The Sega Saturn. I have put more hours of gaming on this machine than any of the others bye far.

Are we supposed to take backwards compatibility into account here? Like I can take my PS3 and give it credit for three differernt consoles worth of games, but ultimately I know I played those games on their respective consoles when they were fresh and not years later on a B/C PS3. Under the same notion I could say the Wii is the best based on the Virtual Console, which is godly retro gaming goodness, but I know my experiences with those games are entwined with their original consoles and not the Virtual Console.

Judging a console strictly by it's own original lineup, I'll say Nintendo DS. If I can't count the DS because it's a handheld, then I choose Super Nintendo.

N64

nintendo 64

SNES

PS2 still holds the title for me, 360 is closing fast, Wii and PS3 have a shot depending on how things go over the next 2-3 years

Judging purely by the fun I had at the time N64 is #1 for me. The sheer wow factor the first time I saw Mario 64 has never been matched for me. It was such a leap beyond anything else at the time. #2 is definitely my PS3. #3 is a tie between the SNES and the Dreamcast.

BTW, I'm really proud of everyone who's responded so far because nobody has drank the kool-aid and said Wii. The Wii is near the bottom of the list for me. I would have sold it long ago if not for my son liking it.

yep Wii sucks

360

too short a lifespan, but the Dreamcast for me...