Nintendo DS or Wii
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That's quite a difficult choice.
Both consoles have their good points and their useless gimmicks. If I went with the Wii, I'd be forsaking portability, which is a big minus for me. Also, it seems to me that for every third Wii game you have to buy a new controller accessory
On the other hand, I'd be getting a number of great exclusives as well as longer games with more complex gameplay and better visuals that are impossible on the Nintendo DS. I've also noted that Wii games, even the goofy ones to an extent, have more engaging stories than DS ones - many of which don't have a story at all.
If I went with the DS, it'd be portable, region free, and backwards compatible with the GBA - all huge plus points for me. I'd be losing out on the story-driven games on the Wii, though, and not all games have a control scheme that suits me since some of them, especially the cheaply-made ones, try to make unnecessary use of the touchscreen. Many story-focused games don't have very good stories on the DS. The visuals would obviously, and understandably, be inferior. However, the good DS games try to make up for the lack of an engaging story with their gameplay, and unique DS games make up for the inferior graphical capabilities of the consoles with their art style.
I would choose the Nintendo DS, overall, though if I knew I was missing what the Wii had to offer, I'd feel dead inside
What about you, Marc? What would you choose?
Both consoles have their good points and their useless gimmicks. If I went with the Wii, I'd be forsaking portability, which is a big minus for me. Also, it seems to me that for every third Wii game you have to buy a new controller accessory
On the other hand, I'd be getting a number of great exclusives as well as longer games with more complex gameplay and better visuals that are impossible on the Nintendo DS. I've also noted that Wii games, even the goofy ones to an extent, have more engaging stories than DS ones - many of which don't have a story at all.If I went with the DS, it'd be portable, region free, and backwards compatible with the GBA - all huge plus points for me. I'd be losing out on the story-driven games on the Wii, though, and not all games have a control scheme that suits me since some of them, especially the cheaply-made ones, try to make unnecessary use of the touchscreen. Many story-focused games don't have very good stories on the DS. The visuals would obviously, and understandably, be inferior. However, the good DS games try to make up for the lack of an engaging story with their gameplay, and unique DS games make up for the inferior graphical capabilities of the consoles with their art style.
I would choose the Nintendo DS, overall, though if I knew I was missing what the Wii had to offer, I'd feel dead inside
What about you, Marc? What would you choose?
Marc
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Great points, 
I don't go out much with my gaming devices. If me and a couple of friends are going to a beach house for example, one of the guys will carry a television and another will bring the console, Plus, the Wii is region free too,
dark side Wii.
The Nintendo DS is cheaper by $30 US I think. Still, the Wii will be my first preference if I had to decide today without owning either gaming devices,
There are a couple of Wii games that I want to play, so I would have chosen the Wii,
I don't go out much with my gaming devices. If me and a couple of friends are going to a beach house for example, one of the guys will carry a television and another will bring the console, Plus, the Wii is region free too, - Pandora's Tower - its box art alone looks fantastic.
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl - this game is another reason why I'd pick a Wii over a DS.
- Mario Kart Wii - yep! there's a Mario Kart version for the Wii too, hehe.
The Nintendo DS is cheaper by $30 US I think. Still, the Wii will be my first preference if I had to decide today without owning either gaming devices,
Flarence
Noble of Flames~!
Towns Folk
Nintendo Wii. Hands down.
The DS was great and all, but instead of calling it the 'DS', it's second name would be 'my Pokemon machine', because all I did on it was play Pokemon. I've tried a vast number of DS games, but Pokemon was the only thing that was replayable and super fun to me.
I choose the Wii because of quite a few exclusive titles like Xenoblade Chronicles, Spectrobe: Origins, Zelda games in general, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Metroid Trilogy and the infamous Metroid Other M. The Wii is just a great console for playing with other people that are in the same room as you. And it had an incredible Virtual Console Service.
