Topic: Aesthetically Pleasing Home Consoles

[Chozo Ghost]

"Ultra" works in a similar way to "Super" like with the Super NES. How do you follow and improve upon something that's already "Super"?  The word "Ultra" kinda does that, I guess. "Ultra NES" would have been a good name and it would have kept the successful NES brand going, but I understand they wanted to trumpet the 64-bit graphics of the system so they had to squeeze the number 64 into the name somehow. That's how the name "Ultra 64" and later "N64" came about.

[TJ Spyke]

and the N64 logo is all bright colours.

So was the PlayStation logo:

[Chozo Ghost]

I like colors, and I don't see anything kiddy about them. If colors are kiddy, then I'd rather consoles, controllers, and logos be kiddy as opposed to dull and sterile looking. Colors give life to stuff.

[Spak-Spang]

I have to say...the most aesthetically pleasing consoles to me have been the Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, and Wii. 

The PS3...is almost appealing, but its too big to truly be sleek like they are trying for...and the hidden buttons, I have no idea how to turn the stupid thing on when I see it. 

That is just insanely stupid design.

[Ceric]

I have to say...the most aesthetically pleasing consoles to me have been the Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, and Wii. 

The PS3...is almost appealing, but its too big to truly be sleek like they are trying for...and the hidden buttons, I have no idea how to turn the stupid thing on when I see it. 

That is just insanely stupid design.

Really?  Mine are slightly raised metal.  Though with the PS3 anything with a PS button hooked to it will turn it on.  Especially the Blu-Ray remote where you just have to bump any of the buttons.

[Spak-Spang]

Well, the PS3 I play with is at a board game cafe...and every time I turn it on, I am just guessing at buttons, but it just isn't very intuitive.  I have never had that problem about how to turn on a system with Nintendo or Sega. 

However, both Microsoft and Sony have given me that problem.

I have been looking at the designs of systems and I have to say starting the with Super Nintendo, Nintendo has done a fantastic job designing hardware to look pleasing.  Even the Gamecube is attractive on the eye and looks cool.  I even dig the handle.