Wii Warm Up: The others

by Chris Greenhough { Aug 30th 2008 at 10:30AM }

We usually use the Wii Warm Up to discuss and dissect Wii-related minutiae, but today we want to know more about your non-Nintendo gaming habits. Which other consoles do you own (current-gen or otherwise), which is your favorite (after the Wii, naturally), and what did you last play/are you currently playing through?

Tags: braid, gizmondo, pc, ps3, psp, wwu, xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

evilfoxhound @ Aug 30th 2008 10:44AM

I have a PS3 to compliment my Wii for all my HD gaming needs. Also have a DS, PSP and lots of retro consoles.

After the Wii (Naturally :P) the PS3 is my fave. Mainly because I am a huge racing game fan and enjoy games like GT5P, GRID, Motorstorm and Burnout Paradise.

PS, Used to have some 360's too. You can probably guess why I don't have them anymore LOL

Jason @ Aug 31st 2008 5:26PM

I guess they do have games for the PS3! It's too bad they're aren't many of them.

I guess my favorite non-Nintendo console right now is the XBox 360. But that's still a long ways off from being my favorite console. I use the 360 primarily as a MythTV front end. That's actually what I used my XBox 1 for as well... About the only interesting game on the 360 right now is Braid and I'll get TNA iMPACT. I thought I'd like Sonic 360. I thought, "It can't be that bad!" Boy I was wrong.

If it's non Wii consoles then my favorite right now is the DS. I'm working my way through the Ace Attorney series. I wish they would release Ace Attorney episodes on Wii Ware (or XBLA) monthly. :(

Char6296 @ Aug 30th 2008 10:55AM

I'm hoping for a PSP. I only really have Nintendo handhelds, always had. I'm fond of the PS2, for Beyond Good and Evil, although I got scared on the stealth scenes and avoided them. XD I remember getting up to the Slaughterhouse, but can't play due to a busted PS2 which lasted for about 3 years. And the Xbox almost exclusively for Fable TLC, which is an RPG that most of my family like.

pjsingh @ Aug 30th 2008 11:13AM

Dreamcast is second favorite system all the way!

pjsingh @ Aug 30th 2008 11:15AM

Dreamcast is second favorite system all the way!

seetrapp @ Aug 30th 2008 11:16AM

PS3. I've been playing the hell out of PixelJunk Eden. Nintendo needs to make a Trophy/Achievements system! That would kick ass!

zchry @ Aug 30th 2008 11:33AM

I don't own any non-Nintendo consoles anymore. I used to have a PS2, but my sister took it to college. I used to have a Sega Genesis (and a Nomad), but it died long ago.

My favorite after the Wii? It's between the Nintendo 64 and the Virtual Boy.

Oh, additionally, I have a Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, and Nintendo DS. All of them are wonderful. I couldn't possibly pick a favorite out of those.

zchry @ Aug 30th 2008 3:10PM

I forgot!

Currently playing through: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Then again, I always play my N64 games over and over, just not often.

Also, I'm taking this as a non-Wii post, not a non-Nintendo one. Otherwise I'm pretty much stuck.

HiddenEmerald @ Aug 30th 2008 11:46AM

I have a ds (of course) and a ps2 and ps3. My fave is the wii, then ds. Then my ps3. Got it for Disgaea 3 and FF13. Play my wii a bit more.

Mr Khan @ Aug 30th 2008 11:48AM

Ha ha!

None.

taylor @ Aug 30th 2008 11:54AM

snes ftw!

Supercool4 @ Aug 30th 2008 12:07PM

Ive been playing guitar hero 2 on the 360 for a while I also have a ds an a psp but I can't remember the last time I used one of them

Dan @ Aug 30th 2008 12:07PM

Besides my Wii and Nintendo DS, I have a Xbox 360. Though I don't remember the last time I have played it. My brother plays it more then me, so it is still in good use. I would probably be using it more if I had Xbox Live but I have a wireless connection and don't have the wireless antenna for wireless connections. I also don't know where my 1 Month Gold Subscription card that came packaged with it.

WiiFTW @ Aug 30th 2008 7:34PM

If you are reasonably tech savvy you can use a wireless router using special firmware as a wireless adapter (about $40 or $50) instead of shelling out $100 to MSFT for their wireless adapter.

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/02/how-to-cheap-wireless-for-your-xbox-360/

Leland @ Aug 30th 2008 12:14PM

Right now all I have with me is my Wii, my Gamecube, and my Ps2. I guess my fav after the Wii is the Ps2. And currently I'm replaying through Final Fantasy VIII for the Ps1.

PiemanPieman @ Aug 30th 2008 12:14PM

Man this is such an impossible question to answer. I'm just going to limit it to non-portables and the current generation because that means I only have one choice. PlayStation 3. However the last game I played was Braid. Roommate and I kind of share consoles, which is mainly why I don't -myself- own a 360 at this time.

ZombiePikmin @ Aug 30th 2008 12:47PM

Ive been playing alot of my PS2.

ChromeAlchemist @ Sep 17th 2008 8:17PM

pc. a good deal of games that come out on either of the other two consoles come to pc, so why bother changing imo? i said to my friend i would buy a ps3 for mgs, mirror's edge, and others, but most are coming to the pc (mirror's edge is, mgs obviously isnt) so...yea :P

Patrick @ Aug 30th 2008 1:10PM

I've been playing Castle Crashers for the 360 (its a Live Arcade game). REALLY fun, highly suggest getting it.

shadowchaoscontrol @ Aug 30th 2008 1:10PM

my N64 and genesis are getting quite a bit of attention because nintedno's wifi dongle is crap, and my ds is getting love since i got into homebrew

Roto13 @ Aug 30th 2008 1:11PM

I'm not going to list all of the consoles I own (the oldest one is an Atari 2600 :P) but this generation I have a Wii, PS3, and a DS. Currently I'm playing Final Fantasy XII, Soul Calibur IV, and Final Fantasy Tactics A2. Hooray!

time @ Aug 30th 2008 1:25PM

I've got a 360 and a PS2.
360's my favorite though :)

samfish @ Aug 30th 2008 1:27PM

I got a 360 just the other day. So I've been playing that. It's ok, but I mainly bought it for the XBLA style games, as those are more my speed.
As for the other consoles I own, I have (at my house, at least) an SNES, N64, Dreamcast, Saturn, PS2 and a DS.
I'm probably going to sell the Saturn later this fall or next spring at a garage sales, as I never ever play it.
I play the N64 about twice a year (usually Banjo or Mischief Makers) and haven't turned the SNES on in who knows how long...but I could NEVER part with my N64 or SNES!
The DC has a bunch of good games, but I don't play it that often. And as for the PS2, well, I just call it the God Hand Box, as that's the only thing it's really used for at this point. I have FFXII for it, but I've never been able to bring myself to play it.

Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! @ Aug 30th 2008 5:21PM

I've had FFXII practically since it came out and have yet to play it. Dragon Quest VIII was the last best Square game I've played and I'm tentative to spoil that, but mostly I blame the Wii's existence for the reason I have yet to play FFXII.

PSN & GAMERTAG: jorojoserojas - Wii FC: 0749-8609-3752-6926 @ Aug 31st 2008 3:52AM

Hey Samfish, I'd love to jump on that Saturn! I'm being serious, too!

Also, I'd like to add you to my 360 friend list - add me: jorojoserojas

Nigeria @ Aug 30th 2008 1:57PM

A NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive, Saturn, Xbox, and a DS. I also have a 360 which is sorta mine. Though, I only play my DS and, semi regularly, my Saturn.

My favourite game would have to be Fighters Megamix. There's nothing like using a car to punch someone in the face.

I don't play any games for the 360, in fact, I only own one game: The Darkness. The majority of the marquee games I've already played on the Xbox, it's a little redundant buying them all over again.

bubmario @ Aug 30th 2008 2:02PM

N64 is probably my 2nd fav. Classics like Zelda, Mario, and Donkey Kong are near and dear to me.

Right now, I'm trying to finish up the awesomeness that is Metroid Prime 3.

Terrorbyt3 @ Aug 30th 2008 2:08PM

I own a 360, and regularly give it some Rock Band lovin'. I just finished playing through Braid the other day, which at first made me go "Aww, I wanna help out this little guy", and then after the last level I was more like "Wait, WTF?!" and then a few minutes after that, "Umm... huh?" and then spent the next hour by myself picking apart the story to try and figure it all out.

Max Headroom @ Aug 30th 2008 2:20PM

In addition to the Wii, I have an XBox 360 that I bought just over a month ago. Since then, I've played FEAR, Bioshock, Portal, Half-Life 2, Gears of War, and Ikaruga, as well as several game demos. I haven't finished all those games yet, but I've been having a lot of fun. I played a little bit of Excite Truck in there as well, but haven't had much of a desire to play the Wii much recently. GoW is the last game I played. I made it through the Casual campaign and am working through hardcore now.

It is great having so many options. I wanted some shooting action and I got it in spades on the XBox. In addition, I've been looking to pick up something in the racing genre and am finding a huge selection there as well. Xbox has a lot more variety than some people give it credit for.

Robert @ Aug 30th 2008 2:59PM

After the Wii, I have my gaming PC, which I cherish, although I really should upgrade from my 8600 GT next year.

Safiel @ Aug 30th 2008 3:04PM

I've always had a gameboy in whatever it's current form is. Love the thing.

Right now, I've got a good assortment of the others, gameboy, gamegear, genesis, nes, snes, n64, cube, ps1, ps2, psp, wii. I plan to pick up a ps3, once they're more reasonably prices (I've got plenty to play in the mean time).

TooN @ Aug 30th 2008 3:53PM

What game is that picture of that Chris is playing ?

ryan @ Aug 30th 2008 4:21PM

thats Braid for the xbox live arcade...

rumor has it that after the timed exclusive it may also find its way onto the psn

TWOO DEE @ Aug 30th 2008 3:45PM

ninja gaiden on the ds and too many games on backlog to list (i feel like i have ADD this year or something =\)

i made an oath recently to follow through with a game once i've started it and so far i've been successful

Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! @ Aug 30th 2008 5:34PM

Right now I've got the Wii, a DS, N64, SNES and PS2.

In the past I also had the Genesis, PlayStation (original, then slim), and PS2 (original, now slim) but would always sell to get the next best thing as I was a kid/college student, not a working adult.

At the moment the PS2 is actually getting quite a bit of use as my gateway to Rock Band (been hooked on GH:III for Wii and was itching to play drums when the $100 PS2 bundle was for sale). Now that I know what it's all about, I will be trading said bundle in for the Wii version of GH:WT in a couple months.

After that the PS2 probably will collect some dust until I decide to replay a Final Fantasy game. Or Psychonauts.

Inanimate @ Aug 30th 2008 6:43PM

I have actually never owned a non-Nintendo console.

I first started gaming with the Gameboy Advance, and then got a Gamecube. Back then, I never owned one game for more than a few months, because I was constantly trading or selling games. The only definite game was Melee, which I would never get rid of.

My brother stole and sold my gamecube, three controllers, Melee, and a memory card, but hasn't paid me back for all of it, and he isn't even paying back the whole amount that is worth!

I got a Wii a short time later, and I got a DS way before the Wii. I finally became a real big gamer, since before I never knew what was good or what was bad. Now, I read sites, and never needed to check the Games section at the store to see what was new. I knew what was going to be new in 5 months!

To sum this up, I am a pure Nintendo fan. The only times I have even thought non-Nintendo were when Patapon came out, and when I read about Littlebigplanet.

rouroniJohn @ Aug 30th 2008 6:51PM

the PS2 is the only thing that could even rival
the Wii. ICO and Shadow of the colossus were and
are still the best.

manyquestions @ Aug 30th 2008 7:01PM

I'm pretty much just a Nintendo console owner. I've enjoyed a few games on systems like PS2 and 360, but nothing compels me enough to go out and get anythin but a Nintendo system of my own. After Wii (or maybe before, I'm not really sure) is N64 for me, then followed by DS and decisively after Wii would be the GameCube followed by PS2 and 360 and then you run into consoles that I don't have enough experience with to rate numerically (I got into gaming with the N64, so missed the NES?SNES boat).

mrpeatie @ Aug 30th 2008 9:47PM

360 all the way. For the type of games I enjoy (immersive first or third person shooters) it can't be beat. That's not to say I don't enjoy some Mario Kart or VC action from time to time.

Supercool4 @ Aug 30th 2008 10:06PM

I also have been playing my N64 a lot to get ready for Banjo Threeie ,I've been calling it that sense 2001 so don't try and get me to say nuts & bolts....Oh crap I just said it.

TJF588 @ Aug 30th 2008 10:19PM

- Intellivision II (now have CD versions)
- my g-ma's Atari system, I guess it was
- PlayStation 2 (large)
- PocketStation (Chocobo World FTW?)

- GBC (PKMN Yellow Edition)
- GBA (indigo) - broken-ish
- GBA SP 'SPee' (NES Limited) - stolen
- GBA SP 'SPee II' ("SPee Dos") (graphite) - replaced
- GBA SP "SPee 3 PO"

Desire:
- PS3 flat
- Xbox Elite
- HDD-enabled Wii (black)
- FFXI-capable PC/laptop
- PSP-3001 ("piano" black)
- DS lite (PKMN D/P edition)

Aside from dedicated systems (DigiPets>Tamogatchi), that's mostly it... I guess... I think... maybe...

Ninjacrank @ Aug 30th 2008 10:34PM

Game.com is still the best ever.

tacoman @ Aug 30th 2008 10:35PM

I am getting into Street Fighter 4 whenever possible.

Miranda @ Aug 30th 2008 11:23PM

Well, after the Wii, the one I play most is my DS Lite. I also have (in order of how much I play them):
- PS2 (all my music games are on it)
- XBox
- PSP
- Sega Genesis (haven't played it in more than a year)

nintendo1889 @ Sep 1st 2008 9:17AM

Hmmm...that's a tough one. I like playing Super Smash Bros Brawl and Zelda. Just started up another game of Grandia 2 and 3 (tackling both at the same time)! A very underrated series to be sure. They actually have a storyline unlike some other game from that series....

Makalu @ Aug 30th 2008 11:54PM

I've got a 360. I've been alternating between the Orange Box and Braid

lobotomies4free @ Aug 31st 2008 7:28AM

my ps3 and ds round-out my current gen needs. I'm loving pixeljunk eden and Metal gear online and will be till Littlebigplanet and Killzone 2 (hopefully Flower will be out soon too).

It's a good thing too cause nintendo doesn't seem to have much planned for the next 6 months