Nintendo wii or Playstation 2 for 7 year old boy - which is better???

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ds's birthday next month. He has been enjoying playing on our old playstation 1 but would like no 2 so that he can play the new games (Cars etc). I am not going to get him a PS3 because it is waaay too expensive but am wondering if we should stretch to the cost of a wii. They look more fun.
Opinions please!

Not sure but the thing that swung it for us was the amount of games available for PS2

I'm another one for PS2, ds 6 also has Wii but hardly ever plays it.

we love our ps2. Ds1 and dh both have psp and dont think they are as good as their ps2s

Ps ds is playing cars now! Also be warned buy some ear plugs because the tedious muzac goes through your brain after a bit.

we have cars as well(but on psp)

What's psp?

the hand held portable one.

Doh!

psp

Just as an aside, one of those young guys that works in the game shops told us that PS3 isn't all that!

I quite like the ps2 because I should be able to get Tombraider for it. Does it play ps1 games?

yeah you can still play the ps1 games on it, you have to save it onto ps1 memory card tho.

and you can play dvd on ps2

there was someone selling a slimline ps2 on here earlier.

ps2 for sale

DSs (8 & 6) love their Wii. And some games involve some degree of physical effort rather than sitting on their bums. It's fabulous.

That's what appeals to me, Soupy.

We've got both and they are fab in different ways, but it your case I'd go for the PS2 (more games, can get a lot of them cheaply or 2nd hand, and is backwards compatible with PS1) and maybe think of getting the Wii in addition for christmas or next years birthday.

Ooooh, the other thing I love about the Wii is that you can check to see how long they've been playing. I caught DS1 out the other week when I worked back from the current time using how long he'd been playing and discovered he'd got up at 5:45 am.

that's dedication.

Shortly after he got it I was woken by thunps from downstairs at 4am and found not burglars but a 8 yo boy practising his air bending on the Avatar Wii game

I think you need to confiscate the handset overnight, Soupy

Oh believe me, he won't be getting up at 4am to play it again!

ooh, I want to be a bender too!!

(ds big aang fan)