# Okay, we give in! We're buying a Wii for Christmas. What do we buy? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 6, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205 "2009-12-06T16:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205/21 "2009-12-08T01:41:54Z")
Relax - it was only a reaction to an observation. Look upthread - I’ve offered up actual advice and conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205/22 "2009-12-11T03:12:48Z")
Thank you everyone for your input and suggestions! We did run out and get in on the Walmart deal with the free $50 gift card, so thank you myskepticsight! Also found a Wii Resort at Target left over from Black Friday that had TWO free Motion Plus accessories. Cool. Off to Amazon to order the rest of our stuff and a few extras that I hadn’t planned on that ya’ll have recommended! I’ve decided to wrap everything and put it under the tree and put it from “The Dogs”. My husband will not be amused. 😃 And, sorry that this was a “repeat” sort of thread, but I’ve been around since 2002(?) and I didn’t even know this forum existed, let alone would be used for wii stuff. I thought “The Game Room” was for those online mafia games and crap. Who knew? Thanks again for all the help and insight! ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205/23 "2009-12-11T05:11:59Z")
Strongly recommend Beatles Rock Band. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205/24 "2009-12-11T20:15:26Z")
Doing the same (with a $500 budget for a complete Wii kit): Best FPS game for the Wii? Looking for chance to hunt each other and others without necessarily having to go online. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205/25 "2009-12-11T20:32:48Z")
I’d recommend having 4 WiiMotes and 4 Nunchuks in total. (It’s always fun for more to play along). I haven’t tried the motion plus, so I couldn’t recommend it, but I have heard that it does not improve on games that aren’t built for it. As for an extra MarioKart wheel? I wouldn’t bother. We used it once and chucked it in a pile with the other one that came with another Wii game. I wouldn’t say they’re worthless, but…well, I think they’re worthless. I would also skip the wii charging station (although there’s a new one out there that does it without having to plug the WiiMotes into slots) they’re a pain in the butt due to the strap always getting in the way and require a finesse to make sure they sit in the charger. After a couple months of dealing with that, we got rechargeable batteries and a charger and consider that enough. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205/26 "2009-12-11T21:02:49Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > As for an extra MarioKart wheel? I wouldn’t bother. We used it once and chucked it in a pile with the other one that came with another Wii game. I wouldn’t say they’re worthless, but…well, I think they’re worthless. . Totally disagree, which simply means you should try it yourself before deciding. I love it–I find it to be more ergonomic than the controller itself, it makes it easier to hit the “B” button, and it’s surprisingly fun to use. But YMMV, ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205/27 "2009-12-11T21:55:37Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > Doing the same (with a $500 budget for a complete Wii kit): > > Best FPS game for the Wii? Looking for chance to hunt each other and others without necessarily having to go online. Metroid Prime Trilogy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-we-give-in-were-buying-a-wii-for-christmas-what-do-we-buy/520205.md?page=1)