Wii and PlayStaion3 (PS3) are popular now, and many exciting software are sold. Hardware sales continue to increase, Wii is 10,480,692 units, and PS3 is 5,272,900 units (As of July 22, 2010). However, I have neither, so I want to know which is better for users. I checked price, quality, and software.
Price
Price is important point to buy. Wii sells for around 20,000 yen. Examples of Wii peripheral equipment, Wii remote control is 3,800 yen, Nunchuk is 1,800 yen and Wii handle is 1,200 yen. Wii software is generally between 5,000 and 7,000 yen. PS3 (with the capacity of 120GB) sells for around 30,000 yen, and PS3 (320GB) will sell for 35,000 yen on July 30. Examples of PS3 peripheral equipment, the wireless controller is 5,500 yen, and “torne” (ISDB-T tuner peripheral) is 9,980 yen. PS3 software is generally between 7,000 and 9,000 yen. Wii is cheaper than PS3.
Quality
If users want to enjoy the realistic simulation, image and sound quality is also important. Wii has 720×480 pixels, and it can use Wii and GC discs. Wii uses only analog sound (2ch sound). PS3 has 1920×1080 pixels image quality. PS3 can use PS, PS2, PS3, CD, DVD, Blu-ray discs. As its recording media, Blu-ray discs have enormous storage capacity - up to 10 times more than standard DVDs. This makes PS3 both higher sound and image quality. PS3 also has 5.1ch/7.1ch sound quality. We can feel high realistic sensation because of the high-quality sound like home theater. PS3’s image and sound qualities are higher than Wii’s ones.
Software
Sales ranking/ As of July 22, 2010
Wii
1. New Super Mario Brothers Wii
2. Wii Spotrs
3. Wii Fit
4. Mario Kart Wii
5. Hajimete no Wii
6. Wii Fit Plus
7. Great Melee Smash Brothers X (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX)
8. Wii Sports Resort
9. Mario Party 8
10. Animal Crossing: City Folk (街へいこうよ どうぶつの森)
PS3
1. Final Fantasy XⅢ
2. Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns of The Patriots
3. Like a Dragon 4 : Successor of the Legend (龍が如く４ 伝説を継ぐもの)
4. Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage (北斗無双)
5. Biohazard 5
6. Like a Dragon 3 (龍が如く３)
7. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010
8. Everybody's Golf 5
9. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009
10. Dynasty Warriors 5 (真・三國無双５)
Wii software is mainly for group, like a party to convene with friends or meet people online. PS3 software is mainly for solo player, such as those who want to enjoy from end to end and master the games.
Both have advantages. If you want to enjoy games with a bunch of people or to get physical activity, you can choose Wii. If you want to enjoy the realistic simulation or to watch Blu-ray movies, you can choose PS3. It depends on what you want to do. Which game do you want to play? I still wonder which to choose!
