Originally posted by: casualimp
I've been thinking it over these past couple of days and decided to trade in my PS2 in hopes to get Wii in the new year. I've got an old 32" 4:3 and the PS2's graphics cut off significantly at the sides giving it a pincushion look that drive me absolutely nuts. I tried a Gamecube on the same TV with not such effect. Plus, there's no point getting a PS3 or 360 as they're best for HDTV's and I don't see myself getting one within the next couple of years. I think Nintendo's approach this generation's of consoles is experimentation in the way the game is played. I think they'll be the first to come out with the next console after this current generation because they probably designed and priced the system with that in mind that most households aren't going HD in the foreseeable future. Sorry, I'm going all over the place with my opinion here. I'm just hoping I'm choosing a console that'll give me an enjoyable gaming experience.
I've been thinking it over these past couple of days and decided to trade in my PS2 in hopes to get Wii in the new year. I've got an old 32" 4:3 and the PS2's graphics cut off significantly at the sides giving it a pincushion look that drive me absolutely nuts. I tried a Gamecube on the same TV with not such effect. Plus, there's no point getting a PS3 or 360 as they're best for HDTV's and I don't see myself getting one within the next couple of years. I think Nintendo's approach this generation's of consoles is experimentation in the way the game is played. I think they'll be the first to come out with the next console after this current generation because they probably designed and priced the system with that in mind that most households aren't going HD in the foreseeable future. Sorry, I'm going all over the place with my opinion here. I'm just hoping I'm choosing a console that'll give me an enjoyable gaming experience.
Don't trade in your PS2, you'll never get back out what you put into it, and the trade in amount will probably barely make a dent in the price of the wii. I have done this a couple of times, and always felt sorry for it later. I did this with my Gamegear, I traded it in for a Gameboy. Gamegears suck, but later when I though about how much I had spent on my Gamegear and all my games, and then thought of how little the Gameboy had actually cost and that I now only had two games for it and that the GG trade in price didn't even cover it all it. It would have been worth it just to keep my Gamegear and spent a bit extra on the Gameboy. I also lost my SNES in this way in order to help pay for my N64. That is the one I really regret. Especially with how much SNES and games sell for now.