Wii

I'm looking forward to the Nintendo Wii. It's likely to cost a heckuva lot less than the Xbox360 and the PS3 (especially so), and will give me and my wife (I'm secretely hoping she'll one day see the fun I have with them and actually try to enjoy them too) the options of a completely different way of playing video games. Microsoft and Sony's offerings are simply upgrades of what I already own (a PC and PS2, respectively), and honestly don't cater to me as a customer. I'm not a fan of console FPSers, horror, sports, and I'm not one to play a "cool" action game. I've never even been interested in something like MGS, Splinter Cell, Devil May Cry or the like. Strategy, platform, adventure, and RPGs are my bread and butter. I'm just not willing to shell out $800 to play Final Fantasy again (I skipped out on 8 until it was bargain since I almost disliked it, X was decent but had 8-itis with the slowness of the game, haven't played XI, and I will probably get XII since after having played the demo liking it).

Nintendo is going to give me a new way to actually play games. In fact, I could use the exercise if that's what it takes. As far as graphics, I'll watch movies if I want realism, but even the Gamecube can pump out beautiful scenes that make games pleasing to the eyes. And no one can discount the Nintendo exclusives, which time and time again prove to be immensely fun. Nintendo franchises aren't remembered because they're bad. It's taken them years to build that reputation, but for good reason: They're good at it.

I'm not looking forward to missing out on some games, however. I know the racing games on the Xbox360 look awesome (and seem to play really well too, from the demo kiosks), and Gran Turismo will one day be on the PS3 (in 5 years from now maybe?). Everything else though seems missable to me.