Xbox360

[A Black Falcon]

I live in a dorm, OB1. A single, this year. I've got a computer, television, game consoles, etc. in a pretty small room... the wires aren't the problem. Finding a physical place to put the console (and to sit) is the problem. As for at home, I wouldn't want to sit more than maybe 8 to 10 feet from the TV... seems like that'd get kind of small. And that's quite within even the Gamecube's cable length.

The Wavebird for the GC is an amazing controller, it's so much better than the regular controller. Wires are simply a nuisance, controllers without wires are not. And for everyone who's whining [ABF] about how you have to recharge it like EVERYDAY. Well, guess what? You don't! It lasts for a very long time, not quite sure how much exactly, but it's probably more than 30 hours. And if it does start running low while you're playing a game simply save the game AND THEN FOR LOVE OF GOD DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE FOR ONCE. Battery life is seriously not a problem at all with the Wavebird, and it likely will not be with next-gen controllers unless they try to throw in a bunch of useless stuff [i.e. rumble]. I haven't missed the rumble feature at all.

Ones with AA I definitely would not want. Yes, GBs require batteries, and so did Rumble Packs, but for those you don't have a choice... okay, for GB you could use a AC adaptor. I used to have one, actually (for the original GB)... but GB is meant to be portable, so that doesn't always work. Consoles -- or computers -- are in static locations, so the advantages are a lot smaller... (as for rumble packs, you had no choice. And if the batteries died it didn't make the console stop working. And I have missed rumble since my rumble pack broke several years back.) Rechargable? slightly better, but that requires recharging... at least with a Wavebird you can just pause and keep playing after you put new batteries in.

Yes, it is.

Matter of opinion.

And it's a lot more comfortable, not to mention convenient. I don't have to worry about someone stepping on the cord and dumping the console in the floor, or the cord getting caught in draws or being chewed on by dogs, and there's no cord that's draped across the room. And all you have to do to take the controller someplace else is simply pick it up and carry it, there's no rolling of cords and you don't even have to unplug. Simple, easy, and better.

I keep my consoles on the floor, so it just pulls out the controller... and that doesn't happen very often with the TV where it is at home (school? The only issue is how easy it is to knock out the GC controller plug... the N64 was so much better... it actually STAYED when you give a little tug on the cord...)

A rumble feature in a controller used to really cool when it was new, but that was like 9 years ago and that simply isn't something that's really that great anymore. Draws you into the game more? Maybe if it burned you and whipped with wires.

If you feel that way, you should change your username. :)

It is true that sometimes rumble is more of a hassle than a help (like those stupid side rumble strips in XG3), but overall it's good and helps with the games and immersion.