| There are three major player in the
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| | outstanding and it came with a free month
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| console wars this Christmas, the Nintendo
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| | of Xbox Live Gold, which I just extended
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| Wii, the Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) and the
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| | another 13 months for $59. Xbox Live and
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| Microsoft Xbox 360. Each console has
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| | Halo 3 may be the Xbox 360's
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| it's own niche advantages and minor
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| | distinguishing features, Xbox Live allows
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| disadvantages, but the one major
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| | you to download demo's of games, video
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| difference between choosing a console in
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| | clips and of course play multi player
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| 2007 is that there is no bad choice.
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| | games online. There are many other great
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| There may be no wrong choice, but there
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| | games for the Xbox like Gears of War and
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| are choices which are more "right" than
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| | BioShock, in fact as of this Christmas
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| others, this is mainly dependent on the
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| | the Xbox 360 probably has the best
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| types of games you and your kids enjoy.
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| | library of great games of all three
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| If you had told me a year ago that I
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| | systems, with the Wii in second and the
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| would be standing in a room, playing
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| | Playstation 3 third.
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| video games with people old enough to be
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| | The Sony Playstation 3 is the most
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| my parents (and in some cases they were
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| | expensive of the three systems, it was
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| my parents) I would have told you that
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| | also the last one to hit store shelves.
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| you were crazy, but that's what the
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| | The Playstation 3 features include the
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| Nintendo Wii brings to the table.
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| | best graphics subsystem of any of the
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| The Wii is different than the other
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| | consoles and of course the Blu-Ray DVD
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| consoles and that difference is due to
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| | player which is built in. If you have a
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| the new motion sensitive controller which
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| | high def TV and want a Blu-Ray player,
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| ships with the console. Imagine that
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| | then the Sony Playstation 3 is the right
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| you're playing a golf game, typical
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| | choice for you.
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| controllers would have you push a thumb
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| | The Playstation 3 was delayed many times
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| switch back, then forth to mimic a golf
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| | and because of that it has the least
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| swing. The Wii on the other hand would
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| | number of games for it of all three
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| have you stand up, draw back the
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| | systems, but if the new price reductions
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| controller (like a golf club) and swing.
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| | of the system are any indication (you can
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| Ok, maybe you're not a golfer, how about
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| | get a 40GB version for $399) then the
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| bowling? If you could have seen my 79
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| | Playstation 3 will make up lost ground
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| year old mother using the Wii controller
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| | quickly in 2008. I don't personally have
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| to bowl and my 8 year old son laughing
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| | a Playstation 3, so can't really comment
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| his head off then you would make your
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| | on first hand knowledge of the system,
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| decision to buy a Wii right now. The Wii
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| | but I know that Sony will not give up
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| comes with a package called Wii Sports
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| | it's position as market leading in the
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| which features bowling, golf, baseball
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| | video game console wars without a fight.
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| and boxing.
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| | So, will it be the funky remote, the most
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| In some games, like bowling or baseball,
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| | games, or the Blu-Ray player and the
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| the Wii controller makes playing the game
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| | promise of future dominance? Your
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| easier than a standard controller.
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| | decision is not an easy one, but I
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| However in some more traditional games it
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| | believe that there are no loosers in this
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| can make games harder to play. For
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| | race. All three systems will have an
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| instance, Mario Strikers was one of my
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| | excellent library of games, amazing
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| favorite games on the Gamecube, but on
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| | graphics and sound and none of them are
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| the Wii I find the new version difficult
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| | going anywhere for a few years. Choose
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| to play (my eight year old seems to have
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| | the fun and cute Wii with it's
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| the hang of it though). In any case, the
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| | revolutionary controller, the sure footed
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| Wii makes an excellent party system, sure
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| | and proven Xbox 360 with it's library of
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| to be enjoyed by kids of all ages and is
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| | exciting games (mostly aimed at teens and
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| the least expensive of the three systems,
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| | young men) or the ultra powerful
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| although the other two are coming down in
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| | Playstation 3 with it's Blu-Ray player.
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| price rapidly to try to compete.
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| | While I don't think that you should buy a
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| The Xbox 360 is the safe middle ground of
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| | system based on backward compatibility it
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| the three systems. It will play DVD's if
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| | is worth mentioning that all three gaming
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| you desire that functionality and can
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| | systems mentioned have some degree of
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| hook up to your HDTV via included
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| | backward compatibility. This may be
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| component video cables (note that the low
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| | important to you if you don't already own
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| end $299 Xbox 360 Arcade does not come
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| | a system and are interested in picking up
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| with the hookup cables for HDTV). Halo 3
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| | some inexpensive older games, beware
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| and BioShock type games should be your
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| | however that not all older games will
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| yardstick for whether or not you want an
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| | play on these systems. I believe the Wii
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| Xbox 360. For us, my son could not live
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| | is the most backward compatible of the
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| without his beloved Halo 3, so off to the
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| | three (with the Gamecube), but I do not
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| store we went to get the Xbox 360.
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| | have any hard/fast numbers.
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| I've been very happy with the system, the
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| | Pick a system and have fun, after all
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| graphics on our 42" plasma HDTV are
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| | isn't that what gaming is all about?
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