why I hate Best Buy...

[Chris Casino]

okay....

So I decide to get a top of the line graphics card for my comp. Sounds cool no?

everyone knows I'm computer illiterate so I have no clue how to install such devices.

Sooooooooooo I take it to the "pros" at Best Buy.

They (BLEEP)ed up my comp.

For the last two days my comp has been screwed up because some chewbacca wasn't paying attention when I told him I didn't have high speed only dial up service.

In the last two days I've made four trips and spent at least $200 getting everything to work again.

I HATE Best Buy!!!!!!!!!!!

Geek Squad my ass!

Anyway I'm back now baby!

[Stone Zellor]

I think they prefer the term "wookie" instead of Chewbacca

["The Devastator" Kurt Castle]

Worst Buy's a (BLEEP)ing joke. I hate that place. They gave me a credit card there back in the day when I first turned 18. Thats the only reason I ever shopped there. Service is shitty, and prices are outrageous. I never go there any more

Brandon

[Ravager]

Staples is better when it comes to computers. I only use Best Buy (or Future Shop- same company) for DVD's. And even then, when you got a question. ... Heh, there's a reason I'll spend more at HMV...

[Bruce "The Beast" Richards]

The only things I've ever purchased from Best Buy were Newsradio Seasons 1&2 and Season 3. They were $25 each. Other than that, I certainly prefer almost any other store.

[Simply Beautiful]

When I want to buy a wrestling DVD, I go there. The one by me has oodles of em'.

["Sick" Billy Kryenik]

HMV rocks. Their service is awesome, but i wish they had better selection.

Best Buy is crap. stupid colours too. oh and it smells like old people. its a terrifying experience.

futyashop numba one.

[Lex Vain]

Best Buy killed my mother and raped my father.

[Ravager]

Every Time you shop at Best Buy, a bunny gets cancer...

[Ryan Ro [NAPW]]

HMV costs too damn much. BestBuy I have little experience with but they seem exactly like Future Shop only not local.

Although of any chain around, they were the most on top of Wii shortages. They were smart enough to post tons of info everywhere about when they would expect new ones and what to do to try to get one. I hear they even had a call list in Edmonton, calling people when they were getting a new shipment. Soooo much better than a lot of stores.

Mind you I still ended up getting my Wii at Future Shop. Who usually give me the goods. Ding.

[Simply Beautiful]

is the Wii really that great? i've owned a every company's system at some time (sega's genesis, the first two playstations and the psp from sony, and the n64 and gamecube from nintendo, as well as about 8 gameboys between me and my brothers)

i don't know if i want the ps3 or the wii, i'm a little torn since i've heard so many people raving about it?

anyone have both and wants to weigh in?

[Ryan Ro [NAPW]]

I don't have both, but quite honestly, I would recommend either a Wii or an Xbox 360 over a PS3. Here are my opinions.

PS3

Pros:
Face it: gorgeous graphics
Plays Blu-Ray DVDs
Online service is free
Hard drive

Cons:
over five hundred dollars
Online service is untested
only partially backwards compatible: Not all PS1 or PS2 games will play and many apparently look worse.
Blu-Ray may not end up being the standard, in which case you'd be left with the Beta of next-gen DVDs
Every game on the system is also on the 360 (excepting Resistance: Fall of Man).
Lots of launch problems (HD resolution, compatibility, breaking, etc)


Xbox360

Pros: Great game library - Gears of War, Halo 1 and 2 and soon 3, loads of others.
Hard drive
Did I mention Halo?
X-box Live is the STANDARD for online console gaming
Over a year old with strong 3rd party support and some big games from Microsoft publishers
400 for the hardcore gamer system (do NOT buy the core system!)
You can buy an HD-DVD drive for it
Online store to buy movies and tv shows

Cons:
Xbox live does cost money, though not a lot
Not all original Xbox games work on it, though most of the big ones
still a bit pricey, but there's an awful lot going on for that cost!


Wii

Pros:
Unique and super-fun motion-sensor controller that IMO works very well. There's a lot of untapped potential but two months in some games have taken great advantage of it.
Classic Nintendo franchises: new Zelda, Mario, Metroid, etc etc will not be on any other system
Plays every single Gamecube game without problem
"WiiConnect24" has lots of potential. Currently the virtual console store, weather forecast and Opera browser "channels" are online, with news channel and online gaming coming soon.
Virtual Console store has great retro-gaming. Value is based on what you buy. Some games aren't worth a dollar, some go on ebay for WAY more than 5-8 dollars Nintendo is asking. Plus Genesis and TG16 games!
The new Zelda is one of the best games of all time, period. Pretty much.
Definitely the multi-player system of choice
accessible to non-gamers

Cons:

Not as graphically powerful as other systems, though still has lots of juice under the hood.
Does not play DVDs. Up to you if that's a major issue or not.
question marks about hardcore gamer support...
Bumps in figuring out the best use of the Wii-Mote in some game genres - no real successful first person shooters yet



And of course the cons of both Wii and PS3: Trying to find them.




I'm a nintendo mark from way back. I skipped the GameCube... so for me, I not only can play all the brand-new games, but I can pick-up all the good Cube games for cheap. I want to play Metroid, Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart, etc etc. I'm looking forward to Smash Bros online! The Wii has a few issues yet (no online gaming at launch? Aww.) but I'm pretty stoked so far. I can't emphasis enough how amazing Zelda is.

I would not have likely bought a new system this year if it wasn't for the Wii. If I was to buy one of the other two, the 360 definitely has my vote. If you're more into a "hardcore" game system, I think the 360 is great value for the money and will go far.


My final conclusion: There will be no clear winner in the next generation. Sony's dominance is over thanks to the issues with the PS3 launch, Nintendo has captivated an entire new audience along with some hardcore gamers, and Xbox has gained a devoted following and has that year of lead-time which they've used very well.

It'll be a three-way deadlock, baby.

[Static]

i'm a playstation mark, but i'm all about the wii. seriously, this thing is gonna save the rainforests and cure polio if it can come through on the eight-bit games promise.

["Sick" Billy Kryenik]

wii is amazing.

zelda is my favourite game of all time. it's simply terrific. im not a hardcore gamer, im a casual gamer and i prefer it over any other system. It gets you active and moving around; Wii Sports is hilarious. Boxing? amazing.

plus ive owned every nintendo system. game cube was kick ass for some games.

[Simply Beautiful]

I wish Sega would start developing hardware again. Oh, how I love the Genesis. I still hook it up and play on occasion.

I'm probably going to get xbox360, since ps3 is so insanely hard to get