I am Thinking about buying an Nintendo.

[kirinke]

Haven't really done much research, actually this is the start of it. I've shopped around a lil and Nintendo sounds like the best bet. Most people do have good things to say about the DS, which is what I'm looking at. WII I dunno, depends on how much it costs.

 

[freebfrost]

Wii will be in the $200-$250 range in the US.

Plus their entire backlog of Nintendo games (and most of Segas) will be available for it.

 

[kirinke]

That's really not too bad considering that some of the newer game systems (not the hand-helds) out there run anywhere from 400-600 dollars.

I'm saving up to buy something along the lines of the ds or the WII. I take it that isn't the hand held game systems.

 

[Arnwyn]

The DS is the hand-held, the Wii is the console.

 

[freebfrost]

Some details about the consoles are available here.

Handhelds are here.

Hope that helps!

 

[kirinke]

Both of em sound pretty good and it'll probably been sometime in November before I can afford either game system.

 

[trancejeremy]

Looks like the Wii will be $250, but come with "Wii Sports". (Dunno if that includes writing your name in the snow, or if that will be saved for "Wii Winter Games")

 

[ssampier]

Correct. Gotta love "Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" Sports.

 

[MoogleEmpMog]

If you're interested in older games, the Wii is almost certainly worth the extra $100 or so you would pay over the GameCube because it's backwards compatible and, more importantly, will allow you to cheaply acquire lots of classic Nintendo and Sega games; basically, it's like getting a new system + a gamecube + a 'Best Of' collection of the NES, SNES, Sega Genesis and Nintendo 64.

Unfortunately, that DOESN'T include Pokemon, for which you would need to buy a used GameBoy or GameBoy Advance (NOT a DS). :\