September 14th

[A Black Falcon]

This is really where the artistic vs. technical graphics debate comes into play... technically, it's some of the best graphics on the Gamecube, but compared to PS3 or X360 games doesn't match up. Artistically though, it's incredible in that incomparable Zelda way... so which is more important, technical or artistic? Really both do matter, but artistic should matter more... (we've had this debate many times over the years here, but it keeps coming up... and yes, I still consider World of Warcraft a great example of how artistic design is more important than technical prowess.)

And if you want to bring Wifi into the equation, that's about $100.

You should note in this section that wired internet for the Wii, which is what I expect the majority of people would prefer to use with it, will require an adaptor of unknown price; it is true that it's quite unlikely that it'll be anywhere near $100 though...

In terms of the actual base price for the systems, then yes, but who'd want to play an Xbox360 without a memory card or a game?

Xbox360 Core Pack + Memory Card + Game = $390-400
Xbox360 Premium Pack + Added Harddrive + Game = $450-460

Wii + Built-in 512MB flash drive + Wii Sports = $250

The Wii is AT LEAST $140 cheaper and at most $210 cheaper. That's a lot, in my opinion.

And this section assumes that you consider Wii Sports a game worth owning... (that is, that you don't just consider the console $250 and then getting a game on top of that to make it $300...)