Nintendo Wii

If you've seen the commercials and wondered how much fun it might be, the Wii definitely delivers. The Wii's remote and nunchuk controller combine to provide a unique and unparalleled video game experience. Wii Sports is probably still the best game you can get for the Wii and remarkably comes free with the console.

Want to go bowling? Hold the remote in your hand, swing your arm, and release the button and watch the ball go down the lane.

Like to play golf? Hold the remote down like a driver and smack the ball down the fairway. Or hold it like a putter to ease the ball into the hole.

Enjoy tennis? The remote manages your forehand and backhand as you play doubles.

Buy more remotes and nunchuks and up to 4 people can play at the same time on some games. For the most part, the Wii Sports games are fairly short, such that everybody can get their turn at the game.

If you wanted this interactivity on the Playstation, you'd need to buy multiple accessories with cords laying all across your living room. The Wii transforms the video game experience, allowing players to turn their remote into a bowling ball, baseball bat, tennis racket, boxing gloves, or golf club.

Buy more games and that Wii remote turns into a Japanese kantana sword (Red Steel), Thompson submachine gun (Call of Duty 3), super powers (Marvel Alliance), ball/hammer/tightrope/spear/spaceship/paper sumo wrestler/etc. (Monkey Ball), or advanced medical devices (Trauma Center).

If the Wii way of playing video games wasn't enough, it also comes with built-in wireless abilities to connect you to the internet to connect with others, buy other video games, and surf the web.

The XBOX 360 and PS3 may have better processors and higher quality graphics, but the Wii stands alone in providing a unique interactive experience at a fraction of the XBOX's or PS3's price.