Really?  What about Zelda Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and all the classics on Virtual Console?  How is that ignoring the die hard fans?

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while I do agree about TP, Metroid, Galaxy, and Brawl. you can't really call the classics on the virtual console this generation, that's the whole classic thing. 'cause I think he's talking about new games^^; anyway I enjoyed the games you listed, but they just don't seem to match up to the past generations.

Its pretty good in my opnion, what with games like SMG, SSBB and Animal Crossing Wii

Without the Wii it would be no different from the last generation.

As for the best generation, nah, I dont' think you can beat the feeling of being there at the begining and plugging one of the early consoles into your TV or walking into the arcades in the 80s and playing genuinly new and exciting games, such as the first multiplayer games (bubble bobble / gauntlet), games with add on imitation weapons (crossbow / operation wolf) or games with other imitation consrols (paperboy handlebars / outrun stearing wheel).

The games of today may seem new and exciting to someone in their teens or an older person just getting into them but really we are playing the same games that have been around or years.

They're both great games - played COD$ online yesterday and re-played some bits of Uncharted for fun... but they are more polished iterations of something I've already played (particulalry COD4) rather than something that felt totally new.  Of course part of this is my age - I've been gaming a loooonnnnggggg time (actually that sounds too long, make that loonngggg instead) so I've seen and played most 'earlier' versions of the best games of today.

Ironcially Patapon and Locoroc are two of the most original games I've come across so far this generation (and they're on the PSP, which is the ironic bit!).  However I think with Wii and games like LBP on the horizon, plus features of Live this gen could end up the best in the end - the tools and infrastructure is there, its down to the games developers now.

The competition between Sony and Microsoft has helped for alot of great titles to be born. Even if PS3's are yet to come. The only thing I would say is I'd like to see more new IP's on PS3. 360 is getting alot, and the majority have been above average. Let's hope Sony release more than sequels. C'mon Sony. PS2 had loads of new IP's.

I think it is the best generation for console games. Because PS3 and 360 finally get most of the titles that have been on PC historically. Console gaming finally grew up this generation. When I got a PS2 to play GoW I was pretty surprised how few PS2 games were good. This has and will be changed this generation.

I'd say that the best generation was the last one. The PS2 generation was basically an evolution of the 3D games of the PS1 generation - the same games, except they don't look and sound like ass. And, in my book, that's a very good thing. In the PS2 generation we saw the maturation of 3D, voice acting, CD-quality music, and analog-stick gameplay beyond gimmicks, as well as the introduction of 16:9 and 480p, which will undoubtedly help that gen age better than any previous to it. Plus, there's the games, which have never been better.

This gen definitely has the potential to surpass that, though, and barring a new video game industry crash, it almost certainly will by generation's end. As Frank Sinatra said, "the best is yet to come."

Nothing can compare to the power of the SNES. I just wish Nintendo used the SNES to take on the PS1.

to date i have to say it not yet....SNES / SEGA was the best so far but this gen is still early and probably will be able to take the thrown....at least until we get to a HD version of the wii and what ever sony and micro can throw out as well---now that will be gaming greatness