PLease Advise ~ Which Should I Buy PS3 or Wii?

I would say it depends what age they are. If they are younger than 12 or 13 go for the wii. It is more kid friendly and has games that are more appropriate for younger audiences. But for an older kid they would probably enjoy a ps3 more. I like my ps3 much better than my wii. I barely even use my wii. Plus the ps3 has something called playstation move which is similar to the wii. So overall I would say depends on the age but I recommend the ps3.

Why buy a ps3 or wii??? when you have xbox 360, you could buy a kintec... its a new motion playing system.. its a device that sees your motion through a camera and you can also play bluray in that... so that is how you will be saving money, because it only costs another 199 dollars, well that money for me is too much for me lol... but get the xbox kentic, it goes with your xbox.

I'm an extreme fan of the Playstation series but I'd go with WII on this one. The reason is because it's for your two children. I think WII is more child-friendly than Playstation and it's more family-oriented. I vote for WII purely for family reasons.

Hello, I'd like to recommend the wii. The wii is more interactive, as a wider variety of games suited for the whole family, and you can download old games from the wii channel onto the wii. You have many accessories to choose from, and some you can get at the dollar tree. They have sports games, games based off board and television games, they have games for girls and boys alike, they have games to make you dance, some to make you sing... I believe a lot of the games on the wii are rated for children in mind, I have a lot of games that are rated for children in mind but they are just as fun fro the adults, I am 23 if that gives you any indication of how fun they are.

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i think it depends on how old your children is. If you have young children, then maybe they do enjoy wii which they can have some physical exercise as well. But if they are older, they would definitely prefer PS3 as there are more games and better graphic games etc... :p

Since you are going to buy for two children, it would be nice if you would buy them a Nintendo Wii than a PlayStation 3. Most of the games on the PlayStation 3 are either for teens and above, taking advantage of the graphic capabilities of that game of course. When you look at Nintendo's Wii, you can have a lot of variety when it comes to games and, game play is more innovative since you sometimes need to move compared to just pressing buttons on the keypad. Games on the Wii are in DVD, so I think they would be more affordable compared to the PlayStation 3's Blue Ray disks. With that, I think you can really buy more games for the Wii than on the PlayStation 3. Well, some games can be played in different consoles, like Guitar Hero or those other music games but, there are also games that can only played on some particular consoles.

If you want to buy it for children, I suggest you to buy Wii. At least sometimes the Wii games are much more like sports. The children won't stay in front of the TV and play the videos only. It is harmful for their eyesight and less sports are not good for children. The Wii games will make them have activities and it is funny. I love China

The Wii is suited for those who are active and who like to move about instead of just holding on to the joystick whereas the PS3 is for the serious gamers and enthusiasts of hardcore shooting games. If your children don't like to move about then it's the PS3. If they are hyperactive, buy the Wii. However, take note that if they are too excited and especially the Wii involves moving the remote control around, it could fly off and hit an object. I will say the Wii is the best as you can move around as you play. It's your take now.

From the sounds of it, your goal is to get the kids up and moving around. If that's the case, then Wii is the way to go. It's not only the cheapest of the 3 next gen consoles, but the Wii remote actually requires some movement to be used in certain games, which gives the kids an outlet for their energy. All 3 have good games for them, but I think the Wii caters more to the age group your kids probably fit under. The Wii does, however have a couple drawbacks you should consider: 1) Friend codes make it hard to add friends over the internet. 2) The Wii remote is battery operated, as opposed to the other 2 being rechargeable by default, so unless you have money to spend on batteries, or you have rechargeable batteries, then maybe this isn't such a good option. Also, another thing you should consider; There are different models of the PS3 and only some of them are backwards compatible (By backwards compatible I mean they play PS/PS2 games.) Do your research and see which models are backwards compatible before you buy one. Also, if you don't have Wi-Fi, you can't download the PS2 BIOS, and it doesn't come with the system. Personally I think it's stupid how they handled backwards compatibility with that system. On the other hand, the Xbox 360 and Wii play Xbox games & Gamecube games respectively, so they're backwards compatible with some of what you may already have. All the systems have downloadable content, some of which include older games, so there's a variety of games for all systems. I hope that gives you a general run-down of what all these systems have to offer.

I would recommend the ps3 personally, they will have more fun when playing it one themselves. The wii needs friend round, or parents etc to take part. But then again, you may prefer that. The PS3 is more about gaming, where the wii is more about sort of light fun with friends. But for £200 or however much a wii costs, i would want more than fairly basic graphics, with a controller made out of cheap plastics. The ps3 can even be used to play blu rays (these are sort of what is coming after DVDs) But the choice is ultimately yours.

A wii definatly if you have kids that are under twelve wii offers titles for smaller kids when ps3 only offers a bit so you should give them a wii.

Since your kids are 14 and 17 years old, I say the Playstation 3 is better for them. They play the Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 more which means they prefer to play more teenage to adult games. Nintendo Wii haves more games for family and kids. Of coures the Nintendo Wii is more interactive. If you want to get your kids off the couch with the Playstation 3, get the Playstation Move which is a motion controller like the Nintendo Wii motion controller. It's suppose to be released on September 19. Depends what your kids like the most in games. If they love Mario games and other family games then go with Nintendo Wii. If they are more into Action-Adventure, Shooters, RPG, etc. then go with Playstation 3.

Personally I would say your choices should be Wii or Xbox, as the new Xbox componet that will make it better than Wii, plus the Xbox has the most games, the Xbox 360 is stomping on PS3. I have and like the Wii myself, and I am 40, I use it mainly now for Rockband, but it is great for multi player, and getting folks a little more active, get off your rear and move something.. :) Kids need to get active these days. I do not have the answers to all those questions, but I do think the PS3 has more games than the Wii, however Xbox 360 has more than both. You might want to look at the games each offer and see which ones interest you the most, between Wii and PS3 usually most will like the games on PS3 better, however the play style on the Wii is very unique and adds a total new gaming dimension that the PS3 can not match. However be sure you have adequete room to play the Wii otherwise trying to have 2 people playing and moving at the same time might not work out well as it is always good to have a big room to play the Wii so folks can flail their arms and move around while playing. I would not even consider the blu ray option for the PS3 as why to get it over the Wii as most folks have a Blu-Ray player, netflix offers a way to stream movies to your TV through your wii system.

even though I want a wii too I would suggest you get the ps3

The best bang for your buck will be the PS3. It is more than just a gaming console, it is an entertainment system. It has the ability to handle movies, pictures, video AND gaming. It will grow with your children. While it IS true that the Wii seems to have more family oriented games, Sony is moving in the right direction. The introduction of the new PS3 accessories that pretty much give it the same capabilities as the Wii were just released. With this, you can rest assured that they will also come out with family and family friendly oriented games. Just for reference, my family has both a Wii AND a PS3. The PS3 gets the most usage. Good-Luck

I my personal opinon, get a ps3. Wii is more of a console you play with friend, and i would rather watch a dvd with friends compared to playing on the wii, as the wii gets quite boring. Furhtermore, the psp has a blu ray player. So you could even watch blu-rays in HD with your friends! But thats just me, the wii is a bit cheap style plastic, that evolves around the idea that you have fun with it with friends, which you would do doing anything pretty much!

I also don't know much about these two games as i am user of PS2. And I am well satisfied with ps2 which is very cheap in compare of two you mentioned... But still there are some advanced features like : PS3 having more good graphics.. Wireless joystick (ps2 having joystick with wire).. Having Hard Disk don't know others but surely there are many more.. about wii : The only unique feature i know is that it having motion censor .. so you can have unique experience of gaming in compare of other device.. About price comparison i think wii is cheaper then ps3.(not sure)... IF you are not that regular on gaming or if you are begginer then i don't think you should go for such costly games... you should choose ps2 instead of them.. i mean it is very cheap(in compare of ps3 and wii) and you can experience good gaming with it.

ps 3

how 'bout Xbox 360?