I personally bought a Wii, because it's not just a PC with a joypad. Most of the games for ps3 and xbox360 come out on PC, too and if need be, I can connect any controller I like to my box. The Wii however, was something new and different. They pushed things in a new direction and I really liked it. Prior to that, the last console I bought was a Sega MegaDrive.