google "nintendo revolution". That should help ya out. As for the systems, we have every system dating back to the NES. My kids (6 and 4) play the gamecube more than anything else by far. If you want something for everyone, thats my suggestion. Or, like someone else said, if you have the mney, go with one of the next gen consoles. They are all going to be backwards compatible, and the Nintendo Revolution will have older "classic" games, as well as others avail for download.