[darkpuppet]

if you want to play mario kart, best to get a cube man.

you could wait till the next generation, but you're not starving poor, so you could enjoy this generation.

cube will have family friendly games like mario kart and your sports games.

I personally swear by the PS2, and am anxiously awaiting the PS3, but if you intend to play online a lot, xbox is the way to go.

but occasional use, you can't go wrong with the cube or PS2 (until the next gen comes out anyways)