@e3man01: That sucks, but I am not bashing Nintendo and praising Sony and Microsoft here. I like all three companies and own consoles from each company.
Where are you located? Microsoft took 2-4 days to send me the empty box with packaging materials, and PSP service was done by FutureShop (who took care of postage, etc) and took 3 weeks. I am in Canada.
@justicar_1: You could probably find a GameCube and Wii on eBay for cheap, if you want to test them out.
The Wii can be soft-modded easily and used to emulate all your old games and systems (my Coleco, Atari, NES, SNES, N64 and GameCube games run on my Wii).
@hystavito: My portable consoles sit in the bottom drawer of my nightstand - safe from dust. I have the power cables plugged into a power bar, routed under the nightstand and into the back of the drawer, where they are plugged into each console.
PSP, PS Vita, DS, 3DS, 3DS XL and old phone (HTC One m8) always ready to go (fully charged) when I want to game on the road.
As an aside: XBOX 360 #5 is chugging away and no longer eats discs - which is a great thing, since the warranty expired a long time ago. Also, Microsoft XBOX support would probably just hang up on me if I call again! :)
@Xylymphydyte: I hear you about Nintendo being difficult to work with - I have dealt with other Japanese companies (Sharp, Panasonic) and it was like pulling teeth.
Also, I hope your last statement (It's fine to like their stuff but hold them accountable) wasn't directed towards me. Believe me - if I ever run into a problem with my Nintendo console, I will definitely hold them accountable until I get a good resolution, as I did with Sony and Microsoft. That fifth and final XBOX 360 replacement wasn't easy to get! :)
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