Why I sold my Xbox360 and got a Wii
Yes I did it, I got rid of my Xbox360 and purchased a Wii instead.
There are a few reasons I decided to do this and I’m actually happy I did, I personally like the Wii better than the 360.
I’m not even going to write anything about the PS3 as I’ve never tried one.
This is by no means a 360 bash, and I’m sure I’ll get a lot of flack.. but here it goes.
Just keep in mind this is not a recommendation, just my story. 
First of all, I’ve been a gamer since back in the day, the first game system I ever played on was the Odyssey.
This thing was the shiznit back then!
It was so basic it didn’t even have any background, it just had these sheets of plastic that you stuck to the screen.
For instance I remember this one car racing game and the track was a sheet that you stuck to you TV by static cling.
It’s cheesy by today’s standards, but it was bad ARS back then!
Ok, so now that I’ve dated myself, let’s get on with it.
First, I have a 21 month old son, so I don’t have enough time to play to get good enough to survive more than 1 minute when playing online.
Because of that, Xbox Live was not a factor for me.
I’m sick of First Person Shooters, I’m sick of racing games, I’m sick of games that look beautiful but are lame or ridiculously easy to beat.
I would DEFINITELY sacrifice visual quality for rich, in depth, intriguing gameplay.
First of all I must say that, for the most part, the 360 games look AWESOME!
There are a few games out there that just don’t take advantage of the power of the console and that’s really a shame. They’re like rehashed Xbox games.
Speaking of rehashing, a LARGE portion of the games out there are just the same old story lines, same old games just much better graphics.
Take two games I was REALLY excited about for instance - Gears of War and Halo3.
Both of these games are basically using a theme that’s been around since the original Doom - A space marine fighting aliens.
Yes I know that they weren’t really aliens in DOOM, more like minions of hell and in GoW and Halo3 they’re not “Space Marines”, but come on.. it’s the same basic story line.
Both those games are cool, but I’m just bored with the same old rehashed story.
That being said, there are some really lame games for Wii as well.
What I LOVE about the Wii is the controller, even if you’re an Xbox or PS fanboy/fangirl you’ll have to admit that’s the best designed controller ever.
Before I got the Wii I read a lot of complaints about the graphics on an HDTV.
I have it hooked to my HDTV and it looks GREAT, yes it’s not as good as the 360 but still looks pretty damn good!
What sold me on the Wii is two points:
1. It’s family-centric
2. It has unique games
Family-centric was very important for me as my little guy grows. Plus this is the only game system I’ve ever been able to get my wife to play with me on!!
There are a few games that make it great for parties as well, we’ve used it several times when we had company over and it’s a blast!
Basically, I think I was looking for a different approach to gaming and found it in the Wii console and the games.
In my opinion the Xbox 360 and the games are the same old thing in a gorgeous package.
There’s not much doubt though, if you’re a hard core gamer you’re probably going to want the 360.
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