Playstation 3 VS Wii - Page 3

cirquelover · 12-05-2006, 10:08 AM

My husband loved Guitar Hero II so much he went and found #I too. If the kid and I are gone it's guaranteed we'll find him rocking when we get home!

My two love the Wii! They have logged many hours so far. My son says Zelda was wicked awesome! I think he finished it in about 32 hours,

My husband was the one to have the Wii controller fly out of his hand and tried to send it sailing through the big glass window! At least it missed the big flat screen tv!

Ghoulish Delight · 12-05-2006, 10:19 AM

I just bought 2 used XBox games for $5. One of them's a decently rated racing game, the other is Jet Set Radio.

Hopefully the racing game is fun. I've been out of the gaming loop for so long now, it's scary. My mistake was buying an XBox. I'm really not interested in the whole networked console thing (XBox Live), and the vast majority of XBox games are geared towards it. There are next to no decent non-Live multiplayer games for the XBox, which significantly reduces the probability that I'll play, because these days what I really want from a game is an activity WITH other people. There are some great games (the Burnout series definitely addicted me), but it was mostly a miss for me.

I think I'd really like the Wii, but with how little I currently game, I'd worry that it would be a wasted purchase.

MouseWife · 12-05-2006, 10:56 AM

Well....I think most adult men seem to think the XBox is a must have. Like, it is the game for men? I don't know. Most of my friends' husbands have one. And, they play on line with co-workers.

Oh man, I will have to make sure the Boy is careful with his controller....We lucked out and made it to Target before they were all gone!!! They had 51 delivered and we got there at 7:30a.m. and got ticket number 32.

This is the Boys' big present so Shhhh!!

I asked him if there was a game he wanted for his brothers' system.

I guess there is a Super Mario? Eh, there'd better be only one 'cause that's all I remember...

Oh, and while the Hubster waited in the line, I ran in and found a TMX Elmo!! Not for us but a family member who'd searched for it.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-09-2006, 11:20 AM

Wow, I just learned that my college roommate has the game designer credit for Guitar Hero II. Good for him!

MouseWife · 12-09-2006, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Wow, I just learned that my college roommate has the game designer credit for Guitar Hero II. Good for him!

Clue me in, what is that?

Ghoulish Delight · 12-10-2006, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

Clue me in, what is that?

It's one of the biggest, most addicting sellers for the PS (a couple people have mentioned it in this thread). Surveys have been showing that that game alone is driving sales of the PS consoles.

Alex · 12-10-2006, 08:28 PM

Lani and I had never heard of Guitar Hero II until a few weeks ago.

We were at Fry's and some guy was playing it on a display (you know when we were kids and would go to the arcade and there was always that old guy hanging around playing games (probably the ancient age of 30 at most)? this was that guy).

We had a married person moment where we both looked at each other and said "that is the stupidest thing ever!"

Then when we got home, she was playing WoW (yes, the irony, it burns) and said to the people she was playing with "you wouldn't believe the stupidest thing we saw today..." and it turned out about half of the people on the raid had it.

MouseWife · 12-10-2006, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It's one of the biggest, most addicting sellers for the PS (a couple people have mentioned it in this thread). Surveys have been showing that that game alone is driving sales of the PS consoles.

gawd, dork I am. I read your post again and I get it. He has 'Game Designer' credit. I thought that was 'something' tangible {a card, game, reached secret codes}not a title.

I have been busy working to pay for said Wii and not slowing down to smell the roses or read posts carefully, I guess.....

I am one of those talking about the Guitar Hero 1 & 2............

Oh my gosh, I never thought it was stupid but I do wish it taught more the chords, how to play a real guitar, etc. But, at least it is getting them into it and how to hold a guitar, etc.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-10-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

Oh my gosh, I never thought it was stupid but I do wish it taught more the chords, how to play a real guitar, etc. But, at least it is getting them into it and how to hold a guitar, etc.

Yeah, we just had a conversation with him and another friend lamented the fact that, for some reason, they went with 4 buttons instead of 6. While it can hardly actually teach you to play guitar, at least with 6 buttons you could learn a little more about actual chords.

CoasterMatt · 12-10-2006, 09:56 PM

I had an absolute blast embarrassing myself at Bowling on the Wii last night, and made up for it by blasting a couple of home runs (as Oprah) on Wii Baseball- I absolutely love that system.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I just bought 2 used XBox games for $5. One of them's a decently rated racing game, the other is Jet Set Radio. Hopefully the racing game is fun. I've been out of the gaming loop for so long now, it's scary. My mistake was buying an XBox. I'm really not interested in the whole networked console thing (XBox Live), and the vast majority of XBox games are geared towards it. There are next to no decent non-Live multiplayer games for the XBox, which significantly reduces the probability that I'll play, because these days what I really want from a game is an activity WITH other people. There are some great games (the Burnout series definitely addicted me), but it was mostly a miss for me. I think I'd really like the Wii, but with how little I currently game, I'd worry that it would be a wasted purchase. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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12-05-2006, 10:56 AM	#3
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Well....I think most adult men seem to think the XBox is a must have. Like, it is the game for men? I don't know. Most of my friends' husbands have one. And, they play on line with co-workers. Oh man, I will have to make sure the Boy is careful with his controller....We lucked out and made it to Target before they were all gone!!! They had 51 delivered and we got there at 7:30a.m. and got ticket number 32. This is the Boys' big present so Shhhh!! I asked him if there was a game he wanted for his brothers' system. I guess there is a Super Mario? Eh, there'd better be only one 'cause that's all I remember... Oh, and while the Hubster waited in the line, I ran in and found a TMX Elmo!! Not for us but a family member who'd searched for it. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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12-09-2006, 11:20 AM	#4
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Wow, I just learned that my college roommate has the game designer credit for Guitar Hero II. Good for him! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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12-10-2006, 08:28 PM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Lani and I had never heard of Guitar Hero II until a few weeks ago. We were at Fry's and some guy was playing it on a display (you know when we were kids and would go to the arcade and there was always that old guy hanging around playing games (probably the ancient age of 30 at most)? this was that guy). We had a married person moment where we both looked at each other and said "that is the stupidest thing ever!" Then when we got home, she was playing WoW (yes, the irony, it burns) and said to the people she was playing with "you wouldn't believe the stupidest thing we saw today..." and it turned out about half of the people on the raid had it.
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	I had an absolute blast embarrassing myself at Bowling on the Wii last night, and made up for it by blasting a couple of home runs (as Oprah) on Wii Baseball- I absolutely love that system. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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