I know some of you are still frantically looking for a Wii console, but I am sure the fact that you’ve started so early means that you will find somewhere. People seem to be regularly updating the Wii Stock Updates post with new leads, so keep checking back there.
Fo those of you who have a Wii, whether it is for yourself, your partner or even for your kids! - you may be wondering what extras you need on top of the console and it’s package contents.
Let’s review what you got first of all (assuming you did get the standard package)
- The console (yay, well done on finding one!)
- Wii Sports - 6 great games that give you a good grounding in learning to play your Wii
- A Wiimote - the main controller that acts as your remote for menu selections etc
- A nunchuck - the secondary controller used for playing some games.
That is easily enough to make playing your Wii on Xmas day (or before if like me you couldn’t wait that long!). But to get the most out of it, you could do with a few additional items.
Accessories
1) First item on the agenda should be an additional Wiimote controller, and an additional nunchuck controller. The Wiimote is actually quite hard to find (along with the console), but the link given here will indicate whether Amazon have stock or how much the marketplace has them for.
However, as an alternative to buying the Wiimote separately, especially for £35+ from Amazon Marketplace, you might want to look out for the Wii Play game instead, which comes with an extra Wiimote as part of the package. Wii Play is another great way to start with your Wii, learning the controls and playing a number of fun games.
Again, Wii Play is out of stock in many places, but 24Studio and PC World currently have stock available, and Amazon does from time to time (check below).
2) Remote charging stand. You’ll soon realise that your remote uses batteries, and although it doesn’t go through them stupidly quickly, it will soon require new ones. I’d recommend getting some rechargable batteries and this remote charging stand.
3) Not really necessary, but there are some skins available for your console and controllers that will add a bit of colour to that otherwise white gaming device.
Games
In my next post I’ll cover which are the must have games for you and the kids.
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Posted on November 18th, 2007 by Peter
Filed under: Wii stock
November 20th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
What about this product from Argos? Does it include a second set of controls for tennis etc?
568/4108 Nintendo Wii Mega Pack.
Link is as follows: http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=30001&catalogId=1500000801&langId=-1&searchTerms=5684108
November 20th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
BRID, those are just add-ons for your existing controller. So if you have one controller, but wanted to play two-player tennis then you’d have to buy another one in addition to this package.
That package does look fun but I didn’t think it was worth the money myself. You can actually find cheaper versions on AMazon etc (non-Nintendo ones).
November 20th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Thanks Peter, so is it the wii play I need or the Nintendo Wii Nunchuk Controller or what? Sorry, this is all new to me!!
November 20th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
No need to be sorry!
For most two player games, you will just need an additional Controller (the rectangular looking object). For some games, those that require the Nunchuck, you will need an extra one of those also.
An alternative to buying the Controller on its own (which costs about £30, if you can find stock) is to buy the Wii Play kit, which includes an extra controller plus you get lots of mini games that I hear are quite fun. The Wii Play retails for £35-40, so for not much more than a controller on its own you get the games too.
Unfortunately both the Controller and the Wii Play kit are often out of stock, but not as bad as the console - you can find them if you check around for a while.