its worth getting. only for certain titles. if you plan on playing a lot of ports and stuff designed for other consoles just spend the extra 500 or so and get a ps3. I love mine though, totally worth it imo. rayman, zelda, monkeyball, call of duty 3 all fucking rock on the wii. I also hear the dragon ball z game is pretty tits. don't listen to the haters, just go play one and see if you like it. graphics aren't the best but the virtual console alone is worth it to me (if they ever release any real games for it).