Gaming System Recommendations

I have a $65 certificate from Best Buy from when I bought my TV last summer. It expires in April and I've decided I'd like to use it toward buying a gaming system.

Here's what I'm looking for:

I want the most accurately interactive gaming system; one that most realistically simulates sports like ping pong or volleyball.

I'm not so interested in "shoot-em-up" games or being able to play online.

I mostly want a system that lets me interact with various games/sports/exercises. The new Playstation seems to be closest to what I'm after but since I haven't bought a gaming system since the Nintendo 64, I was wondering what you more experienced gamers would recommend.

if you like interactive sports or casual traditional type games The nintendo wii might be a good choice. Its the cheapest system at the moment also.

Definitely the Wii if you're looking for sports interactive stuff. The bowling and tennis are particularly fun. I still love my N64 though, I use it all the time for Mariocart tournaments when people come over to hang out.

bassman wrote:

Definitely the Wii

for what Toho wants, i agree. the Wii is what he is looking for.


for gaming, i prefer the Xbox though personally.

bassman wrote:

Definitely the Wii if you're looking for sports interactive stuff. The bowling and tennis are particularly fun. I still love my N64 though, I use it all the time for Mariocart tournaments when people come over to hang out.

I just got a Wii and it fits your description. It is really enjoyable.. Sports Resort has all kinds of sports games and is really good.

Chiming in with the same thing everyone else has already said - get a Wii, it will do exactly what you are are looking for. I went with the Wii for similar reasons - 'Santa' gave it to the kids from Christmas and I didn't want them playing a system that they would just sit on their butts and play.

Thanks! The Wii it is!

tohostudios wrote:

Thanks! The Wii it is!

Wii told you so!!!

DOH! Don't get the Wii. I have it and I barely ever play it. Most of the games are geared towards kids. Your better off getting the Xbox 360 with kinect. There are a few pretty cool games out for it now. The only one I have so far is the one that came with it, I just got it a few days ago. My gf and I loved it. You don't need any controllers or anything to play the games either it all goes by your motions. You just need about 6 feet or so of room to play it.

The Wii is for kids and you can play just about all those games sitting down on the couch. I think I've mastered that lol. I would definetly look more into getting the Kinect Xbox before the Wii. There aren't too many games right now for it I think there are maybe 5 or 6 (could be more) but it blows away the Wii a thousand times over.

I'm not a big gamer by any stretch of the imagination and I really only wanted a system that was simple and would interact with me (like playing ping pong or baseball). I read up on the Wii and it sounded like what I wanted so that's what I went with. If it ends up sucking, at least it didn't cost me a whole lot because I needed to burn the $65 Reward Zone certificate before April anyway. Normally I might have considered using the certificate for CDs but my Best Buy has precious few CDs.

Ah... oh well. Hope you like it. I was just pretty blown away by the Kinect that once theres some more games out for it I think everything is just not going to compare.

I would have just sold you my Wii haha but my gf would have killed me.

I also like the Wii because you can use the old Gamecube stuff in it.

exact33 wrote:

I also like the Wii because you can use the old Gamecube stuff in it.

yep, i meant to mention that.

exact33 wrote:

I also like the Wii because you can use the old Gamecube stuff in it.

BINGO!

I just bought the WII for my wife for Christmas. I rarely play videogames anymore, but now that there is a gaming system out again, I've busted out the old 'cube games. I'm badass in Mario Kart again!

Joe wrote:

exact33 wrote:

I also like the Wii because you can use the old Gamecube stuff in it.

BINGO!

I just bought the WII for my wife for Christmas. I rarely play videogames anymore, but now that there is a gaming system out again, I've busted out the old 'cube games. I'm badass in Mario Kart again!

Nice!!!!!

Do you have Mario Kart Wii? That game rules!!!!!!!!

Up next - the HoM Wii online tournaments!!!!!

thejokeriv wrote:

Joe wrote:

exact33 wrote:

I also like the Wii because you can use the old Gamecube stuff in it.

BINGO!

I just bought the WII for my wife for Christmas. I rarely play videogames anymore, but now that there is a gaming system out again, I've busted out the old 'cube games. I'm badass in Mario Kart again!

Nice!!!!!

Do you have Mario Kart Wii? That game rules!!!!!!!!

Up next - the HoM Wii online tournaments!!!!!

Not yet, but I will be getting it!

Joe wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

Joe wrote:

exact33 wrote:

I also like the Wii because you can use the old Gamecube stuff in it.

BINGO!

I just bought the WII for my wife for Christmas. I rarely play videogames anymore, but now that there is a gaming system out again, I've busted out the old 'cube games. I'm badass in Mario Kart again!

Nice!!!!!

Do you have Mario Kart Wii? That game rules!!!!!!!!

Up next - the HoM Wii online tournaments!!!!!

Not yet, but I will be getting it!

Awesome - let me know when you do. it would be fun to play against the other members who have Wii's online

Sweet! Look what's available as a GameCube game:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IJJC/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=03MAQCFMVNVYVP6N17V8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846

I forgot about that game. It was fun. I'm going to have to check to see if I still have it.

Spy Hunter!!!

I had a "Godzilla" game for my old N.E.S. system back in the day... I barely remember what it looked like now but I remember it was fun.

Super Contra!!! There were some great games back in the day...

This is gonna be fun. I haven't played a game system since the N64 and I could sit in front of the TV for hours with that one. I was a major Zelda and Donkey Kong 64 fan.

The Batman and Indiana Jones LEGO games for the gamecube are quite fun too..

tohostudios wrote:

This is gonna be fun. I haven't played a game system since the N64 and I could sit in front of the TV for hours with that one. I was a major Zelda and Donkey Kong 64 fan.

Look into the two zelda games for gamecube toho.