To me, this is a pretty logical choice for this reason: 15 years of classic games for every genre across the board. Remember that the PS3 is also a PS2 and a PSone. When you combine those two with the best hardware and a slowly building library of new classic games (highlighted by Little Big Planet and Metal Gear Solid 4), you've got the greatest game console ever.

Just as the PS3 encompasses 15 years of PlayStation classics, the Wii encompasses 25 years of Nintendo classics thanks to the Virtual Console. This clearly makes it the greatest Nintendo console. You can (or will) play any classic from any prior Nintendo system, and it has a nice library of original classics such as Super Mario Galaxy, Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Super Paper Mario.

Don't forget about the original PlayStation. This was the first juggernaut RPG system with the likes of Xenogears, Final Fantasy VII through IX, Chrono Cross, Grandia, and many more. Not only that - you can also play some of the best SNES RPGs such as FFIV through VI and Chrono Trigger. PSone also featured several action classics including Metal Gear Solid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

It was very close between N64 and GameCube, but I gave the slight edge to N64. GameCube was the more versatile system, though. It introduced one of the greatest action games of all time, Resident Evil 4, before it was available on PS2 or Wii. It had the usual dose of Mario, Zelda and Metroid, which did not disappoint (although they were not quite as spectacular as with other Nintendo consoles).

The Genesis was surprisingly competitive with the SNES despite having a clearly inferior game library. It is one of the best systems for fighting games due to the shape and layout of the controller. The best game on the system by far is Sonic 3 & Knuckles (created by inserting your Sonic 3 cart into the Sonic & Knuckles cart). It also had good RPG series such as Phantasy Star and Shining Force.