# Buying a Wii - any tips? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 10, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-any-tips/422193 "2007-10-10T12:07:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-any-tips/422193/21 "2007-10-11T20:48:18Z")
None of the local Best Buys or couple of other places I called had one in stock, so I just bought one off eBay from a reputable seller (as defined by feedback and standard checks). $388 + $39 shipping gets me the full starter package, an extra remote and nunchuck and a few more games. Based on what I was seeing both online and on websites for bricks-n-mortar stores, this seems in line… If I paid too much, so be it. Now I need to receive it and hook it up - hopefully all will work fine! ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-any-tips/422193/22 "2007-10-11T20:56:56Z")
We just bought our kid’s Wii for his birthday this weekend and they had the basic setup for $250 +tax at ToysRUs and they were also available at a SuperTarget in our neck of the Joshuas. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-any-tips/422193/23 "2007-10-11T21:30:16Z")
[QUOTE=WordMan] $388 + $39 shipping gets me the full starter package, an extra remote and nunchuck and a few more games. Based on what I was seeing both online and on websites for bricks-n-mortar stores, this seems in line… [/QUOTE] As long as the games interest you, it definitely sounds like it. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-any-tips/422193/24 "2007-10-12T19:01:10Z")
[QUOTE=Only Mostly Dead] [Off Topic] I’m a little confused by the statement. The TV side of the video cord is a standard Yellow/Red/White RCA connection. Pretty nearly any TV over 13" made this millenium is going to have at least two RCA inputs. I don’t see why this would be Nintendo’s responsibility to inform you that they use a standard, widespread input method that is usually redundant with two or three of that input being on a TV. [/O T] [/QUOTE] I should clarify - “They” is that hypothetical “someone or anyone”, not Nintendo itself. I did not know that newer TVs have multiple sets of the same sort of inputs - my TV was in fact made in 1991. We’re lucky it has even the _one_ set of plugs :). I guess the newer ones have a selector button on the remote or something. I imagine a lot of purchasers have slightly older TVs, some of which have only one set of inputs. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-any-tips/422193/25 "2007-10-12T22:14:56Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Zappa] I guess the newer ones have a selector button on the remote or something. [/QUOTE] Yep…usually it’s labeled “TV/Video.” I have seen a TV/DVD combo set that labeled the input jacks “Game” (with a corresponding button on the remote). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-wii-any-tips/422193.md?page=1)