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Wii is 9 Times More Reliable Than Xbox 360, 4 Times More Than PS3

SquareTrade, the largest independent warranty provider in the world, recently have done some research on comparing malfunction rates for Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

What has been unsurprisingly found, is that the Wii is the most reliable of the 3 consoles, followed by PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively. The Wii has a failure rate that is one-fourth of the PS3 and one-ninth of the 360.

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cranium5386d ago

If this is true, then does that mean that the PS3 is roughly twice as reliable as the 360? I'm having a hard time believing that.

Bubble Buddy5386d ago

& 50 times less powerful than the PS3. 100 times less fun than the 360 or PS3. Mine is just collecting dust in the basement. Even my little bros don;'t want to play it.

Poopface the 2nd5386d ago

I dont think the Wii will have overheating problems

SlyGuy5386d ago

I got YLOD on my 60GB model a few days ago (showing COD4 online to a friend). My friend also got it playing Singstar on that very day. So weird.

I'll buy the SLIM, and put my fatboi to rest (after I get my years of data backed up *crosses fingers*). I just hope the first batch of SLIMS are more reliable (since they run cooler).

KillaManiac5386d ago

I think the Wii is so reliable because its Nintendo and because if you have a Wii...its usually just sitting there unless you have some friends over.

Lot of people don't play their Wii on a daily basis like the PS3 or Xbox360.

badz1495385d ago

this can't be said about the PS3 but the 360 is something else - it is flawed downright to the design level which makes it fails many more times compared to the PS3 and Wii!

Syronicus5385d ago

Oh yeah, that's because it IS the GameCube... Sorry.

Seferoth755385d ago

" KillaManiac - 13 hours ago

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I think the Wii is so reliable because its Nintendo and because if you have a Wii...its usually just sitting there unless you have some friends over.

Lot of people don't play their Wii on a daily basis like the PS3 or Xbox360. "

Where u get your gaming info?Cracker jack boxes? Complete BS. PS3 is THE least played console. Proven every time the reports come out. Sad that as little as they get used they break so much. if they got the same play time as 360 or Wii those numbers would be much higher.

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Nitrowolf25386d ago

Im not surprice with the Wii, nintendo built a reliable system.
Sony did to.
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iamtehpwn5386d ago

Gamecube Slim has great hardware. xD

but on a Serious note, I'm not surprised, Nintendo has always been the highest quality of hardware, I've never had one of their consoles break on me.

As for Sony, I've NEVER had a problem with their hardware either.

SprSynJn5386d ago

I am pretty sure it is reliable because of it's abilities. I should say ability because all it does is play games. That's all it is really good for anyway. I am pretty sure that the majority of its owners only play it a fraction of what PS3 and 360 owners play on theirs as well.

lloyd_wonder5386d ago (Edited 5386d ago )

Thats because the wii benefits from using older technology. The 360 and PS3 are running more tasks and doing more calculations.

Saaking5386d ago

The Wii and DS are EXTREMELY reliable. I love the DS, it's gone through so much and it still works perfectly. The PS3 is also very reliable and has amazing exclusives. I think we can all agree that the 360 is a piece of sh1t.

TheTeam065386d ago

The 360 as a console is Sh*t with a capitol S (as you can tell). Some of their exclusives, however, are worth playing. When it comes to buying the console, I wouldn't recommend. You'd be better off going to a friend's house. Since it's prone to breaking alot (and me not believing in buying the same console twice- once it's broken, it's over), I'd say risk breaking your friend's instead =D

kaveti66165386d ago

Playing your friend's Xbox 360 rather than buying your own still implies that someone has to buy an Xbox 360. If everyone took your recommendation then no one would be able to play any games on the 360 unless they went to gamestop to play the demo kiosk.

Microsoft Xbox 3605386d ago

The 360 is a pretty reliable door stopper.

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All Call of Duty Black Ops Games Ranked

The Nerd Stash: "Developed by Treyarch Studios, Call of Duty: Black Ops games are some of the best in the series in terms of gameplay, story, and -- of course -- Zombies."

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Rynxie10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Black ops 4, because it was the last cod of duty I was able to dominate with a +2 k/d ratio. Before all the freaking cheating started to happen. It was nice catching people off guard and shooting at them first and getting the kill. Unlike now, where I shoot people first, but they gun me down with less hits, less time, literally feels like they can kill me in a split second. At times, they are able to run away after me shooting them way more than necessary, yet, the second I'm spotted, I'm dead, there's no me running away to cover. They can do cartwheels, summersaults, backflips and gun you down perfectly. They can shoot you across the map with perfect accuracy. They can jump around like morons and gun you down without even having to correct their aim. They have superman split second perfect reactions. That's the best way to describe it, everything they do is spot on perfect. They can spam and spray (no praying) their gun from far away, because they have no recoil or bullet spread. It always feels like I have to aim and also correct my aim when moving around, while these pricks don't have to do the same.

And yes, I know how to play fps games. I dominated many fps games like: Resistance 1&2, kz 2&3, Socom, MAG, Crysis, Gotham City Impostors, blitz brigade etc. all with 2-4 k/d ratio. Kz2 (lag input controls) and resistance (no aim assist in resistance) being the hardest and were the games I reached either close to a 3 k/d ratio or above.

I truly got to enjoy blacks ops 4 and got my money's worth out of it. Afterwords, I would either stop playing cod games after a while, because of the cheating, or would skip buying cod games for a year or two before buying another.

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10 Underrated PS3 Games That Are Hidden Gems

With these hidden gems to add to your backlog, it’s time to give some bangers the shine they deserve.

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DarXyde1d 17h ago

Numbers 6-9 were some of my absolute favorite early gen PS3 games. I'm still bitter about Incognito and Japan Studio.

Goodguy011d 9h ago

The white knight chronicles and infamous games really need to come to modern platforms. MAG I really miss...poor zipper. The ps3 was definitely a unique console despite it being the worst home console of PlayStation.

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25 Games We Want To See Get A Sequel

BLG writes, "Do you ever get that feeling after you’ve finished a game that you just wish there was more? Or do you spend years hoping and praying for a sequel that never comes?

This list compiles some of the top games we desperately want to get a sequel. Please give us more of our favorite games!"

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DefenderOfDoom22d ago

Would love to see a sequel to the 7th gen FPS campaign SINGULARITY from RAVEN Software..