I had the chance to play two consoles at the party I was at earlier today - an XBox 360, and a Wii. The interesting thing was this: the Wii and the 360 were in the same room, and everyone (adults and kids) that wanted to play, played the Wii. The XBox only got put on after the guy with the Wii went home with it :)

We had a great time playing the Wii Sports golf game - yes, the graphics suck - but that doesn't matter. The game play is really, really cool. I think "Mario Cart" on the motion sensing remote is going to be a real winner. We played Gears of War for a bit after the Wii left and yes - the graphics were very cool. But - the controller is, well, a stock game controller for which you have to memorize the functions. The Wii with the sports games - you just hop right in and play.

I know which console I'll be buying this year, and it won't be a 360 or a PS3 :)

Technorati Tags: console, games