Do I really like the Wii?

I read this on bloomberg.com this morning regarding the speculation of an Xbox360 Pricecut: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601205&sid=an_wjSge1RpQ&refer=consumer

For the last two "generations" I have primarily owned Nintendo consoles and later bought a second console deep into the "console cycle" when there were significant price cuts.  And then I just played catch-up on all the great games that I had missed originally.  This is mainly because I generally find it very difficult to part with money (i.e. I'm a cheap bastard) and the thought of buying a $300 Xbox (at the time) and $400 Xbox 360 makes me ill.  I wouldn't even entertain the idea of a PS3.  So I made a conscious decision to buy both a Gamecube ($200) and Wii ($250) at their respective launches.  And I am not even a giant fan of the Nintendo franchises.  Mario is OK.  I love Zelda.  I like Metroid.  Donkey Kong has become a kids franchise.  Pokemon...forget it.  On some level I regret choosing the Gamecube.  There games that I loved, Eternal Darkness, the Resident Evil games, Animal Crossing, Rogue Squadron, but there were far more Xbox games that I loved.  The Gamecube, for me, was so-so.

So the thought of an Xbox360 pricecut...say by $50 or, gasp, $100, makes my mouth water.  Don't get me wrong, I really like the Wii...I think.  I mean, I loved Zelda:TP.  But other than that I haven't been gaga.  Maybe I don't really like the Wii...I'm not sure yet.  I know I like the idea of the Wii...the concept.  But I know that missing out on Halo 3 is going to be painful.

I'm praying for a nice pricecut.

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