last I bought was Mario Bros. 3 for the NES). I didn't buy a Wii to play the next iteration of any of these franchises; it's not a big deal.

I loved NMH for its quirkiness and style and have logged more hours playing it than most of my HD games, but there just aren't enough titles like that for the Wii. When taking an objective look at NMH, it's essentially a scaled down sandbox game with extremely old school AI that is defined by its style. M rating or no, ironically it feels as though targeted at a male 13-17 audience. But I still had genuine FUN playing it which is the most I can ask for out of any game.

So my 360 library is the standard fare. Mass Effect, GoW, Halo, Bioshock, Orange Box, etc. But those games alone make it worth having a 360 unless your interests are better matched by the standard Nintendo franchises that have been around for several generations of consoles.

Or you have a decent gaming PC, which just about makes having a 360 redundant.