I choose you, PS2! I mean, granted that it would hold up and have an endless supply of controllers that people couldn't steal from me.
I would keep a Wii because of the large library and the ability to emulate a whole bunch of past systems.
If I had to pick a handheld, it would be the 3DS because it has a couple great games, the entire DS backlog and I can emulate old games with a flashcart.
The PSP would also be tempting because of the large library and ability to emulate old games.
And if I somehow couldn't pick any of the above, I would get a launch PS3 (backward compatible one) so I can play PS2 games and PS3 games.
Emulation is not really to be considered here unless it's native to the machine (such as buying older titles on the eShop/PSX titles on the PSN Store).
This goes for everyone, I think that's what Bortz was trying to say.
Also I dunno if you'd want to count backwards compatibility, it seems really silly in that case to list the DS since a 3DS can just do that anyway plus it has the 3DS library and more features.
3. That said, any sort of modding or flash cards you have are acceptable. So it would likely be a better bet to keep a DS even if you only want to play NES or GB games because you can emulate them with a flash cart. The internet is still available and because the industry has crashed, piracy is running rampant. You can still download your favorite roms and isos to stockpile for later.
What happens if there's no more glue left in the world, the same time the industry crashes? o:An Xbox 360 glued to a PS3 glued to a Wii glued to a Gamecube Glued to a PS2 glued to a Xbox glued to a N64 Glued to a SNES glued to a Genesis glued to a Dreamcast glued to a GBA glued to a 3DS glued to a PSP glued to a Vita.
I'll tape it.What happens if there's no more glue left in the world, the same time the industry crashes? o:An Xbox 360 glued to a PS3 glued to a Wii glued to a Gamecube Glued to a PS2 glued to a Xbox glued to a N64 Glued to a SNES glued to a Genesis glued to a Dreamcast glued to a GBA glued to a 3DS glued to a PSP glued to a Vita.