Video Game Consoles: A Holiday Report Card
School is almost out for the Holidays, and GameDaily has issued a game console report card where they take a long, hard, look at the various consoles available on the market.
Each console was graded on four categories: their price, their available and future games, how their future looks, and a final prognosis. So who’re the big winners? The Nintendo DS Lite, Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Wii all earned A’s, though the Wii got an A-. Exactly why it only got an A- is hard to tell, since they only had nice things to say about the console:
Nintendo has hyped the Wii since last year, and the positive buzz has followed ever since. The new system packs motion-sensitive controls, a mix of entertaining games and an online service that offers everything from customized news and weather to classic game downloads.
The Price Plunking down $60 for an extra controller is excessive, but your $250 still gets you the system, a controller, a sensor bar and the interactive sports game, Wii Sports.
The Games The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess leads the pack. This worthwhile adventure includes lots of questing and Wii-mote sensitive mini-games that really showcase the system. Others games worth a look include Rayman Running Rabbids, an adventurous platformer from Ubisoft; Red Steel , an action-packed game that pits players against the Yakuza; and Madden NFL 07, a football game that takes full advantage of the Wii-mote’s movement capabilities.
The Future Nintendo’s focusing on a number of stellar releases, including the return of everyone’s favorite plumber in Super Mario Galaxy, a new Metroid Prime game and Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. We also look forward to updates to the Virtual Console download service and support for GameCube games.
Final Prognosis The Nintendo Wii will be the hot game console this holiday season. The launch library includes something for everyone, and unlike the PS3, you might actually be able to find one on store shelves.
Grade: A-
Check out the other grades after the jump
School is almost out for the Holidays, and GameDaily has issued a game console report card where they take a long, hard, look at the various consoles available on the market.
Each console was graded on four categories: their price, their available and future games, how their future looks, and a final prognosis. So who’re the big winners? The Nintendo DS Lite, Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Wii all earned A’s, though the Wii got an A-. Exactly why it only got an A- is hard to tell, since they only had nice things to say about the console:
Nintendo has hyped the Wii since last year, and the positive buzz has followed ever since. The new system packs motion-sensitive controls, a mix of entertaining games and an online service that offers everything from customized news and weather to classic game downloads.
The Price Plunking down $60 for an extra controller is excessive, but your $250 still gets you the system, a controller, a sensor bar and the interactive sports game, Wii Sports.
The Games The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess leads the pack. This worthwhile adventure includes lots of questing and Wii-mote sensitive mini-games that really showcase the system. Others games worth a look include Rayman Running Rabbids, an adventurous platformer from Ubisoft; Red Steel , an action-packed game that pits players against the Yakuza; and Madden NFL 07, a football game that takes full advantage of the Wii-mote’s movement capabilities.
The Future Nintendo’s focusing on a number of stellar releases, including the return of everyone’s favorite plumber in Super Mario Galaxy, a new Metroid Prime game and Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. We also look forward to updates to the Virtual Console download service and support for GameCube games.
Final Prognosis The Nintendo Wii will be the hot game console this holiday season. The launch library includes something for everyone, and unlike the PS3, you might actually be able to find one on store shelves.
Grade: A-
• Sony PS2- B+
• Microsoft Xbox- D
• Nintendo GameCube- C
• Nintendo DS Lite- A
• Sony PSP- B
• Microsoft Xbox 360- A
• Nintendo Wii- A-
• Sony PS3- B+
Boy of Tomorrow
Posted to on 4 November 2006
· Comments (1)
Other stuff like this: ds lite, holidays, microsoft, nintendo, rayman running rabbids, red steel, report card, sony, wii, xbox, xbox 360, zelda
I guess it’s the price of the controllers. Which they’re kind of overestiamting, because it’s not every game that needs a nunchuk, by my reckoning it’s about half and half. Either that or they’re biased, but maybe that’s just my inner fanboy talking.