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Parents Guide to Wii

So your kid wants a Nintendo Wii? Well as a parent it is hard to keep up with the changing video game technologies and all of the game buzz. This article will answer some of the basic questions about Nintendo's Wii, where and how to buy one and what accessories you will have to buy. Starting with the good news, the Wii will cost a lot cheaper then the other console which came out at the same time...cough cough Playstation 3.

Nintendo Wii
What comes with the Wii console?
  • The Wii Console
  • 1 Wiimote
  • 1 Nunchuk
  • Console stand
  • AC Adapter
  • AV Cables
  • Wii Sports Video Game

What is the buzz about Nintendo's Wii?


Nintendo's Wii uses Bluetooth technology allowing its player's to experience video gaming in a whole new form. The Wii's Bluetooth wireless controller's, known has the Wiimote & Nunchuk, allows player's to act out action movements such as swinging a racket to using the Wiimote has a sword. Thus making the Wii the current biggest rave all around the gaming world. In addition, the Wii provides backward compatibility with Nintendo's GameCube games and controllers. So now your child can keep playing the GameCube games. A Virtual Console is also included iso that old games from the past can be downloaded into the Wii from the Shopping Channel. You ask what is the Shopping Channel, it is a collection of Channels from Nintendo which you can reach through the Wii and an Internet connection. Some of the channels from Nintendo include the Internet Channel, News Channel, Forecast Channel, Mii Channel, Photo Channel, Everyone Votes and a Shopping Channel. In total, 48 channels are to become avaiable as time goes by.

Where to buy/get a Wii?


Nintendo Wii's are in high demand and are currently still very diffcult to find. Nintendo's Wii's can be brought at retail stores (Target, Walmart, Kmart), electronic stores (Best Buy or Circuit City) or any gaming store (Gamestop or EB). The other choice is buying it on

What additional accessories are needed for the Wii?


  • Nintendo Wii's come with only 1 Wii remote and 1 Nunchuk, therefore you may wish to buy additional controller's so that others may play.
  • The Wii has memory expansion slots for SD Memory Card, these cards can be used to stored downloaded games or store photos.
  • Games for the Virtual Console can be brought on the Shopping Channel using Wii points. You may wish to buy Wii Points Card in order to download old games.
  • The classic gamepad controller is another accessory your child will need in order to play the downloaded Virtual Console games.



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