Best for 17 year old guy- Wii or ps3?

Question

Okay. This Christmas is going to be great! I've decided to surpirise my brother with a new game system thingy. I'm not a gamer myself, (As you can probably tell) but he's always loved nintendo. (Has that gameboy ds and a gamecube) but I've heard that the new system coming out is for little kids. The ps3 is WAY more expensive though, and he hates the xbox 360. This is tough. What should I do?

by the way, I don't want to spend tons of money. $500 max.

Answer 1

The Wii is definitely *NOT* just for kids... it is for all ages. In fact, there is even a marketing campaign with the AARP toward retired people.

It is really about the games and the play, not the systems themselves. If your brother has loved Nintendo style games, and especially the DS, I would say that the Wii would be the way to go. Just get him a Wii Points card and make sure to pick up at least one extra controller. If everyone I have heard about that has tried it is any indication, chances are you will like it too.

Wii is the console for the gamer and the non-gamer.

Answer 2

I am 19 years old. I went to Florida and had the chance to play the Playstation 3. The graphics were not that much better than the 360, maybe 5-10% better. Anyways, the Playstation 3 will run you 400-600 dollars depending on the size of the harddrive you decide to go with. The Nintendo Wii however (which is releasing tonight at midnight) has a launch price of 250 dollars. Since he has a nintendo DS, go with the Wii. The Wii introduces revolutionary gameplay with it's motion sensory controllers and in-depth interactive gameplay. I am a hardcore gamer and own a 360, DS, and PS2, and tonight at midnight a Nintendo Wii. Do him a favor...get him a Wii!

Answer 3

Well, being a nintendo fan myself I would say go with the nintendo wii. As you have mentioned the ps3 is far more expensive and it will also be extremely hard to get your hands on one before x-mas. No, the games are not for little kids, but nintendo does make games for them as well. If your brother didn't like the xbox 360 then I would think he is not into the sports games. "Just a guess" The games for nintendo are more adventerous, the games for ps3 are more action, sports, and some adventure. So there you have it. Best of luck! And you can do a quick search to see the features of each, and compare to which system you think would be most compatible for him. If it helps any, i'm 18.

Answer 4

If your brother likes the gameboy and gamecube hes into a different kind of video gaming than other people. Its a very complex thing (as funny as that sounds) and hes kind of side stepped it and gotten what he wants. Yes, it is true the Wii is somewhat geared towards kids, but it is for his age too. If he hates the Xbox 360, he isn't going to like the PS3. Go with the Wii, I'm seventeen years old too (a guy) and its what I'm getting. Its cheaper, has all the games I want. If he likes Nintendo, it means he likes the games that ONLY Nintendo can offer- Mario, Zelda, etc. I recommend getting him the Nintendo Wii along with the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Trust me, its the better bet. Literally, its a lot cheaper too.

Answer 5

I would get him a PS3, and allow him to do what he wants with it (sell it, possibly...then he can buy another one at the end of december when more are released). I don't recommend he views DVD+/-R/Ws with the PS3. This will age the system faster than normal (as the system will work harder to read the different formats). So if he has burned DVDs, don't let him use the PS3.

Answer 6

I would go for ps3 because your brother is 17 and I'm not saying Nintendo is for kids, but you know ps3 has better gun games.. etc. wii is suppose to cost $250 and you can get 20 gb ps3 for $499,99 http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=tvvideo_hav_ps3&Dept=tvvideo
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat91400050028&type=category
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?navLevel=4&type=category&navHistory=cat00000%2Bcat02000%2Bcat02119&id=pcmcat91400050030
here's some of the information on the consoles
Ps3 also has blue ray built in which is really great for watching dvds. You can use it for watching dvds yourself :)
I hope you make the right choice and pre-order as soon as possible
One more thing you know games in these two consoles cost at least $50 right?

Answer 7

well it sounds like you haven't reserved either of them, and at this time its to late to do that, unless u get them off ebay, in which u will pay more than retail price, maybe u can get the wii for $500 on ebay, since the ps3 are getting well over $1,000 right now on ebay.

Answer 8

Good luck trying to get a PS3. From what I understand, only 400,000 worldwide will be produced. If you were to try to get one, you would probably be trample!. Watch CNN to see what happened today. These folks are crazy!

Answer 9

right this is purely a brainstorm: -skateboard -surfboard -present card (iTunes, or his fav place e.g. improve) -Cooking stuff (e.g. Cake, cookies,) -lots and lots of chocolate<3 -Beanies -Hoodies -Cap -dogs tags -upload-ons with regard to the gadgets he have, like earphones, cases, OH, how approximately a sort of custom cases which you would be able to positioned photos and stuff on? in simple terms Google "custom iPhone case" or something like that and each physique of those stuff will arise! Annnnd, if that would not paintings out, in simple terms get him a great pair of heat fuzzy slippers! (; wish this helped, thank you on your anwser on my query! -Mumbo

Answer 10

i think a wii they come out before ps3 and they're alot cheaper my mates about to get one he agrees and he's almost 17 so go for the wii!!!!