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[A Black Falcon]

ABF, I disagree. I thought the look of the N64 was "interesting" but now I see it more as "silly". I much prefer sleek lines now, like the Gamecube. For that matter, I MUCH prefer the look of my (totally free) DS Lite to the look of the original, partly because of it's "totally ripped off apple" aesthetic of a box but with rounded edges. I also love the GBASP in contrast to the shape of the original model (and the micro in fact). As for the curve of the PS3, I hate it. If I ever get one, it's basically forced itself to be the "top" system on whatever stack I make. With the 360, the only curve is the very slight curve of the front (which actually I don't like that much, and aside from a nice overall shape I don't like the look of the 360), so I can stack whatever I want, within weight and cooling considerations. The Wii is a tiny router sized and shaped box, only more square. I have no intention of using that little stand as it distorts the perfect harmony of a rectangular angular perfection, or some buddhist nonsense like that, but really it's because it wouldn't do any good in it's horizontal configuration and it makes it easier to stick in places.

See, that's one problem I have with the DS Lite and Wii... I don't like Apple designs. :) Apple's thing is style above substance, and while Nintendo isn't as bad as them, I don't look at copying Apple's design ideas as a positive thing really... sure, PCs are boring. But at least they work. :)

With the 360, the only curve is the very slight curve of the front (which actually I don't like that much, and aside from a nice overall shape I don't like the look of the 360),

Huh? The system is curved in on the sides (top and bottom if it's horizontal)...

The Wii is a tiny router sized and shaped box, only more square. I have no intention of using that little stand as it distorts the perfect harmony of a rectangular angular perfection, or some buddhist nonsense like that, but really it's because it wouldn't do any good in it's horizontal configuration and it makes it easier to stick in places.

The Wii is interesting because it's small, but it looks cooler with the blue light on... (though I wouldn't want it on all the time) Better design than the GC? Perhaps, yeah. As I said, I just never loved the GC's design all that much... it's not bad, but it's not really great either.

... once you look at it long enough, though, almost any console looks good in some way...

ABF, I disagree. I thought the look of the N64 was "interesting" but now I see it more as "silly".

"Silly" is a word I would never use for the N64's design. The only negative thing I can say about its design is that I liked the original "Ultra 64" name and logo more than "Nintendo 64", but oh well...