Ouick note on the Xbox's short market time- the 360 was rushed and the Xbox was discontinued because Nvidia stopped producing the GPU used in the Xbox in mid-2005, which meant no more units could be made beyond the remaining stock of GPUs. As for the Wii, the way Nintendo managed to upgrade the Gamecube in multiple ways really shows how versatile the GC's hardware is, especially considering that the technology is at least a decade old now. The controller was well designed, offering a comfortable grip without either slightly strenuous stick reaches like I've found the PS2 controller to have. Still, I believe Xbox may have been the best out of the group- powerful, online friendly, and even pushed things the others didn't such as 1080i video and true 5.1 channel audio. The PS2 just feels aging in comparison. That, and both GC and Xbox are practically built like tanks (I've seen broken PS2s, but I've never seen an Xbox or GC break down easily.)