Wii Accessories

Once you have your Wii, what accessories will you need? Your Wii comes with 1 "Wii -mote"and 1 "nunchuck." This will allow one person to play at a time right out of the box.

It also comes with one game - Wii Sports - which is actually 5 games on one disk. It has Tennis, Baseball, Golf, Bowling and Boxing. See my review of Wii Sports here for more details.

Extra Controllers For Multi-Player Games

If you want to play with more than one player, you are going to need additional Wii -motesand nunchucks. How many depends on how many players you want to play at one time. Many games allow you up to 4 players at once.

We bought one extra Wii -moteand nunchuck so that 2 players can play at one time. This is good for when my wife and I have an argument and we want to settle it in the Wii Sports boxing ring :-)

Sports Equipment Accessories Not Worth The Money

There are several sports packs that come with a tennis racket, baseball bat, golf club, etc. In my opinion, these are a waste of money because all they are is a foam replica of the equipment that the Wii -motesnaps into. It does not add any functionality to the game.

Accessories That Add To The Fun

Two accessories I believe are worth it are the Wii Zapperand the steering wheel. The Wii Zapperis great for the shoot 'em up games I like to play after the kids have gone to bed. In addition, it comes with a game that is great fun, too. The game, Link's Crossbow Training, sets you up as Link - the main character from the Legend Of Zelda games - and lets you practice blasting targets, living skeletons and crazy big birds that try to attack you. It is rated T for Teen, so it may be too much for real young ones. The Zapper itself, though, is awesome. Shoot 'em up games are so much more fun using the Zapperthan just the Wii-mote and nunchuck freehand.

The steering wheelis great for the racing games my son likes. You really feel like you are driving instead of just using the Wii-mote as an imaginary steering wheel. You can play games without both of these accessories, but the Zapper and the steering wheel really add to the ease of playing games.