Eight Must Have Wii Accessories

The Nintendo Wii went on sale on Sunday, November 19. Thanks to the Unusually fun Wii Sports game, the Wii is the first console in quite a bit that lets you have fun straight out of the box. That doesn't mean there aren't a few key accessories you'll want to pick up to get the most out of your Wii experience.

First Is the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. While the Wii does Ship with a remote to start you will more than likely want to pick up a second. After all the real fun of the system is playing the head-to-head games like Wii Sports.

The next of the eight is probably the best investment of the bunch. Now unlike PS3 and Xbox 360 whose controllers operate on rechargeable batteries you will find to some dismay that the Wii Remote uses AA batteries. Now don't frown and think of all the wasted money on batteries you're going to end up spending. Energizer makes a compact battery charger for a economical price to save you tons of cash on wasted AA batteries.

The third is more for anyone who wants that fully backwards compatibility that the Wii offers. To play all your old favorites you will need a gamecube controller. Now for anyone who owed a Gamecube this is no big deal but if you don't have one I would strongly suggest picking it up or you will not be able to play those good old games like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark.

Number four is another upset for you Goldeneye and Perfect Dark fans. If you want to save your game on any of the downloaded Gamecube titles the Wii offers you have to have a Gamecube

Half way through the list comes The Wii Points Card. A memory card, as you cannot save data onto the Wii internal memory or supported SD Cards.similar concept to Xbox Lives Microsoft Points, Wii points allow you to download all your old gamecube and NES favorites. They have a exchange rate of 100 Wii Points for every 1 US Dollar.

Sixth is not something you will find yourself needed right off the bat but down the road once you have filled you're Wii's 512MB internal Memory, you will want to pick up a SD memory card. You can buy Nintendo’s or a cheaper generic cousin, after all they all serve the same purpose.

In addition to the downloadable GambeCube and NES Games, the Wii also offers online "channels," including news, weather, and an Opera Web browser! And you can get online for free via the Wii's built-in Wi-Fi. To do so, of course, you'll need a nearby wireless access point or router. Alternately, you can plug the Nintendo's Wi-Fi USB Connecter into any nearby PC on a wired network, and the Wii plus your Nintendo DS will be able to use it to get online.

Last and definitely not least for anyone with a big screen HDTV is a Component video adapter. Now while the Wii can't handle the "next gen" HD graphics it can handle 480p DVD level video, and this cable lets you do it.

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