Which gaming console?
 

I want to buy a gaming console for my son, me and my hubby have no clue which is the best. Which do you guys think would be the best buy?

XBOX
Playstation 2
Sega Dreamcast
Nintendo gamecube

Dreamcast is a dead system.

GameCube is struggling with third party vendor support.

Xbox will one day dominate marketshare.

Playstation 2 has great exclusive releases (although prolly a little too mature).

Gotta figure out the games he likes to play.

He's 5yrs.old...We just bought him a gameboy advance SP for his birthday. He loves the games Warioland 4 and Super Mario advance 2. He's extremly good at them.

i'd say xBox as they got Microshit behind them

PS2 has Sony behind.. which is a stronger company than MS

I would say the gamecube is what you are looking for. Has much more games for that age.
unless you want to play too :winkwink:

what did the child say he wanted?

Seems he likes mario, the choice is clear.

I've got them all. 2 even of 2 of the ones you've listed.

Gamecube integrates with Gameboy Advance.

For instance, Pokemon games have extras that can be unlocked and shared between Gamecube and the Gameboy.

As a parent, you simply must pay attention to this site:
http://www.esrb.org/power_search.asp?type=game

Gamecube comes bundled with a bunch of different options...check this out...
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/shops...gc/default.asp

game site for reviews:
http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/

For 5 years old, go with Gamecube and get these games:

Super Smash Bros.
Disney Sports Soccer
Super Mario Sunshine
Mario Kart (coming soon)

you want my xbox?

I don't have time to play it... :2 cents:

absolutely gotta go with game cube for a 5y/o. Game cube owns teh younger market and the games are much more palatable to parents.

ill take it...could always use another system link in the other room.

:thumbsup

I bought my son the Playstation 2 Steph, and he loves it. I checked both systems out and think PS2 has an edge on the games available.

I would agree that for a 5 year old, GameCube will be the one to get. By the time he is older for the more mature games there will be next generation systems available so if he did want a Xbox or PS2 they could be picked up cheap...

I voted PS2 before I saw the age. Yes, PS2 plays a lot of games that he will like, but if he is a mario fan, you should go gamecube. Nothing is quite the same as mario. :)
ZoiNk

get xbox, the most powerful gaming console out there, anyone with any brains knows this is the smart choice

also your husband will enjoy it too

Don't I feel mature... I just bought myself a GBA SP and I just beat Warioland 4 and Super Mario Advance 2. hehehe...