The Nintendo Wii is not your normal game console, while the Xbox 360 and Ps3 emphasise their impressive graphical capabilities the Wii is understated, it does not have the processing powers of the other consoles and uses a very unusual gamepad, the range of games are different, including games specifically targeted to enhance the Wii experience, theses range from educational to fitness (including the normal game genres), it has had great success since it was launched and with Nintendo limiting the build of consoles it has made it highly sought after, the Wii uses a slot loading mechanism and it accepts the Wii discs and the older GameCube discs (without the need for an adaptor, the internal memory is 512Mb and it has a standard Secure Digital card slot for additional storage and SD cards are readily available, the console is available from the high street and prices are very similar the Currys Nintendo Wii and the Debenhams Nintendo Wii both come in at around £180.00 but it is wise to shop around and see what is on offer and what extras you can get.
The Xbox 360 20gb hard drive is now well established and has gone through a few changes over the years, it was released well before one of its main rivals the Playstaion 3 so it had already amassed a gathering of fans before Sony released the much awaited Ps3, the 360 has a larger selection of games available than its competitors including several titles exclusive to the console and the dashboard interface is easy to use and friendly, the wireless controllers are very good and the online functions allow for playing games, downloads and a wide list of other applications, the graphics are very good and sound quality is also good, there are whispers that the dvd drive will be upgraded to Blu-ray for high definition movies and games to played on the console, it is a very good machine and has an established dedicated fan base, the cost of this console ranges but at under £150.00 it represents excellent value, check around for the best prices, argos game console section has it at approx £180.00 with a number of games, woolworths game console section has the Xbox 360 Elite Console with a massive 120GB hard drive, a HDMI port, and HDMI cable under £250.00, so pays to search around.