XBOX 360 Slim Review

Follow up to my XBOX 720 post

So the "The New Xbox 360" has been out for couple months now, I thought I would give a review of it and do a short follow up to my Xbox 720 post.

I will be reviewing the 250GB version.(the only different from the other version is the size of the hard drive)

Design - The smaller design is one of my favorite changes to the system, it now fits in my entertainment stand without laying it on its side. I'm not a fan of the glossy finish, it's a finger print magnet and I notice on mine it seems to scratch easy. The hard drive is no longer on the outside, it now is inside of the console on the bottom side. Unfortunately you can't replace the hard drive like the Playstation 3

Touch Sensitive Buttons - Now instead of press buttons, all you have to do is swipe your finger across it to active. I'm split on this feature, on one hand it is nice to swipe your finger and your done but on the other hand it's little too easy to accidentally press the buttons, if your where adjusting the system. 
Disc Reading Volume - I very happy to report the disc drive is quieter that the older version, but I wouldn't label "Whisper Quiet" like Microsoft would have you believe, unless the game is install on the hard drive. 
Built In Wireless - One of the things that I wanted from the next Xbox that has made it into this current system. It is nice to be able to connect to the internet without cables. On a side note since I wrote my Xbox 720 article I have figure out how to connect to the school internet without going thought Cisco Clean Access. 
Red Ring of Death - This time around the 360 can't red ring, since Microsoft didn't include the red LEDs! Since the new system have been out I haven't  heard any reports about the system failing, unlike the previous version.

So all in all the new Xbox 360 brought some much needed improvements. If you looking to buy Xbox 360 or trade in your old version for the new version, you will not be disappointed.


"The New Xbox 360" receives  8.5/10

Wii Step It Up!

When the Wii was first release all it needed to sell it was the fact that it had motion control to interact with the game. In the passing years, it has been reported that about 60% of all Wii owner don't play there Wii anymore. There's a good reason for this, here are some of the things that Nintendo can do if they want to improve the Wii to compete with the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.


1. DLC (There's no reason that the Wii can't have DownLoadable Content. The Wii lets the user to use up to 32gb SD card for storage.)
2. Play DVD ( Nintendo had stated it would take more then a firmware update to play DVDs; but hackers of the Wii prove this wrong. Nintendo also stated that the Wii is gaming system and not multimedia system, Nintendo needs to redefine their system now that netflix was release on it.)
3. Online Gaming (Sure the Wii has online gaming; but its crap in compressing to the Xbox and Playstation. With no setup servers on Nintendo part, online is left up to the manufacturer of the game.)
4. Exclusives (Probably the Wii has the most exclusives games on the market to date, but their crap. Nintendo take a page from Microsoft and Sony's book and throw some money at game manufacturer to get some great game on your system.)
5. Give a dam (This point ties into my last point, my Brother and I feel that Nintendo has attitude of just not caring who manufacturer games for there console. Nintendo mono is if you manufacturer for are system that great and if you don't, will we don't care.)

There's a bunch of thing the Wii can do, only if Nintendo took time and money to work on it.