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[jgreening]

Help me decide which video game system to buy for the family. My kids are ages 4-11. We have never had a video game system. The older two are girls and have never really expressed any interest. My son wants one and the girls both say they would play it too. I would appreciate if you all would weigh in on what system to buy and why.

Playstation (version)
X-box (version)
Wii
Wii fit
Other?

Keep in mind that my knowledge of video game systems was current when Atari was around.

Thanks.

Jay

[Supersprynt]

If your buying a system for the family - I'd have to say Wii. It's been the most popular system to date and I think that's because its very family friendly, and it is fun. The girls would like it, and depending on your boys age he'll like it too. It's also one of the cheaper ones, but also one of the hardest to find. Wii fit is an accessory to the Wii and lets you do some stuff moving around. If your boy is older than 13 though this system will get pretty old for him.


The Xbox has a good series of games, some nice exclusive titles, but its been plagued with problems. RROD in the beginning and I'm still hearing that ppl are getting faulty systems even now. I wouldn't buy one I don't trust them at all.

The PS3 is more of a "media console" than the other two. If your interested in a blu-ray player this has an excellent one. It's pretty solid, I've never had to replace any of my Playstations and I've had all 3 versions. Games are less than Xbox but still have some very good titles on it's own. I own one and love it, but the girls won't be interested in the games much as the entire system is aimed at an older audience.