I finally broke down and bought an Xbox 360 — BioShock was the last of many convincing reasons (expect a review within the month). I want to steer clear of the Console Wars on this blog, but my purchase warrants a detour.

I admit to some Nintendo bias last generation. The SNES was my first system, and I’ve always loved their franchises, creativity, ingenuity, and their Miyamoto. I’ve since revised my fanboy ways. This generation for me is all about the games, and Xbox 360 simply had more games that I desperately wanted to play either out now or coming soon.

Dead Rising, Gears of War, and most recently BioShock are all fantastic titles, and with Halo 3, Mass Effect, and Call of Duty 4 just around the corner, Xbox 360 fans are set for life. PS3, on the other hand, has Resistance: Fall of Man in terms of exclusives. Heavenly Sword and Lair, arguably its two biggest fall releases, haven’t scored particularly well. Wii has several fun party games, but I can play those at a friends and see no point in shelling $250+ to play them on my own.

But to be honest, I still hope Nintendo wins.