Every company seems to be hit and miss.
Big fan of the PSOne, and PSTwo, but the original devices looked horrible. The reverse is true for the PS3. PSP was hella-ugly at first, but got better as time went on (with the exclusion of the Go). Vita looks pretty damned cool.
Most of Nintendo's stuff looks like Tonka toys. Not really a fan of their design style. The Wii wasn't too bad, though.
The original Xbox was hideous, and the 360 was bland. 360 S is really nice, though. The Xbox Controller S (the smaller controller for the Xbox) was perhaps the best controller ever made... the 360's is pretty similar, but I dislike the bumper buttons, much preferred the black and white buttons on the Xbox.
EDIT: I should point out that I think consoles, in general, have got better looking over time. I put this down to ever-improving technologies and better understanding of design than anything else. So, I don't blame Sega/Atari/Old Nintendo/whatever for looking ugly, it's the best they could do at the time.














