The Daily Click

::.

General Poll #25
News posted 17th November, 2007 by Broomie
You've had a week to decide what your favourite new feature of TDC is and now it's time for the results! With 42 votes, the Projects section is at top! In second place with 27 is the new rating system and next was the new improved reply toolbox with 5 votes. To view the full results click here. .:THIS WEEK'S POLL:. What is your favourite current gen console? We have had similar polls but they never got to the point. We all know what your favourite games console growing up was and who your favourite video game character is but now let's fast forward to now and check out what current gen console you like best! Is it the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or the Wii? Tweet

Posted by Phredreeke

17th November, 2007

Oh, thank you. Now I'm torn. Normally I'd just pick the 360 BUT Super Mario Galaxy has just come out and it's awesome... Can't you put Wii60 as an option?

Posted by Tim

17th November, 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibAWqDfClVE&NR=1

Posted by Ricky

17th November, 2007

I don't have any next gen consoles

I got a N64

Posted by Joe.H

17th November, 2007

I have a PSX, and I've borrowed my brother's PS2 to play Final Fantasy 12/Kingdom Hearts 1&2

I was contemplating getting a 360 for christmas.

But I'm not sure, I'm off to uni next year so I don't know if it's worth spending that much money on something when I'd have to give it up when I get to Uni...

Posted by Dr. James MD

17th November, 2007

Only one system plays the highest rated game this gen! And I'm still stuck at 27 stars on it

Posted by Phredreeke

17th November, 2007

Halo 3 has stars?

Posted by Ski

17th November, 2007

No but you do and I'm stealing them

Posted by Cazra

17th November, 2007

N64 is the BEST!!!

Posted by Johnny Look

17th November, 2007

oh crap I forgot to vote

Posted by Dr. James MD

17th November, 2007

I'm referring to Gamerankings and Metacritics #1. Halo 3 didn't get so high up there.

Posted by -Liam-

17th November, 2007

Close between 360 ans Wii for me. Being a Ninty fanboy though, the Wii got my vote. Only just though, and thats only because of Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy.

Posted by Superfunk

17th November, 2007

I'm voting the Wii, because it is a hero with it's virtual console bringing back old games. I don't have a ps3 and the 360 doesn't have any games I like.

Posted by Ricky

18th November, 2007

I vote 360 because i see virtual console as a greedy tactic by Nintendo, to make you pay for games you already own

Posted by Kirby Smith

18th November, 2007

Tough call. The Wii has a lot of potential, and a lot of fun and quirky games, but overall I feel like the Xbox 360 has delivered more to date. Nintendo's motion controls are cool, but their refusal to embrace online gaming is what holds them back in my eyes. The Virtual Console is nice and all, but being able to download demos and NEW arcade games on Live is even nicer.

That said, Super Mario Galaxy is absolutely amazing, and is perhaps the most pure fun I've had with a game in quite some time. Both systems have weak libraries overall though, so I have to tip my hat to the 360's online elements.

As for the PS3, if I wanted a Blu-Ray player I'd just buy one outright, and if I wanted a $600 console... oh wait, I wouldn't.

Posted by LIJI

18th November, 2007

The Wii is awesome and doesn't BSOD or overheats.

Posted by Raverider

18th November, 2007

Xbox 360 - the games define the console. Wii is really good too.

Posted by Dr. James MD

18th November, 2007

I vote 360 because i see virtual console as a greedy tactic by Nintendo, to make you pay for games you already own

What? Well don't buy games you already own... I only buy the best games I owned (which look like cack on my new TV, Wii has component so they look good) and gems I missed out on or cost too much 2nd hand.

Posted by Flava

18th November, 2007

I vote 360 because i see virtual console as a greedy tactic by Nintendo, to make you pay for games you already own

PS3 offers PS1 games too, and Microsoft announced they'll be offering Xbox games for download on the 360 - so if Nintendo are being greedy by doing that then so are Sony and Microsoft. You shouldn't judge a console based on how greedy the company is.

Posted by Ski

18th November, 2007

Nintendo aren't greedy, they've been making sure everyone who had an original WII can claim up to 4 official Nintendo Wiimote covers

They're well made too.

Posted by Del Duio

18th November, 2007

I don't have any new consoles, but if I had to get only one it'd be the Wii easily.

Posted by Phredreeke

18th November, 2007

I'm voting the Wii, because it is a hero with it's virtual console bringing back old games.

That's it, I'm voting for 360 now! Thanks for helping me make up my mind

Posted by LIJI

18th November, 2007

Haha, Microsoft not greedy.

Posted by Phredreeke

18th November, 2007

Honestly, some people don't seem to realize that you run a business to make money.

Also, fact is that Bill Gates has donated a shitload of money to charities. Between 2000-2004 he donated $29 billions to charity according to a Forbes magazine.

Posted by Guru Rinpoche

18th November, 2007

Someone said that profit is work going unpaid. Everyone who tries to turn a profit is greedy in the sense that they're trying to get more money than the amount of work they put into it. Not that it's a bad thing, but that's how our society works. People who hoard money like Gates are just fucking with the economy.

Posted by Ski

18th November, 2007

omg he swore

Posted by LIJI

18th November, 2007

This is how Microsoft works.
They sell overpriced products (Which doesn't look bad) and some extra money for stuff. (Which looks good)
So they're being greedy AND getting away with it by doing good stuff. -_-

Posted by Dr. James MD

18th November, 2007

That's true. It's not so great when Tesco say they're the most profitable company in England. That means they could lower the prices, but they wont. The bosses like money!

And Gates is very good for his charitable work. Very very good. But it's like that bible story. The old poor woman who didn't donate much, but all her money to the temple, and the rich man who gave much more but he was still left with money. I think there's a message in there but I've lost in through time.
That's! I respect the poor student donating more than the rich man donating more as he has more to give but keeps loads for themselves.

Posted by Dr. James MD

18th November, 2007

Yea, it's embarrassing how Apple can sell a more feature packed OS for £60 and MS charge a minimum of £66 for an, oddly enough, system with fewer built in apps and features. And they max out at £229. But hey that's MS! They charge you to play online games even when you're hosting them yourself!

Posted by Phredreeke

18th November, 2007

They charge you to play online games even when you're hosting them yourself!

Like it or not, all previous online console game services have been $hit. MS got it right with Live, which Sony is now attempting to emulate with PSN.

Posted by Phredreeke

18th November, 2007

Also, how come people have no problem paying $12 a month for WoW, but cries bloody murder for MS charging less than half that much for Live?

Posted by Dr. James MD

18th November, 2007

I cry bloody murder on both.

Posted by Ricky

18th November, 2007

PC has free online pay usually. PC ftw

Posted by Ricky

18th November, 2007

I meant play not pay. Why is delete gone?

Posted by Peblo

18th November, 2007

It never existed!

Posted by Phredreeke

18th November, 2007

Thy Clubsoft giveth, and thy Clubsoft taketh away.

Posted by Guru Rinpoche

18th November, 2007

I've never read the Site rules before, but Ignorance is not a defense. I promise to never use profance language again (on the DC that is). My bad.

Posted by Ricky

18th November, 2007

you aren't the only one who's let profanity slip.

Posted by Kirby Smith

19th November, 2007

"Also, how come people have no problem paying $12 a month for WoW, but cries bloody murder for MS charging less than half that much for Live?"

Because WoW uses dedicated servers whereas Xbox Live is player-hosted. Apart from downloadable content, Microsoft isn't really hosting anything.

Posted by Jake G

19th November, 2007

Wii all the way... Simply cause its the best...
Meanwhile...

http://www.youtube.com/v/vlv8P0prqgE&rel=1

Man I'm Cheap...

Posted by MasterM

19th November, 2007

im not surprised wii is winning. i voted 360 btw

Posted by LIJI

19th November, 2007

http://xbox360bsodwtf.ytmnd.com/

Posted by -Liam-

19th November, 2007

<3 Nintendo 'n' all that jizzle but I was enraged when I bought Sonic 1 and 2 on the VC then discovered I could have got them on the Xbox Live Arcade with online high scores, online multiplayer on sonic 2 (Prolly wouldn't have used that tho

) and been able to unlock achievments ;_;

Posted by Dr. James MD

19th November, 2007

True, but the 360 controller is a bit poor with 2D games. The dpad is just terrible and analogue sticks for a platform game? But it's comfy as hell which is why I'm using one for my PC

Posted by Phredreeke

19th November, 2007

Posted by Chrisbo

19th November, 2007

I love my 360. I've played the Wii a bit, and I think it's fun, but just not what I'm into.

Posted by DaVince

20th November, 2007

Dun-o. I've seen the most interesting stuff come from the Wii though, and some from the 360.

Posted by alastair john jack

20th November, 2007

I enjoy the 360.

Posted by AndyUK

21st November, 2007

It's hard to make a decision when you've only played one of the 3 consoles. (like me)

How many here have played all three consoles?

Posted by Muz

21st November, 2007

I haven't played any of them. The prices of any of them are high and the prices of the games are just plain ridiculous. Since the country's average wage is 8 times less than say, in the USA, imagine what it's like if your games cost 8 times more.

"That's! I respect the poor student donating more than the rich man donating more as he has more to give but keeps loads for themselves."
> BTW, I strongly disagree with that. The rich man helps more people with his $10M than a million poor kids giving $10. And he makes sure the money goes where it's intended too. Only about 10%-30% of donated money ever reaches the recipient, the rest tends to go to the middlemen and transportation. And it's just plain stupid to donate ALL your money to charity. It's touching, true, but doesn't help anyone when you donate what little pennies you have. Don't get me wrong.. I support charity, but there are other ways, like investing that money then donating your profits. Or blood donations.

Posted by Muz

21st November, 2007

Damn.. I forgot what I wanted to say:
Why isn't PC on the list?!

My PC pwns consoles any day. You won't find Heroes of Might and Magic, Medieval Total War 2, or Roller Coaster Tycoon on the XBox360 or the Wii. And if you did, they'd have horrible gameplay. And my PC can play anything on the 360, from the latest Need For Speed to Halo to the Final Fantasy games. Given time, I think there'll be an expensive copy of the Wiimote for the PC too, in about 2 years.

Posted by LIJI

22nd November, 2007

You can use the Wiimote on the PC with bluetooth...

Posted by Phredreeke

22nd November, 2007

Muz: What are you talking about? Halo 3 isn't out on PC yet, only the first and second games have been released. The Final Fantasy series isn't on 360 except the stupid MMORPG.

Posted by LIJI

22nd November, 2007

Bottom line:
Wii>*>DOS PC>Xbox>Dog Poo>Xbox 360

Posted by Phredreeke

22nd November, 2007

Real bottom line:
LIJI is a Wii furry

Posted by Broomie

23rd November, 2007

PC isn't necessarily a current gen console as it's been out since... well you know. This is a vote for the consoles that are new and exciting! The PC is obviously fantastic at playing games but although the graphic cards and system speculations maybe new, the PC overall isn't.

Although I was hesitant about adding Nintendo DS and PSP but I may save that for another day.

Posted by Knudde (Shab)

23rd November, 2007

Yeah, save that DS vs. PSP thing for another day. I'm quite surprised that this hasn't been a flamewar! Please keep it up guys!

I voted 360, I like the Wii, but there's a decided lack of Wii games that I really want to play. Wii also hosts more titles that I've filed under the "I don't even want to try this game" category; mostly the god awful minigame collections they keep shovelling on it. C'mon devs, Wii can do more than friggin waggle minigames.

PS3 has potentional, but that's about it at this point; hopefully we'll get a good amount of decent software for it next year.

Is anyone else kinda surprised that the whole "next gen" has only applied to GFX so far, and not design (Heavenly Sword is a good example of this)? I was hoping that after 2 years in the "next gen" we'd see something...

BTW to me, it looks like the new Splinter Cell game (Conviction I think it is) is actually going to be the first to take the plunge into next gen design.

Posted by LIJI

23rd November, 2007

"the whole "next gen" has only applied to GFX so far"

Disagreed. The Wii features a new way of playing games in this generation. Though nothing too revolutionary in PS3/XBox360. (I might be wrong, I don't know too much about these.)

Posted by Phredreeke

23rd November, 2007

The Wii also has a revolutionary way of playing games online

Who here likes friend codes?

The 360 lets you play your own music in all games

(except xbox 1 emulated games) Not revolutionary, but a nice feature the other two consoles don't have AFAIK. Also 360 is the only of the three that will output at a 1360x768 resolution (which is very welcome for lcd tv owners wanting to pixelmap the video)

Author Info

Broomie
iInfamous/i

Registered
30/08/2002
Points
929

Game of the Week Winner

Worth A Click