Which gaming system should we get?

[danceboy]

I don't play video games. Neither does ricevermicelli. So we don't have a game system. But we're about to have two kids (5 & 2) that will be wanting to cling to, and climb over, a mother who will be trying to recover from surgery and possibly chemo. And who could hopefully be distracted by a video game console.

So what would people recommend? Both for a system, and for a few games. Something that doesn't grow with the kids is not a negative in my book (it might not be a positive either, but I'm certainly not willing to pay much for it).

ricevermicelli wants us to get something that can play netflix, but that doesn't seem to limit it much (unless some systems do it better than others?). The ps3, wii, and xbox 360 all claim to speak WPA2, so we should be ok there (unless one of them is lying...).

Also, anything that I don't even know enough to be thinking about?

Comments

[ricevermicelli.livejournal.com]

My apologies - the above is possibly a little harsh.

There is no part of this that doesn't suck. Our focus is on coping with the cards we're dealt. We feel pretty good about the video games decision, given the circumstances.

[chalgaryn.livejournal.com]

No, that was a perfectly justified rant. Something like the Wii or Kinect that will get the kids up and jumping around near, but not on, you is a great idea that I'm not sure I would have thought of.

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

the above is possibly a little harsh.

No, it was spot on.