A machine used to emulate reality or to escape reality all together. It is the saving grace of the post-modern childhoods, and some adult-hoods.
video game console e. g. (xbox, play station, gameboy, nintendo DS, sega dreamcast, virtual boy, r-zone, game com, gamecube, atari 2600, gamebuino, Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, sega genesis...)
a computer designed specifically for playing video games.
uses compact discs as of late 1990s - currently.
some people try to compare wii to ps3/xbox 360 just because of graphics and they have no fucking life.
can sometimes be a timesuck.